USD 362 gives ‘go-ahead’ on fire repairs - Jan. 29, 2025
Also approved is maintenance side-by-side vehicle purchase The Prairie View Unified School District 362 board of education has voted to accept a bid price to repair damage from a Nov. 22 fire in the high school’s vocational-agricultural department. At their monthly Jan. 21 meeting on...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball team placed seventh at Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament - Jan. 29, 2025
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team traveled to Uniontown on Jan. 21, 23-24 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The Jays ended up going 1-2 and placing seventh in the tournament. The Jays played Osawatomie first on Jan. 21 and Pleasanton had lost to the Trojans earlier in...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ basketball takes second at Uniontown - Jan. 29, 2025
The Jayhawk girls’ basketball team traveled to Uniontown on Jan. 21, 23-24 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The Lady Hawks came into the tournament undefeated but the team suffered their first loss of the season in the championship match against Prairie View. The Lady Hawks went...[More]
Judith Lea (Casteel) Tervin ~ 07-10-1941 to 01-08-2025 - Jan. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 Judith Lea (Casteel) Tervin passed away on Jan. 8, 2025. She was born on July 10, 1941, to Zelma (Davidson) and Lester Casteel. Judy graduated from Mound City High School in 1959. She had three siblings, Vance Hyson, Lois (Casteel) Keating-Harrison and Max...[More]
Jackie Dale “Jack” Kimlin ~ 08-10-1958 to 01-26-2025 - Jan. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 Jackie Dale “Jack” Kimlin, Jr., passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. He was born on Aug. 10, 1958, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Jack, Sr., and Norma Kimlin. He worked as a general manager in the food and beverage industry. Jack was united...[More]
James Benjamin “Jim” Hargrove ~ 06-17-1955 to 01-22-2025 - Jan. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 James Benjamin “Jim” Hargrove, age 69, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. He was born on June 17, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo., to Robert and Doris Jacobs Hargrove. Jim worked as a meat cutter and was a devoted...[More]
Larry Marvin Murray ~ 01-11-1952 to 01-25-2025 - Jan. 27, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 Larry Marvin Murray, age 73, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. He was born on Jan. 11, 1952, in Pleasanton, Kan., the son of Marvin and Cleda Fern Umphenour Murray. He graduated from Pleasanton High School....[More]
James Allen Perkins ~ 04-11-1958 to 01-23-2025 - Jan. 24, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 James Allen Perkins, age 66, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. He was born on April 11, 1958, in Paola, Kan., the son of Richard and Susan Norton Perkins. He worked in the construction industry as a laborer. Jim...[More]
John Loyd Dickerson ~ 01-08-1960 to 01-21-2025 - Jan. 24, 2025
Linn County News Published January 29, 2025 John Loyd Dickerson, age 65, Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. He was born on Jan. 8, 1960, in Olathe, Kan., the son of Farrol and Florine Sheeley Dickerson. He was a graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School. He worked...[More]
Parker patron questions city spending - Jan. 22, 2025
Griffin focuses on general fund balance, police expenditures A Parker patron raised concerns about city spending at last Thursday’s monthly council meeting, delayed a week to allow for a quorum. Backed by more than a half-dozen supporters, Tim Griffin, who serves on the city’s appointed...[More]
