Light Up Pleasanton Festival and Parade of Lights now just parade - Nov. 18, 2020
What has come to be a great holiday festival in the city of Pleasanton has been changed to fit the current pandemic. City Administrator Erica Kern said the Light Up Pleasanton Festival’s Parade of Lights will continue as planned at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, but the festival will be canceled...[More]
Pleasanton diversion fees to increase - Nov. 18, 2020
Beginning Jan. 1, anyone asking for a diversion in Pleasanton will see added costs. City Administrator Erica Kern laid out the plan to the City Council at their regular Monday meeting asking for an additional $5 fee to go to the Angel Tree Christmas project and $20 additional to go to Olive’s Hope...[More]
La Cygne Community Thanksgiving canceled for 2020 - Nov. 18, 2020
With COVID-19 numbers climbing in the county and concerns about social distancing, those in charge of the La Cygne Community Thanksgiving Dinner took a step back and decided to cancel this year’s dinner in hopes of keeping everyone healthy. “We didn’t have the use of the school this...[More]
Barbara Jean Stewart 05-30-1926 to 11-10-2020 - Nov. 17, 2020
Linn County News Published Nov. 18, 2020 Barbara Jean Stewart, 94, of Fort Scott, formerly of Xenia, Kan., passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, 2020, at her home. She was born May 30, 1926, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Guy Russell and Agnes Sarah (Davis) Boyd. She married Myron Leslie Stewart...[More]
Mary Ann Young 06-11-1944 to 11-12-2020 - Nov. 17, 2020
Mary Ann Young, age 76, passed away at her home on Nov. 12, 2020. Mary Ann was born the daughter of Earl and Jessie Stiver Britt in Clay Center, Kan., on June 11, 1944. She married Bobbie Joe Young on Oct. 27, 1962, at Clay Center, Kan.; he preceded her in death on June 9, 2013. Over the years,...[More]
Bobby Ray “Bob†Thomas 05-18-1934 to 11-10-2020 - Nov. 16, 2020
Linn County News Published Nov. 18, 2020 Bobby Ray "Bob" Thomas, age 86, of Centerville, Kan., passed away at his home on Nov. 10, 2020. Bobby was born the son of John William and Beatrice Hill Thomas in Byron, Okla., on May 18, 1934. He married Mary Catherine Holgerson...[More]
Prairie View football makes sectional round of the playoffs for the second straight year - Nov. 11, 2020
The Buffalo football team has once again made the sectional round of the 3A State playoffs and will once again travel to Perry-Lecompton on Nov. 13 to play the Kaws. The Buffalos had the exact same match-up in the sectional round last season in which the Kaws came out victorious. This year the Buffalos...[More]
Barn Antiques to host eighth annual holiday sale, food drive - Nov. 11, 2020
Barn Antiques will be hosting their eighth annual Holiday Sale and Food Drive event, Feeding Families for Thanksgiving, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Ernie Price Annex at 309 W. 13th St. in Pleasanton. “This event helps so many in our community, and the more that know, the...[More]
Sandness’ bring home champion buckles from Extreme Cowboy Racing event - Nov. 11, 2020
It’s not a lot of families that get to share in competition of one sport; but Rick and Beth Sandness’ family do. The men compete in the Extreme Cowboy Racing event and Beth backs them up in the office – each bringing home a buckle, a title and an honor. Beth said that the Extreme Cowboy...[More]
Sudden stop in vote reporting suggests election fraud - Nov. 11, 2020
To understand the chaos on 2020 election night it is critical to revisit that of 2016. But first, all went smoothly until about 11:00 P.M. EST, Joe Biden being ahead most of the time. Suddenly eight states Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada...[More]
