special: Pleasanton’s June 29 Independence Day activities discussed - Apr. 3, 2024
By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com After having just a fireworks display last year, the Pleasanton Council is working on a list of activities for Pleasanton’s Saturday, June 29 celebration. NOTE - the event is not on July 4 as written in the article...[More]
CUP for rock quarry comes before commissioners - Apr. 3, 2024
Action tabled until next week The Linn County Planning and Zoning Administrator Darin Wilson presented an application for a conditional use permit, CUP24-01, for Mulberry Limestone, a proposed rock quarry to be located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and 2200 Road. Wilson reported to...[More]
USD 362 mulls principal addition - Apr. 3, 2024
Vote could occur at April 16 meeting Prairie View Unified School District 362 board of education members are expected to act on whether to add a secondary-level assistant principal when they meet for their 7 p.m. April 16 monthly meeting. Chris Johnson, Ph.D., district superintendent, opened...[More]
Pay increase causes discussion at Pleasanton meeting - Apr. 3, 2024
What started out as trying to compensate a good employee for work well done became a discussion of creating precedence and lack of employee evaluations and a policy for merit raises. The Pleasanton City Council met Monday night and moved through several items of discussion after which Councilwoman Angela...[More]
Pleasanton baseball starts season 4-0 - Apr. 3, 2024
The Pleasanton baseball team started their 2024 season this past week with two home double-headers. The Jays got off to a great start this season as they defeated Southeast Cherokee in two games on March 25, 11-1 and 11-4, and Marmaton Valley in two games on March 28, 12-6 and 9-4. The first game against...[More]
Jayhawk softball sweeps Central Heights, splits against Uniontown - Apr. 3, 2024
The Jayhawk softball team went 3-1 this past week against Central Heights and Uniontown. Jayhawk traveled to Central Heights on March 25 and won both those games 11-2 and 8-5. They then hosted Uniontown on March 28 and lost their first game 3-10 but won the second 6-5. In the first game against Central...[More]
Prairie View baseball falls to Santa Fe Trail - Apr. 3, 2024
The Prairie View baseball team hosted Santa Fe Trail on March 27 in a Pioneer League double-header. The Buffalos have had a good start this season but the Chargers were too much as Santa Fe Trail won both games 15-3 and 11-2. The first game ended in five innings as the Chargers had a 6-0 lead after...[More]
Mound City couple builds HVAC and party bus services - Apr. 3, 2024
When Jeff Cornelius graduated from high school he went to work in the HVAC industry. “A friend had a delivery service delivering to a guy with a heating and cooling business and that’s how I got into it,” Jeff explained. In 1993 Jeff opened his own business with the support of his...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 3, 2024
Paper ballots Gee whiz, guys – 9,000 ballots were found in a Chicago primary election; weird huh? Not. It say that after the 2020 election where ballots in key battleground states mysteriously appeared allowing Dementia Joe to be sworn into our country’s most important office – that...[More]