Home care and fraud - Apr. 10, 2019
Safe and sound As the decision to keep loved ones at home through the use of home health care and home care attendants or aides rises in number in our nation, so do the instances of fraud – in particular Medicaid fraud. In most cases Medicare will not pay for a personal attendant or home...[More]
Miss Kansas speaks to USD 344 students - Apr. 10, 2019
Reigning Miss Kansas Hannah Klaassen, through a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (S.A.F.E.) club, spoke to Pleasanton USD 344 students in grades K-12 Tuesday, April 2. Her focus was two-fold: distracted driving...[More]
Lid replacement cost concerns greet new project manager - Apr. 10, 2019
Dismay about projected costs to fix La Cygne’s water meter-reading problem became a baptism in fire last week for the La Cygne water project’s new engineering manager. In verifying notes from previous manager Brett Waggoner of BG Consultants, Inc., Lawrence, Paul...[More]
Bully Pulpit - The wall - Apr. 10, 2019
My first husband and I spent quite a bit of time in El Paso, Texas, many moons ago doing business for the U.S. Customs Service. In that time, we worked with U.S. Customs agents and other subcontractors on the border. And, we witnessed firsthand many, many people crossing the myriad of train tracks,...[More]
Park Day a success - Apr. 10, 2019
Every year battlefields and sites that are related to the American Civil War and Revolutionary War partner with the American Battlefield Trust for their annual Park Day event. We really rely on the help of volunteers to maintain the sites. Having a day set aside nationally helps us focus...[More]
USD 362 to provide space for SEKMHC case manager - Apr. 10, 2019
At their monthly meeting Monday night, Prairie View Unified School District 362’s board of education unanimously approved space that will allow Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) to supply a case manager/full-time licensed clinician next year. The proposal, which relates...[More]
Live ordnance found at Trading Post Museum - Apr. 10, 2019
Detonated by Fort Riley personnel On Friday, April 5, Linn County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Barlet and the Olathe Fire Department Special Operations team were called to the Trading Post Museum to examine a cannon ball from the Civil War that was thought might...[More]
Helen Louise Barnes 03-23-1927 to 04-02-2019 - Apr. 8, 2019
Linn County News Published April 10, 2019 Helen Louise Barnes, age 92, of Mound City, Kan., died at The Residencies at Pleasanton on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was born on March 23, 1927, at Mexico City, Mo., the daughter of James “Jack" and Carrie Miksch Hendrix. Her...[More]
USD 344 receives Challenge Award - Apr. 3, 2019
On Friday, March 29, Jim Porter, a representative of the Kansas State Board of Education, made a presentation of the Challenge Award, which is given by the Confidence in Education Task Force of the Kansas Department of Education, to Pleasanton USD 344. The Challenge Awards recognize schools for outstanding...[More]
Jayhawk softball routs Pleasanton in home doubleheader - Apr. 3, 2019
There were no baseball games on April 1 at Jayhawk due to field conditions, but the Jayhawk and Pleasanton softball teams still competed.The game was the Lady Hawks’ home opener, and it was a good one for Jayhawk as they dominated both games 17-2 and 19-1.The first game started with a bang for...[More]
