Conditions at Hillsdale Learning Center a concern - Aug. 19, 2026
Parents of local special needs children raise red flag In April a tornado tore through the Hillsdale area leaving behind a damage path and debris that included the playground and equipment at the Hillsdale Learning Center (HLC), the building which houses the East Central Kansas Special Education...[More]
Pleasanton Council approves 10-year bond - Aug. 19, 2026
Pumps and roof slated for replacement; $8.87/month water bill increase A crowded Community Building greeted the Pleasanton City Council Monday night as they learned the pump at East Lake “doesn’t look good.” According to contractor Richard Smith, Letts Van Kirk & Associates,...[More]
Mound City council discusses properties - Aug. 19, 2026
During the Aug. 4 meeting, the Mound City council discussed the possible purchases of two separate properties. Council first discussed the property at 731 Walnut Street owned by Missy Wurtz with the discussion centering on delinquent property taxes owed on the property in the amount of $8,268.44. Lindsey...[More]
Commissioners review budgets - Aug. 19, 2026
The Linn County Commissioners began the Aug. 17 meeting with the election canvass for which they recessed the regular meeting for 30 minutes. Following the canvass the commissioners moved back into regular session and approved the agenda for the meeting with the addition of two executive sessions not...[More]
Suicide prevention program gearing up for first year at JLHS - Aug. 19, 2026
Sources of Strength is a youth suicide prevention program that is designed for individuals to focus on the power of healthy outlets and networks to change unhealthy norms and cultures. The goal is to prevent suicide, bullying and substance abuse. The mission of the program is to empower a well-world...[More]
More than Friday Night Lights - Aug. 19, 2026
From the Bleachers-775 Many football fans remember James “Boobie” Miles as the electrifying running back from Odessa Permian High School whose story became the heart of Friday Night Lights. As one of the nation’s most highly recruited players in 1988, he appeared destined for college...[More]
Crawdads for Fishin’ and Eatin’ - Aug. 19, 2026
The crawdad, or crayfish, is an unusual creature, always looking back where he has been, and going where he isn’t looking. Quite often where he has been appears quite safe and there looms a bass or walleye or catfish where he is going and he winds up not going as far as he thought he would. That’s...[More]
Kansas Soybean opens applications for Immersive Leadership Training - Aug. 19, 2026
The Kansas Soybean Association and Commission have opened applications for the Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA). The three-phase program immerses ag professionals in the soybean industry, taking a close look at how organizations across the value chain interact and impact farmers. ELA exposes participants...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 19, 2026
Fishing It’s the simple things in life that make memories; and this weekend was full of memories. The R-Pod and I, my dog and family made our second trip in two years to Montauk State Park – a beautiful park situated on the Current River at a place you can barely get to from here. You...[More]
Awake to Evasion 1.0 - Aug. 19, 2026
There are people who still debate the term “woke.” From the beginning, defenders of woke judgments, discourse and activism claimed it was “just good manners”; others said it didn’t exist, a mere figment of “right-wing paranoia.” Truth is, it was a new,...[More]
