Buddy Earl Brown 09-02-1942 to 09-16-2017 - Sep. 19, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 20, 2017Buddy Earl Brown, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at St. Joseph Health Center. He was born at St. Anthony, Idaho, the son of Earl A. and Mary E. Willy Brown.He served his country in the United States Navy for over 20 years, including...[More]
Lura Jean (Wilson) Zinn 08-21-1935 to 09-17-2017 - Sep. 19, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 20, 2017Lura Jean (Wilson) Zinn, age 82 of Hume, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home in Prescott, Kan. She was born Aug. 21, 1935, to Zella Mae Gregg Wilson and Earl DeVoe Wilson in Metz, Mo., the youngest of six children.Jean attended...[More]
Leota Maxine Hoover 12-21-1921 to 09-16-2017 - Sep. 19, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 20, 2017Leota Maxine Hoover, age 95, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at her home. She was born at Pleasanton, Kan., on Dec. 21, 1921, the daughter of Robert and Edna Evans Moody. She married Earl Hoover who preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1967.Leota...[More]
Prairie View football puts on defensive show in 21-0 shutout of Iola - Sep. 13, 2017
The Prairie View football team hosted Iola on Sept. 8 in their second home and league game of the season.The Buffalos had just come off a season opening win over league foe Anderson County and were looking for another league win over Iola.Defense was key for the Buffalos in this game and it started in...[More]
Big plays ignite ‘Hawks in 36-0 league debut - Sep. 13, 2017
Football statistics can sometimes be, well, misleading.Take, for instance, Jayhawk-Linn’s Three Rivers League opener last Friday at Uniontown.Despite the Eagles showing a significant advantage in possession time and offensive snaps during the first three quarters, the Jayhawks used five runs of...[More]
Lady Jays have busy week - Sep. 13, 2017
The Pleasanton High School (PHS) Lady Blu-Jays volleyball team went 2-2 this week in varsity action. PHS hosted Crest High School (CHS), St. Paul and Southern Coffey County on Tuesday followed by Rich Hill Thursday evening.In their first match the Lady Jays began slowly as Crest tied the first set 4-4....[More]
Last of Fairview School and other memories - Sep. 13, 2017
The Fairview School was located about five miles southeast of Pleasanton. Merna Livingston was the teacher.The school was heated by a coal stove sitting in the middle of the room. The desks were double desks, which could seat two students. Water was from cistern and there was a pitcher pump in a sink...[More]
Mapleton church to celebrate 100 years - Sep. 13, 2017
On July 16, 1911, a group of Saints met in a hall in Mapleton for the purpose of organizing a church. The following resolution was adopted: “That we proceed to organize a branch to be known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.”The group met in the hall for several...[More]
Parker Days ‘Gone Fishing’ this weekend - Sep. 13, 2017
“Gone Fishing” is the theme for this weekend’s annual Parker Days festivities, with most events occurring at Heritage Park.The activities begin Friday with the kids’ fishing derby from 4-6 p.m. at the Parker city lake. Registration for the derby begins at 3:30 p.m.At 6 p.m. the...[More]
Seamless start for PES first day - Sep. 13, 2017
Pleasanton Elementary Principal Dave Thomas gave a report to the USD 344 Board of Education on Monday, Sept. 12, on the start of school for his side of the building.He noted that the transfer from construction to move-in day to the first day of school was nearly seamless.“I cannot give my teachers...[More]
