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]
Strikeout pitching, 9-run innings spur Blu-Jay sweep - Apr. 3, 2019
A nine-run inning in each game while pitchers overall struck out 23 Marmaton Valley batters lifted Pleasanton to a season-opening Three Rivers League sweep last Thursday.A combined 11 strikeouts by the brothers McKee and a nine-run fourth gave the Blu-Jays an 18-1 win in the opener.In the nightcap, three...[More]
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]
