Prairie View baseball splits with Santa Fe Trail - Apr. 8, 2026
The Pleasanton baseball team hosted Santa Fe Trail on March 31 and split with the Chargers in a Pioneer League double-header. The Buffalos won the first game 8-7 but lost the second game 4-20. The first game started with the Buffalos taking a 2-1 lead after two innings. Trail went up 3-2 in the third...[More]
Pleasanton approves water plant roof bidding, backup water supply study - Apr. 8, 2026
The Pleasanton City Council met with BG Consultants engineer, Jason Hoskinson, Monday night and approved several projects that have been in the works, some for months, some not so long. First approved was allowing BG Consultants to advertise the Stegge Lake Dam Repair project after bidding documents...[More]
Commissioners reviewing resolution on vicious dogs - Apr. 8, 2026
During the April 6 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners heard from Planning and Zoning Administrator Jennifer Cummings and Linn County Sheriff James Akes regarding a proposed resolution regarding vicious dogs. Cummings explained that as of now, Linn County “does not have a clear, enforceable...[More]
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center takes steps to preserve local behavioral health services - Apr. 8, 2026
IOLA, KANSAS – Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) has taken steps to preserve local behavioral healthcare following a retroactive rate adjustment for 2025 that resulted in an overpayment for services during that year. To repay these funds, SEKMHC has made the difficult...[More]
Blue Mound water, sewer projects dominate meeting - Apr. 8, 2026
The Blue Mound City Council met on Monday, April 6, for their regular monthly meeting, with several old business issues to discuss. Financing for the new water tower was talked about; specifically, over funds for the engineers for the project. Max Krull, city clerk, explained how Rural Development could...[More]
Conley earns Radenburg Scholarship - Apr. 8, 2026
A lifetime spent in agriculture and a clear vision for the future has led Garrett Conley of Pleasanton, Kansas, to be selected as a 2026 Radenburg Memorial Scholarship recipient. Conley, a senior at Pleasanton High School, will graduate May 9 before attending Fort Scott Community College to pursue a...[More]
Ray Scholarship recipients determined by USD 344 BOE - Apr. 8, 2026
The USD 344 Board of Education met for a special meeting during spring break and during that meeting determined the 2026 recipients of the annual Ray Scholarship. This scholarship is a highly valued full ride scholarship that covers tuition, books and more for the recipients. The recipients are selected...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 8, 2026
Apollo...Artemis II The old saying concerning how fast time flies is no kidding. I mention that because, according to ABCNews.com, “Four astronauts will soon partake in a 685,000-mile historic journey to the moon. “The Artemis II rocket launch, scheduled for Wednesday evening, will mark...[More]
While little will change at DOJ, it’s better that Bondi is gone - Apr. 8, 2026
It’s not like he replaced her with a more qualified woman. It’s not like the man he scavenged from the dwindling heap of loyalists is marginally better than she proved herself to be. It’s not like there’s going to be a noticeable change in competence or temperature at the head...[More]
TV merger in doubt because of Trump administration’s meddling - Apr. 8, 2026
Free marketeers have fought to restrain the power and reach of the administrative state for more than a generation. There’s a virtual alphabet soup of federal regulatory agencies out there with economic powers that the founders probably believed they were limiting by adopting the Ninth and Tenth...[More]
