BLUE MOUND CITY COUNCIL - Monday, June 55, 2023 - Jun. 7, 2023
Council members for the city of Blue Mound met on Monday, June 5, for their regular monthly meeting. The council approved the rental of a handicap-accessible port-a-potty for use during the Blue Mound Fourth of July celebration on Saturday, July 1. Mayor Russell Beth noted he was looking into the purchase...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jun. 7, 2023
Good things This morning was one of those ‘blue bird’ mornings; things were just happy. The sky was a hazy blue, my chickens were awake and ready to get out of their pen – and it was pretty. I managed to mow my grass the other day; there’s something about mowed grass that makes...[More]
A not so bad invader - Jun. 7, 2023
A collared dove came up to visit Lightnin’ Ridge yesterday. My wooded ridge top is of little interest to him as far as a nesting site. Mourning doves fly up here and feed on bird-feeder seed that is scattered on the ground. There is a farm down the road where the...[More]
Jayhawk and Pleasanton make TRL All League selections - Jun. 7, 2023
The baseball and softball seasons are over for Jayhawk and Pleasanton high schools and it is that time for the TRL All League selections. This year the Lady Hawks had four make softball TRL All League while the baseball team had three players make TRL All League. The Pleasanton baseball team had two...[More]
Multiple Buffalos make Pioneer All League softball and baseball - Jun. 7, 2023
The Prairie View baseball and softball seasons are now over and now is the time to reveal the Pioneer All League selections. This year baseball has one selection and the softball team has five selections. Kooper Konitzer made Pioneer All League first team in baseball for the Buffalos. Konitzer primarily...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, June 5, 2023 - Jun. 6, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, June 5, and after opening the meeting approved the minutes of the last meeting followed by approval of claims in the amount of $478,627.92. Commissioners then approved three abatements, 2022-909 and 911-912 with a total reduction of $2,299.57. Commissioners...[More]
Robert Alan Lowe ~ 10-10-1938 to 06-02-2023 - Jun. 4, 2023
Linn County News Published June 7, 2023 Robert Alan Lowe, age 84, Prescott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. He was born on Oct. 10, 1938, in Prescott, Kan., the son of Robert E. and Thelma Cheever Lowe. He graduated from Prescott High School. Bobby was united in...[More]
Louis Virgil Swartz ~ 04-30-1961 to 06-01-2023 - Jun. 4, 2023
Linn County News Published June 7, 2023 Louis Virgil Swartz, age 62, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on April 30, 1961 the son of Lorenzo and Erma Brown Swartz. He worked as a laborer in the construction trade for many...[More]
Health and cancer screening to be held June 3 - May. 31, 2023
A health and cancer screening event is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 3 at the Pleasanton United Methodist Church, 751 Main Street. This event will have prostrate and skin cancer screenings, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits, blood pressure readings, tobacco cessation materials and more....[More]
Third annual Thunder on the Street set for June 3 - May. 31, 2023
This year’s Thunder on the Street event, set for June 3 on Main Street in Pleasanton, promises several activities for all ages. The wall of death is back this year, only under a new company - Ives Brothers Wall of Death and promises tons of gravity defying entertainment. All Out Dyno Drags will...[More]
