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]
Doc Gizmo performs at USD 344 - Mar. 14, 2018
Perhaps you’ve heard of the science guy who performs his demonstrations at Silver Dollar City near Branson, Mo.Doc Gizmo is 85 now and he retired at the end of last year, but as a friend of USD 344 teacher Jake Burkholder he came out of retirement to do one last show for the students at Pleasanton.Doc...[More]
Linn County dancers perform at PSU Showcase - Mar. 14, 2018
The Linn County Dance and Cheer (LCDC) Academy in Mound City took 11 members of their Elite dancers to perform at the Pittsburg State University Dance Showcase on March 5.Twenty-four members of the Jazz I and Jazz II dance teams also attended the showcase to watch their fellow dancers perform. “Next...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Times, they are a-changing - Mar. 14, 2018
I had the privilege of spending three weekends in a row with my 2-month-old granddaughter. She lives 10 hours away, so that time was precious to this new grandma.I look at my life and in terms of an average lifespan, I’m on the downward side (with the Lord guiding that). Things going on in this...[More]
Commissioners contemplate possible Blue Mound wind farm - Mar. 14, 2018
Anyone driving west on I-70 is familiar with the sight of wind farms. Linn County could become more familiar with the sight as the Linn County Commissioners were approached to allow research to begin for the purpose of building a wind farm on up to 30,000 acres surrounding Blue Mound.Garrett Ketchen,...[More]
Driver air-lifted following one-vehicle accident - Mar. 14, 2018
A one-vehicle accident on Robertson Road on Monday, March 12, resulted in the driver being taken by helicopter to Research Medical Center.Daren J. Shackelford, age 31 of Joplin, Mo., was traveling southbound on Robertson Road north of Kansas Highway 152 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a...[More]
