Cedar Crest named to top 25 list for 2017 - Mar. 21, 2018
Cedar Crest Lodge, a bed and breakfast located east of Pleasanton, has been named one of the top 25 bed and breakfast inns in North America by BedandBreakfast.com in their 13th annual awards for 2017.The finalists were chosen based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of traveler reviews on BedandBreakfast.com...[More]
Elden Wayne McCullough 05-20-1941 to 03-16-2018 - Mar. 21, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished March 21, 2018Elden Wayne McCullough, age 76, passed away on March 16, 2018. He was born on May 20, 1941.Originally from Wagoner, Okla., Elden spent the last year of his life living in Pleasanton, Kan.He is survived by his sons, Danny McCullough Sr. of Nevada, Mo., and Steven...[More]
County attorney, sheriff at odds - Mar. 21, 2018
County attorney: Sheriff’s office loses more evidence, needs body camsSheriff: Lack of communication with county attorney, deputies trained to KLETC standardsThe county’s desire for tougher law enforcement and a change in the county attorney’s office brought big changes – and...[More]
Charles Edward Rhynerson Sr. 04-20-1924 to 03-04-2018 - Mar. 21, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished March 21, 2018Charles Edward Rhynerson Sr., age 93, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his home near La Cygne. He was born on April 20, 1924, at La Cygne, the son of Frank Theodore Sr. and Nannie Mae Driskill Rhynerson.He served his country in the United...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Walkout - Mar. 21, 2018
What a mixed bag the student walkout was last week. A mixed bag for several reasons: first, mourning the loss of 17 people killed by a madman in Florida and trying to pay tribute to that loss.Next, students using their voices toward what they view, or have been led to view, as their ability to help stop...[More]
School board directs architect study for Prairie View High improvements - Mar. 21, 2018
With no objections, the Unified School District 362 board of education has endorsed a study with its architect for building improvements to Prairie View High.At its regular monthly meeting March 12, Rex Bollinger, district superintendent, was directed to meet with Hansen Design Architects, LLC, Topeka.Based...[More]
Linn County’s top 5 high school wrestlers - Mar. 14, 2018
The high school wrestling season has concluded, and both Jayhawk and Prairie View had wrestlers that performed well this season. All the young men did well this season, but there were some that rose above the others. These are the wrestlers we are going to look at in Linn County’s top five high...[More]
PVHS Student Council hosts 3rd annual Donkey Basketball - Mar. 14, 2018
The Prairie View Student Council hosted the third annual Donkey Basketball at the PVHS (Prairie View High School) gym on the evening of March 12.Dairyland Donkey Ball brought the game to PVHS where all three county high schools participated. Proceeds from the game went to the Special Olympics, which...[More]
Jayhawk, Pleasanton represented on 2017-2018 boys’ Three Rivers All League team - Mar. 14, 2018
The Three Rivers League announced their 2017-2018 boys’ Three Rivers All League basketball team, and two Jayhawks and two Blu-Jays made the team.Jayhawk finished a good season going 16-5 and losing in the second round of the sub-state tournament against Osage City.Pleasanton finished the year 6-13...[More]
Music on Main! - Mar. 14, 2018
Several years ago I attended the Kansas Library Association’s annual conference in Kansas City. In addition to keynote speakers, the conference committee schedules numerous sessions to inform and inspire us. That year one of the last sessions they held was about a way to bring music into your library....[More]
