Jayhawk golf places second at Olpe - Apr. 10, 2019
The Jayhawk golf team traveled to Olpe on April 5 to compete in the 2019 Olpe Invitational. The Hawks did well in the tournament as they placed second with a score of 374. Burlington won the tournament with a score of 345. The Hawks were followed in the standings by Santa Fe Trail, 387, Olpe,...[More]
Freshmen spur Lady Buffs to salvage Iola nightcap - Apr. 10, 2019
Prairie View freshmen played a significant role in salvaging a softball doubleheader split at Iola April 2. After losing, 11-1, in the opener, the Lady Buffalos thwarted an Iola comeback in the nightcap, winning 8-5 in 10 innings. Ninth-graders “manned” five of the winning game’s...[More]
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]
