New KHP trooper stationed in Linn County - Dec. 21, 2016
The temporary void in Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) personnel in Linn County caused by the promotion of Trooper Mark Drennan to lieutenant has been filled. KHP Trooper Jonathan Raines has now stepped in to fill Drennan’s shoes.Raines is a 2013 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School and recently...[More]
Illegal sewage dumping reported on Bourbon County line - Dec. 21, 2016
An illegal sewage dumping was witnessed over the weekend of Dec. 3-4 on 100 Road and Wattles where approximately 1,500 gallons of sewage was released in a field on the Bourbon County side of the road with damage from the truck occurring on the road.Linn County Deputy Brandon Early said that the Linn...[More]
Joe Fred Clearwater 09-14-1923 to 12-15-2016 - Dec. 20, 2016
Joe Fred Clearwater, age 93, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at Prescott Country View. He was born on Sept. 14, 1923, at Boicourt, Kan., the son of Frank and Nellie Johnson Clearwater.Fred served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Dorothy Johnston....[More]
Lester L. Shaw 02-11-1918 to 12-15-2016 - Dec. 20, 2016
Lester L. Shaw, age 98, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at the Fort Scott Manor. He was born on Feb. 11, 1918, in Amoret, Mo., the son of Fred and Cora Mears Shaw.He was employed as an operating engineer working most of his career with DiCarlo Masonry. Les was a member of the...[More]
Christina Lynn VanMeerbeck Weldon 08-17-1982 to 12-03-2016 - Dec. 20, 2016
Christina Lynn VanMeerbeck Weldon, age 34, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. She was born on Aug. 17, 1982, the daughter of Michael and Janice Filing VanMeerbeck.She worked as a medical technician. She married Corey Weldon on Feb. 14, 2003. Christina attended the Pleasanton Assembly...[More]
John Steven Teel 04-06-1959 to 12-12-2016 - Dec. 20, 2016
John Steven Teel, age 57, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Inurnment will be held at a later time in the U.S. National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Cremations of the Ozarks. For online condolences please visit www.cremationsoftheozarks.com....[More]
Patricia Lynn Foster 01-03-1963 to 12-14-2016 - Dec. 20, 2016
Patricia Lynn Foster, age 53, of Prescott, Kan., passed away at her home Dec. 14, 2016. She was born on Jan. 3, 1963, at Sussex, Delaware.The family will have a private family service at a later date.Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel....[More]
Holiday Events - Dec. 20, 2016
La Cygne United Methodist Church’s Blue Christmas Service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m. La Cygne United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Eve Service at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. Christmas Day Services will be held at 9 a.m. on Snday, Dec. 25. Prescott...[More]
Christmas on Snow Hill Road - Dec. 14, 2016
Anyone who drives Snow Hill Road at night during the Christmas season knows there’s always that one yard that’s filled with Christmas lights and more. Decorations in that one yard began in 1988 when L.M. Krull was asked by his wife, Connie, to put some lights on the house. In 1989...[More]
Pleasanton ‘cowboy’ authors humor book - Dec. 14, 2016
Lincoln Library to host Baugh book signing Thursday Hours atop a steed for a lone cowboy offers time for thought. One rural Pleasanton native has turned those “hours at a time with my feet never touching the ground” into a book available through big-name book retailers. Ken Baugh...[More]
