Bully Pulpit - Kidney dump - Aug. 28, 2019
Well, again, getting ready for work this morning I heard a report on how many harvested kidneys are being thrown away before they could be transplanted into a waiting patient. Wait a minute … what? Crazy stuff, but according to a quick look at a www.kulr8.com report, “A new study...[More]
McCoy preliminary hearing cancelled - Aug. 28, 2019
Samantha L. McCoy appeared in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, for a preliminary hearing in a case in which she has been charged with murder in the first degree in the death of her mother, Cynthia McCoy. Prior to the Aug. 21 hearing another public defender,...[More]
Constitution Week Sept. 17-23 - Aug. 28, 2019
Constitution Week is coming Sept. 17-23, and with that Renee Slinkard is visiting with as many government bodies as she can passing out booklets that show what the United States Constitution is made up of. She explained the 55-word Preamble to the Constitution and read it to the commissioners...[More]
Marilyn B. Eastwood 02-01-1928 to 08-23-2019 - Aug. 26, 2019
Marilyn B. Eastwood 02-01-1928 to 08-23-2019 Linn County News Published Aug. 28, 2019 Marilyn B. Eastwood, age 91, Centerville, Kan., passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at the Franklin House in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born on Feb. 1, 1928, in Centerville, the daughter...[More]
2019 high school sport classifications - Aug. 21, 2019
The fall sports season is about to begin, and who our local high school sports’ teams play in the postseason is determined by the classification that KSHSAA gives them. This year is similar to last year, and like last year there are separate classifications for football and all...[More]
USD 344 welcomes new faculty members - Aug. 21, 2019
Pleasanton USD 344 welcomes seven new educators and two paraprofessionals to their faculty for the 2019-2020 academic year. Four of the new teachers are at the elementary level, one at the junior high and two in the high school. Shelby Northcutt joins USD 344 as the physical...[More]
Bully Pulpit - WeBuildTheWall.US - Aug. 21, 2019
Apparently I struck a chord with last week’s Pulpit … enough said. This week, a new old subject came back into focus – building the wall. That thanks to U.S. Senate candidate Kris Kobach, who spoke at the county Republican joint meeting and picnic of the Central Committee...[More]
UTV usage and camping policies discussed at Pleasanton council meeting - Aug. 21, 2019
The Pleasanton City Council and City Attorney Burton Harding discussed the use of UTVs (utility terrain vehicles) and ATVs (all terrain vehicles) within city limits during the council meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. Harding noted that he had been reviewing ordinances from around...[More]
La Cygne tax levy will decrease almost 2 mills - Aug. 21, 2019
La Cygne’s property tax levy will decrease almost 2 mills for next year’s city budget. At a special meeting Aug. 12 for the purpose of a public budget hearing, the council voted 4-0 to accept the budget as officially published on July 31. No patrons attended the...[More]
Prairie View acts on separate P.E. upgrades - Aug. 21, 2019
Stadium turf will be replaced next summer The artificial surface at the Prairie View stadium will be replaced next summer. That was one of two actions relating to physical education (P.E.) upgrades approved by the Unified School District 362 board of education at their Aug. 12 monthly...[More]
