Bates sets 2A meet record by winning gold at State - Jun. 1, 2022
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Wichita on May 27-28 for the annual State Track Meet. This year the Jays had a very strong performance as a total of six medals were earned and should have been more if not for an unfortunate injury. As a team the boys placed 14th among their fellow 2A schools...[More]
Lady Buffs place fifth at State Track Meet - Jun. 1, 2022
It was certainly girl power for Prairie View this past weekend as the softball team placed second at 3A State in Manhattan and the track team placed fifth in 3A girls with 30 team points. The team took home a total of nine medals. The star for the Lady Buffs was Bree Allen who medaled in three different...[More]
Jayhawk track competes at the State Track Meet - Jun. 1, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn track team traveled to Wichita on May 27-28 to compete in the 2A Kansas State Track Meet. The Hawks took nine athletes to State but unfortunately no one took home any medals. However the Hawks battled and still had a good meet amongst some very good competition. The bulk of Jayhawks’...[More]
Marjorie Irene Rowe 12-03-1933 to 05-26-2022 - May. 31, 2022
Linn County News Published June 1,2022 Marjorie Irene Rowe, age 88, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born in Elsie, Colo., on Dec. 3, 1933, the daughter of Walter W. and Ida J. Simmons Smith. She was united in marriage to...[More]
Esther Evelyn Phalen Johnston Shields 07-20-1933 to 05-29-2022 - May. 31, 2022
Linn County News Published June 1,2022 Esther was born on a farm southeast of La Cygne on July 20, 1933. She was the second daughter to Bernard L. and Dorothy Lucille Good Phalen. She started her journey to be with her savior on May 29, 2022, at Olathe Health Hospice House. Esther was...[More]
Lady Buffalos finish second at 3-A state softball - May. 27, 2022
Making the Prairie View softball program's first appearance in a state championship game, this year's Lady Buffalos fell to Frontenac, 7-1, Friday afternoon, and received their state runners-up team plaque and individual medals.. The Lady Buffs could muster only four hits, all singles,...[More]
Lady Buffs win state opener - May. 27, 2022
Prairie View's softball team combined a sparkling pitching performance by Emma Chambers with timely hitting that capitalized on Scott (City) Community pitching wildness to claim a 10-1 opening-round win at the Class 3-A state softball tournament Thursday at Manhattan. Chambers allowed only...[More]
SPECIAL: Somerset Road to close south of K-68 - May. 26, 2022
Monday, May 16, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will close Somerset Road south of K-68. The closure is expected to take place around 9 a.m. Monday and remain in effect until June 1, weather permitting. A detour will be signed along K-68, Woodland Road and West 287th Street....[More]
Cox Motor Company sold to Oakes Auto Group - May. 25, 2022
Sale official Friday, May 20 After celebrating their 75th year in business as Cox Motor Company last year, owner Jesse Secrest said negotiations started last fall after getting acquainted with Oakes Auto Group Dealer Principal Dan Oakes. “We got acquainted with each other and it was a...[More]
Commissioners hear potential bond change scenario with Justice Center - May. 25, 2022
Trickle-down theory was at work when the commissioners were informed that changes made by the Biden administration concerning housing of federal prisoners would potentially affect the bond the Justice Center is financed under. Joey McLiney, McLiney and Company who handled bond acquisition for financing...[More]
