Virginia Evelyn Taylor 09-09-1937 to 05-17-2022 - May. 24, 2022
Linn County News Published May 25, 2022 Virginia Evelyn Taylor, age 84, passed away peacefully May 17, 2022. Virginia was born on Sept. 9, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., to Lawrence and Dorothea Martin. She graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1956. Virginia married Cecil “Ray” Taylor,...[More]
Regina Louise (Felix) Hamilton 09-09-1951 to 05-23-2022 - May. 24, 2022
Linn County News Published May 25, 2022 Regina Louise (Felix) Hamilton of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on May 23, 2022. Graveside will be 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 28, at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, May 28, at Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kan. Memorials...[More]
SPECIAL: Pleasanton boys' track wins Regional for first time since 1987 - May. 23, 2022
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Lyndon on May 19 to compete in their 2A Regional. The top four places in each event qualify for the State tournament and the Jays did very well as they qualified multiple athletes for State in multiple events. As a team, the boys claimed their first Regional...[More]
SPECIAL: Pleasanton trapshooting wins their conference - May. 23, 2022
The Pleasanton trapshooting team had a good season before their State meet in June as the team won their conference. The Jays are part of 2A Conference 2 and placed first after a five week total of 9,469 points. The best week for the Jays came in week one when they scored 2,194.5 points....[More]
Prescott moves forward with home-plus facility plans - May. 18, 2022
The Prescott City Council opened their special meeting for Monday, May 16 with the Pledge of Allegiance. Ron Roberts was unable to attend. Jesse Willard introduced Lamont Cook, Bruce Bird, and Michael Hammond from Mid-America Healthcare Management Company (HMC) so they could discuss how they may be...[More]
Bidders on broadband fiber optic speak one more time - May. 18, 2022
After requesting that KwiKom Communications and Peoples Telecommunications sharpen their pencils and get the best bid back to the county for fiber optic cable installation, both bidders showed up Monday and learned the commissioners will decide the program in three weeks. Peoples Telecomm General Manager...[More]
Senior meals: Pleasanton seniors want to stay in current location - May. 18, 2022
Hoping to get a decision for a permanent location for the Pleasanton Senior Meals program, K-State nutrition assistant Melanie Grote spoke to the commissioners Monday. She said in the four years she’s been in the position, she’s seen the Pleasanton meals program increase in the number of...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - May. 18, 2022
Hard hits Things happen sometimes that knock a person for a loop. And, two weeks ago one of those things happened. I received a phone call from a Colorado number; the man said who he was, the brother of my 43-year friend and former college roommate, and was calling to tell me she had passed away. I...[More]
Vicory receives Emmy nominations - May. 18, 2022
Local filmmaker and entrepreneur Sue Vicory learned last Friday that she and her crew had been nominated for two Emmy awards for their work on the San Diego Film Awards, which aired on KPBS2 on May 14, 2021. “We actually received two nominations for the production,” said Vicory, “one...[More]
Domestic violence: Stalking and harassment - May. 18, 2022
Stalking and harassment can happen between strangers or in relationships, where the abusive partner or ex demands your time even after you make it clear you do not want contact. The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines stalking as the act or crime of willfully and repeatedly following or...[More]
