Commissioners discuss various budgets - Jul. 9, 2025
SEKMHC in mix At the end of a meeting attended by two of the three commissioners, a discussion was held regarding several of the proposed budgets for next year. Commissioners Alison Hamilton and Jim Johnson first discussed the proposed budget for Southeast Kansas Mental Health. Johnson noted he had...[More]
City learns of fire gear condition - Jul. 9, 2025
Pleasanton Fire Department ISO inspection July 16 Following the appointment of new Fire Chief Jimmy Watts as Pleasanton Fire Chief, the Pleasanton Council heard of the condition of bunker gear Monday night at their bi-weekly meeting. Watts reported the truck ran with the pump hooked to a hydrant and...[More]
La Cygne leaders discuss food truck follow-up - Jul. 9, 2025
Police chief to draft updated clarifying ordinance La Cygne leaders anticipate considering a draft ordinance soon on transient food trucks following discussion at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting precipitated by a local business owner’s complaint last month. Oscar Martinez, owner...[More]
The Storm of Squire Lee’s – Part 1 - Jul. 9, 2025
The deep dark waters of the bell rock eddy awaited us as an afternoon storm warned us away. Squire Lee was an old country gentleman who lived on a sloping hillside above the river. His home was not far from the little cabin where my dad spent much of his childhood. In the river below his old two-story...[More]
Nobodys wins Blue Mound co-ed softball tournament - Jul. 9, 2025
The team called Nobodys wins the Blue Mound 4th of July co-ed softball tournament on July 5. This year the tournament consisted of eight teams. The Nobodys is Keith Morrell’s team and has been a part of the softball tournament since it started three years ago....[More]
Pleasanton 12-14 baseball wins championship - Jul. 9, 2025
The Pleasanton 12-14 baseball team wins their league tournament on June 30 to July 1. Pleasanton hosted the tournament and won in the championship against La Cygne 11-7....[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jul. 9, 2025
Kerrville, Texas Fear is a crazy thing; it’s debilitating and a cancer for those of us that live on this planet. I speak of fear because of the flood that just devastated Kerrville, Tex. that took the lives of, as of today, over 100 people with 11 kids still missing. What parent doesn’t...[More]
Ruth Ann Antrim ~ 05-21-1951 to 07-07-2025 - Jul. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published July 16, 2025 Ruth Ann Antrim, formerly Hueston, passed away July 7, 2025, after bravely battling cancer for many years. Ruth Ann was 74 years old. She lived and worked in the Mound City and Fort Scott, Kan., areas her entire life. She was the...[More]
Helen Maxine Wright ~ 05-28-1939 to 06-19-2025 - Jul. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published July 16, 2025 Helen Maxine Wright, age 86, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away at her home in Abbyville, Kan., on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Community of Christ Church in Mapleton,...[More]
special: SCOTUS agrees to hear Women's Sports Case - Jul. 3, 2025
Case paves the way for states to continue to protect women and girl's athletic opportunities Topeka, Kan. July 3, 2025 - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Hecox v. Little and West Va., v. BPJ. Rep. Barbara Ehardt of Idaho, author...[More]
