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]
Administrative office professionals near year-end retirements - Dec. 26, 2018
In 21st century parlance, they’re known as administrative professionals. When they began, the nomenclature was the more common ‘clerk’ or ‘secretary.’ For two La Cygne women whose office tenures have bridged the two centuries, their careers become complete...[More]
Pleasanton officials complete training to better serve community - Dec. 26, 2018
Linn County News barbara@linncountynews.net Multiple city officials employed by the city of Pleasanton have either completed or are about to complete a course or training program, which will allow each of them, in his or her own area, to better serve the community...[More]
Indecency charge expected to result in no contest plea - Dec. 26, 2018
Plea withdrawn, preliminary hearing set A Pleasanton man charged with one felony count of indecent solicitation of a child is expected to finalize a no contest plea this week. At a no go preliminary hearing in Linn County District Court Dec. 11, defense counsel Craig E. Cole,...[More]
Bully Pulpit - California wildfires - Dec. 26, 2018
Anyone in the United States that didn’t hear about the wildfires in California had to have been living under a rock. Now, every attorney that knows how to strike a fire is soliciting or has been solicited to represent victims – and rightly so – of the several fires that destroyed...[More]
La Cygne water bills to be mailed late - Dec. 26, 2018
Meter-reading glitch a factor in ‘substantial completion’ delay La Cygne water customers, be apprised. Upcoming monthly bills will probably be in mailboxes later than normal. That was the allowance the City Council gave to affected city employees at their regular meeting...[More]
Pleasanton 7th grade holds mock trial - Dec. 26, 2018
The Pleasanton Junior High seventh-grade classes under social studies teacher Ryan Young learned that law enforcement and the law are not as clearly cut as it might seem. Students in both classes joined together to put on a mock trial involving a murder on Friday, Dec. 14. Students were the jury, the...[More]
Prairie View girls’ basketball goes 0-3 in busy week - Dec. 19, 2018
The Prairie View girls basketball team had a busy week as they faced three opponents in one week. On Dec. 11 the team hosted Santa Fe Trail and lost by 12, 43-31. Then on Dec. 13, they traveled to Frontenac and lost 54-27. The team was back home on Dec. 14 to face Iola. The Lady Buffs lost that...[More]