Prairie View boys’ basketball looks for success with small team and new players - Dec. 30, 2020
The Prairie View basketball team begins this season with both a small and new team. A small team because the number of participants are about half of last season and new because the team only returns one starter from last season. Head Coach Marc Ballinger says this year’s goal is of course...[More]
Prairie View wrestling is in a rebuilding season - Dec. 30, 2020
Year after year, one of Prairie View’s best sports seem to be wrestling but this season will be dedicated to rebuilding as the team is good size but very young and inexperienced. Even though the team is large, it is also divided between boy and girl wrestlers so the boys team is short...[More]
Pleasanton girls’ basketball hopes for good season with young but experienced team - Dec. 30, 2020
The Lady Jays have decent numbers this season as they have 18 girls on the roster but only two seniors. However, the two seniors are the backbone and core of this team. One of the seniors is Emma Sabine who was their best player last season and will most likely be that again this season. Sabine...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ basketball hopes to compete and improve through the season. - Dec. 30, 2020
Jayhawk-Linn head basketball coach Ken Glaser ultimate goal is to make the State tournament but knows that there are plenty of other goals the team can meet for the Jayhawk boys’ basketball team to have a successful season. Those other goals are competing with consistency, placing in the top three...[More]
Bollinger receives PSU school administrator honor - Dec. 30, 2020
A Linn County school administrator has received an annual Pittsburg State University honor based on administrative dedication. Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., Prairie View Unified School District 362 superintendent, has been honored with the PSU College of Education’s Distinguished Administrator...[More]
Rates for Linn County Park and Marina set for new year - Dec. 30, 2020
Shaun West, manager of the Linn County Park and Marina, appeared before commissioners during their meeting on Dec. 21 to discuss their desire to move all camping sites to one flat rate charge. West recommended that commissioners maintain the stepped rate system currently in place and listed...[More]
Unemployment fraud up in Kansas, Linn County seeing cases - Dec. 30, 2020
At last weeks’ meeting of the Linn County Commissioners, IT Director Chris Martin stated they have been seeing an uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims and asserted that the scammers did not get their information from county records. County Clerk David Lamb reiterated Martin’s...[More]
County Counselor outlines procedure for complaints on employees - Dec. 30, 2020
Following an active week on Facebook concerning several issues related to Linn County, County Counselor Gary Thompson told the commissioners that there is a grievance procedure in the Linn County Policy Manual that “applies when an outside citizen complains about an employee or a county...[More]
Integrity and the Constitution can yet give an honest 2020 election - Dec. 30, 2020
Even with the most political censorship in U.S. History people of integrity know that the 2020 presidential election was the most fraudulent in our history. Opponents first said, “Show us the evidence.” When shown they next admitted, “Okay, there was fraud but not enough...[More]
2020: A look back over a year of hardship and celebration - Dec. 30, 2020
A look back over the year of 2020 is bittersweet in many ways. The year had its downsides, but also had its highlights. In January the county said goodbye to longtime Police Service Dog (PSD) Cindy, a Belgium Malinois who had served with Deputy Tanner Ogden since she came to Linn County in 2009....[More]
