9th annual holiday sale, food drive Nov. 13 - Nov. 3, 2021
On Saturday, Nov. 13, the ninth annual holiday sale and food drive will take place at the Ernie Price Annex, located at 309 W. 13th St. in Pleasanton. The food drive gathers necessary shelf stable items that help provide Thanksgiving dinner, and hopefully several more meals, for local families. To...[More]
Light Up Pleasanton coming Saturday, Dec. 11 - Nov. 3, 2021
City to offer gift certificates for best business, residential Christmas decorations Christmas is coming in mere weeks and with it Christmas celebrations and get-togethers. County Commissioner Danny McCullough met with the city of Pleasanton City Council Monday evening and asked that Main Street...[More]
SPECIAL: Pleasanton City Council candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
I am Aaron Portmann, my wife is Meagan and we have two wonderful kids; Emma, who is in the 4th grade and Evan, who is in 1st grade. I am an air traffic controller at Kansas City Center in Olathe, Kan. I moved to Pleasanton my junior year in high school and we have lived all over this wonderful...[More]
SPECIAL: Mound City Council candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
My name is Megan Purvis I live in Mound City with my two children; Damian (18) and Mady (13). I have worked for RLC, Inc. in Pleasanton, KS for the last nine years. I have called Mound City my home, all of my life. A lot has changed over the years but Mound City’s small town charm has remained...[More]
SPECIAL: La Cygne City Council candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
My names is David Brenneman and I am running for La Cygne City Council. 1. Why are you running for school board? I am running for La Cygne City Council because I feel like we need some new faces that can look at both sides of an issue and make the best choice for the income of the people in...[More]
SPECIAL: Prairie View USD 362 School Board candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
Following graduation from Westphalia High School, Rita Boydston then went to Emporia State University and graduated with a degree in Education. I began teaching Elementary Language Arts in Greeley for two years. I then began a 27-year teaching career for USD #367 in Osawatomie. My initial teaching...[More]
SPECIAL: Pleasanton USD 344 School Board candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
Cindi Inman 1. Why are you running for school board? I was appointed to fill a vacated position in August of 2016. When the term expired, I knew I had more to contribute to the board so I decided to run in the 2017 election. I was honored to have been one of the three individuals selected...[More]
SPECIAL: Jayhawk USD 346 School Board candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
Tracy Springer is a graduate of Jayhawk Linn, Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University, (Master of Biology). My husband, Eric Springer, is also JLHS graduate. We have three children Grace, Emma and Gabriel. Grace and Emma are both graduates of JLHS; Gabe is a freshman at JLHS....[More]
SPECIAL: Prescott City Council candidates - Oct. 29, 2021
My name is Kevin Wood. I have lived in Prescott since my birth along with most of my family. I am married to my wife Kathy of 41 years. We have a son, Trenton Wood, who lives outside of Prescott, and a daughter, Leah, who lives in Fort Scott with our grandson Isaac and granddaughter...[More]
Candidate information, responses - Oct. 27, 2021
Due to a synchronization issue between our email service and our internet provider, we will not be publishing candidate responses for the upcoming election on Nov. 2 in this edition. We do, however, plan to post them on our website and our Facebook page by the end of the week. Candidates, if you received...[More]