BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 12, 2025
Cutting off your nose to spite your face I watch most national political speeches – except for the excruciatingly painful one Biden/Harris held not too long ago – and, I glean a bit from each of them. The recent speech President Donald Trump gave to the joint chambers of the House was,...[More]
Lila R. McCarty ~ 05-21-1938 to 03-08-2025 - Mar. 11, 2025
Linn County News Published March 12, 2025 Lila R. McCarty, age 86, of Parker, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Richmond, Kan. A private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...[More]
Norma Jean Harvey ~ 09-26-1935 to 02-21-2025 - Mar. 11, 2025
Linn County News Published March 5, 2025 Norma Jean Harvey, age 89, of Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. She was born on Sept. 26, 1935, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William and Alta Pemberton Keener. She graduated from Turner High School. She then attended KCK Community...[More]
Pleasanton Council moves forward with street grant process - Mar. 5, 2025
With nearly $250,000 in the street repair fund earned from the one-cent sales tax voters approved, the Pleasanton City Council approved moving forward with a KDOT (Kansas Department of Transportation) 85/15 grant to repair Ash and Cedar streets first. BG Consulting Engineer Jason Hoskinson informed...[More]
La Cygne leaders approve water plant maintenance - Mar. 5, 2025
La Cygne legislative leaders have approved financing for the second phase of maintenance to the city’s water treatment plant. At their special meeting last Wednesday that replaced the cancelled Feb. 19 regular meeting, the council voted 3-0–with Jerome Mitzner and Ed Smith not present–for...[More]
Blue Mound hears updates on possible water tower project - Mar. 5, 2025
Council members for the city of Blue Mound met on Monday, March 3, for their regular monthly meeting. City Clerk Max Krull informed the council that the city has been accepted for a state-funded grant of $517,000 for the water tower project. He then noted the city would still need approximately...[More]
Case leads Prairie View girls’ wrestling with a second-place finish - Mar. 5, 2025
The Prairie View girls’ wrestling team traveled to Salina on Feb. 28-March 1 to compete in the 4A girls’ State championship. The Buffalos brought six girls to the tournament and Shawna Case earned a medal for the Lady Buffs as she placed second as State runner-up. As a team...[More]
McCarty leads Lady Hawks with a fourth-place finish at State - Mar. 5, 2025
The Jayhawk Linn girls’ wrestling team traveled to Hays on Feb. 28-March 1 to compete in the 3-1A girls’ State championship. The Lady Hawks brought seven total wrestlers with one, Alayna McCarty, earning a State medal. As a team the Lady Hawks were 26th out of 64 teams with 27 team points. Madilyn...[More]
Blu-Jays win sub-state shootout - Mar. 5, 2025
Trailing by as many as 12 points early in the second quarter, Pleasanton charged back to claim a 74-67 Class 2-A sub-state home win over Eureka last Thursday. If the Blu-Jays were to get past Douglass. 6-15, in this Tuesday’s semifinal round, also played on the home floor, they would advance to...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 5, 2025
Vaccines I’m not a doctor – I’m just a person that lives in the United States that had my series of vaccines from infancy to age 50 when I had a dose of shingles vaccine. I’m not anti-vax, but I sure see our children getting loaded up with vaccines to prevent this and that....[More]
