Prairie View board awaits gym-update solutions - Jan. 2, 2019
Changes are coming to Prairie View High’s main gymnasium. School board members hope to be more apprised of potential renovations when they meet for their regular 7 p.m. monthly meeting Jan. 14. Of most concern now is how to deal with an uneven – either height or composition – activity...[More]
Five things Chiefs must do to make deep run in playoffs - Jan. 2, 2019
This past Sunday the Kansas City Chiefs finally achieved two of their goals: win the AFC West and earn the number one seed in the playoffs. I say finally because they had a chance to achieve these things the two games prior but failed. However, they did it, and the playoff field is set. We will...[More]
Old La Cygne tower set to come down next week - Jan. 2, 2019
With the new year comes an imminent change in the La Cygne skyline. Next Monday has been set as the day the 107-year-old witch’s hat water tower will come down, another step toward La Cygne’s completion of its $5.86 million water distribution system improvement project. With hopes...[More]
Holy Land trip a possible do again for Pleasanton couple - Jan. 2, 2019
Many people have Israel and the Holy Land on their bucket list, but for Bob and Cindy Woody of Pleasanton that destination can be crossed off the list, or added again to places they’d like to see more of. Going through a James MacDonald tour of Walking the Word, the Woodys and 300 other...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Party switching - Jan. 2, 2019
I think I’ve said it before. I was a junior in high school civics class when I realized I was a Republican. Our teacher put a Benjamin Franklin list on the board of what each party was and wasn’t, and my mind was made up. And it hasn’t changed in 40 years despite certain upheavals...[More]
Oral Hazel Rhynerson 10-15-1917 to 12-26-2018 - Dec. 31, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Jan. 2, 2019Oral Hazel Rhynerson, age 101, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at her home. She was born on Oct. 15, 1917, in Mayview, Mo., the daughter of Lester and Ethel Mills Hoyt.She married Harold Henry “Pete” Rhynerson on Jan. 6, 1940,...[More]
James Wayne “Red†McCune 04-19-1937 to 12-27-2018 - Dec. 31, 2018
Linn County News Published Jan. 2, 2019 Wayne “Red” McCune of Rich Hill, Mo., passed away on Dec. 27, 2018. Wayne was born on April 19, 1937, in Nevada, Mo., to Virgil Franklin McCune and Jessie (Osborne) McCune. His early years were spent in Nevada before moving to a farm in Walker,...[More]
Food Fair owner passes after accident - Dec. 31, 2018
A one-vehicle accident that occurred on 850 Road near U.S. Highway 69 on Saturday, Dec. 15, left Wayne McCune, age 81, of Rich Hill, Mo., trapped inside. McCune was extricated and life-flighted to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
Jayhawk basketball falls to Cass Midway - Dec. 26, 2018
The Jayhawk basketball teams hosted Cass Midway in a non-league contest before Christmas break on Dec. 18. The girls lost their game 51-35 while the boys fell in a very close game, 38-35. The girls’ game started close as Midway was up by three at the end of the first quarter, 11-8. Alyssa...[More]
Buffalo teams to regroup over break after tough Baldwin losses - Dec. 26, 2018
Prairie View basketball teams will regroup when post-Christmas practices begin later this week after absorbing tough losses last Thursday at Baldwin. Tough in different senses. For the winless Lady Buffalos, “tough” was simply the opponent, reigning Class 4-A, Division II...[More]
