Prairie View baseball defeats Santa Fe Trail in season opener - Apr. 3, 2019
The Prairie View baseball team got off to a good start for the 2019 season as they hosted Santa Fe Trail on March 26. The Buffalos won both games of their home doubleheader over the Chargers, 11-4 and 17-7.In the first game the Buffalos were in charge most of the game. They led 5-0 after four innings...[More]
Safe P Sound The highlights and pitfalls of home care - Apr. 3, 2019
Today, more and more people are trying to keep their disabled or aging loved ones at home, and home care aides make that more and more possible every day. Home health agencies, as described by Kansas law, are agencies that employ medical care personnel, such as nurses to check on patients at home once...[More]
Dictionaries go to third-graders - Apr. 3, 2019
On March 20 Linn County Republican Women (LCRW) presented to each of the third-grade elementary students at Pleasanton a Thesaurus dictionary for synonyms and antonyms. There are 26 students and all students received their own dictionary. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the...[More]
La Cygne could consider final Phase II details - Apr. 3, 2019
La Cygne could be considering final requested payments at their regular council meeting this week.Retainage amounts remain for two general contractors under Phase II of the $5.86 million water distribution system improvement project.The most likely payment during the 7 p.m. regular meeting Wednesday,...[More]
Judge Smith portrait hung in court - Apr. 3, 2019
Two portraits hang in the Linn County Court, one of the late Judge Leighton Fossey and now with it one of Judge Richard Max Smith. The “hanging,” as court employees called it, was held 1 p.m. Friday, March 29, to honor the man who held the position of District Court judge of Division 2 from...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Chickens - Apr. 3, 2019
OK, I, like most average Americans, am sick to death of politics, the Russian hoax, obstruction, etc. – so today, I’m talking about my new passion, chickens.Yes, chickens. I’ve wanted them for years; I thought it was so cute when a friend of mine told me her husband was doing some work...[More]
Hazel May Lowe 11-24-1933 to 03-28-2019 - Apr. 2, 2019
Linn County News Published April 3, 2019 Hazel May Lowe, 85, of Bonner Springs, Kan., passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the Bonner Springs Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs, Kan.,...[More]
Richard Earl LaMar 12-20-1956 to 03-08-2019 - Apr. 2, 2019
Linn County News Published April 3, 2019 Rick Earl LaMar, 62, of Highlandville, Mo., passed away March 8, 2019, in Springfield, Mo. He was born Dec 20, 1956, in Olathe, Kan., to Harvey and Eva LaMar. He grew up in Olathe and Paola, Kan., later moving near Branson, Mo., where...[More]
Melvin Nation 01-24-1939 to 03-30-2019 - Apr. 1, 2019
Linn County News Published April 3, 2019 Melvin Nation, age 80, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Menorah Medical Center. He was born at rural Pleasanton, Kan., on Jan. 24, 1939, the son of Leslie and Dorothy Dean Nation. He graduated from...[More]
Bobby Dean Roberts 10-12-1929 to 03-31-2019 - Apr. 1, 2019
Linn County News Published April 3, 2019 Bobby Dean Roberts, age 88, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born at Prescott on Oct. 12, 1929, the son of Ferdinand A. and Hazel B. Mealman Roberts. He graduated...[More]
