Commissioners appoint new county counselor - Apr. 24, 2024
The Linn County Commissioners held several interviews in executive session following their meeting on Monday, Apr. 15, for the position of county counselor, legal advisor to the Board of County Commissioners. This week the commissioners appointed Mark Hagen, of Hagen Law Offices, LLC in Overland Park,...[More]
La Cygne accepts desludging cost - Apr. 24, 2024
Biosolid removal at lagoons part of major sewer project La Cygne city leaders have accepted a cost for desludging at two of the city’s three wastewater lagoons. In a unanimous action at their regular meeting last Wednesday, the council approved $412,400 for biosolids removal at lagoons...[More]
USD 362 sets capacity numbers - Apr. 24, 2024
District now prepares for lottery applications Prairie View Unified School District 362 has set capacity numbers for the 2024-25 school year. At their monthly meeting April 16, the board of education unanimously adopted capacity of 80 students per grade level at the high school, 72 at each...[More]
Prescott UMC celebrates sesquicentennial - Apr. 24, 2024
The Prescott United Methodist Church celebrated their sesquicentennial anniversary on Sunday, Apr. 21. According to church member Mary Beth Fornelli, the property for the church was purchased in 1873 and was part of the Mound Circuit with 12 members. The pastor at the time was a circuit riding...[More]
Prairie View softball goes 4-2 in busy week - Apr. 24, 2024
The Prairie View softball team played three double-headers this past week. On April 15 they hosted Paola and swept the Panthers 16-7 and 8-7. Then on April 16 they traveled to Osage City and split against them losing the first game 4-10 and winning the second 6-3. On April 18 they hosted Santa Fe Trail...[More]
Pleasanton baseball sweeps St. Paul and Oswego - Apr. 24, 2024
The Pleasanton baseball team recently played league foes St. Paul and Oswego and swept them each in double-headers. On April 15 the team traveled to St. Paul and won both games 13-1 and 16-3 and then on April 22 they hosted Oswego and won both games 15-0 and 17-2. In the first game against St. Paul...[More]
Jayhawk baseball splits against Southeast Cherokee - Apr. 24, 2024
The Jayhawk baseball team traveled to Southeast Cherokee on April 18 for a league double-header against the Lancers. Jayhawk ended up splitting the games losing the first one 15-21 and then winning the second 10-9. Plenty of offense by both teams in this first game as Southeast got out to a 4-3 lead...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 24, 2024
Death to America As a member of the 4th Estate, a term that “refers to the press and news media both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues. The derivation of the term arises from the traditional European concept of the three estates of the realm: the clergy,...[More]
Pull Tabs for Pound Puppies - Apr. 17, 2024
The City of Pleasanton is raising funds to help make needed renovations and repairs at the city pound. To do so they are collecting tabs from aluminum cans at various businesses in the city. All participating businesses will have collection buckets placed inside...[More]
Linn County Planning Commission proceeds with prohibiting commercial solar fields - Apr. 17, 2024
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission began their April 9 meeting by relooking at the Sunshine Meadows preliminary plat that last month was turned down by the commission because of outcries from surrounding neighbors. Sunshine Meadows is proposed to be a housing development south of Parker...[More]
