La Cygne to pursue water chemical vendor change - Nov. 13, 2019
City clerk relays training vision on utility viability La Cygne will pursue a change in chemical vendors for their water treatment plant. That was the unanimous decision during the regular council meeting last Wednesday, Nov. 6, that included a utility-related vision...[More]
Few to be affected by USD 362 graduation tweak - Nov. 13, 2019
District sets out-of-state tuition, head lice treatment policies Few future Prairie View High graduates will be affected by an adjustment enacted Monday night by the Unified School District 362 board of education. Potential out-of-state students without family ties will also...[More]
La Cygne to review retail beer ordinance - Nov. 13, 2019
Local liquor retailer questions Dollar General cereal malt beverage expansion Whether city government has the right to deny an annual cereal malt beverage retail license application will be further examined at next week’s regular La Cygne council meeting. At their regular meeting...[More]
Joseph O. Patterson 06-10-1937 to 11-06-2019 - Nov. 11, 2019
Joseph O. Patterson 06-10-1937 to 11-06-2019 Linn County News Published Nov. 13, 2019 Joseph O. Patterson, 82, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born June 10, 1937, in Boicourt, Kan., to Virgil and Cleda Miller...[More]
NOTICE!!! Commissioner's meeting canceled next week - Nov. 8, 2019
Due to the Veterans Day Holiday and the annual KAC Conference, next week’s Commission Meeting has been canceled. The next Commission Meeting will be held on November 18th, with the Election Canvas starting at 9:30 AM on that date...[More]
Blu-Jay frustrating season in shutout loss - Nov. 6, 2019
In a microcosm, Friday’s shutout loss at Hillsboro reinforced what Dustin Johnson, Pleasanton head football coach, deemed a “frustrating” season. Not only had the Blu-Jays gone into the Class 1A bi-district game already missing two of their 10 seniors (Kasen...[More]
Prairie View football defeats Caney Valley, advances to play Columbus in regional round - Nov. 6, 2019
The Prairie View football team hosted Caney Valley in the first round of the 3A playoffs on the evening of Nov. 1. The Buffalos entered the game as the district champions and one seed of District 2 with an 8-0 record while Caney Valley was the four seed of District...[More]
Prairie View’s Allen medals at State cross country - Nov. 6, 2019
Prairie View senior Brooke Allen made her fourth consecutive State Cross Country Meet as she competed at the 3A State Cross Country Meet at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence on Nov. 2. “I had a lot of confidence in Brooke going into the State Meet. It was her fourth appearance...[More]
Dawson medals at State Meet for Hawks - Nov. 6, 2019
The Jayhawk cross country team traveled to Wamego on Nov. 2 to compete in the 2A State Cross Country Meet. The Hawks did well at their regional and qualified the entire girls’ team and Gavin Rhodes for the State Meet. Jayhawk continued to perform well at State as...[More]
Mound City discusses new floodplain plan - Nov. 6, 2019
As the City Council of Mound City waited for a quorum at their Monday meeting, they passed around a floodplain map just produced by the state of Kansas that enlarged the floodplain in and around the city. Discussion ensued about the last time floodwater hit certain areas...[More]