Dan Stephen Barcus 10-26-1955 to 02-17-2018 - Feb. 20, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 21, 2018 Dan Stephen Barcus, age 62, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kan. A memorial service for Dan will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 9514 Perry Lane, Overland Park,...[More]
Lady Buffs earn 1st win over Jayhawk while Hawk boys earn victory over Buffalos - Feb. 14, 2018
The Prairie View basketball teams hosted non-league games against Jayhawk-Linn on Feb. 8.The two teams last played each other in the Linn County Tournament where the Jayhawk girls defeated the Prairie View girls and the Prairie View boys defeated the Jayhawk boys. The exact opposite happened this time...[More]
Lady Jays take control late, down Eagles - Feb. 14, 2018
The Pleasanton Lady Blu-Jays again took to the road to compete, this time invading Uniontown High School (UHS) to face the Lady Eagles. Pleasanton High School (PHS) proved to be the more persistent team, downing UHS 39-29 on the Eagles’ Winter Homecoming on Feb. 9.Even though Pleasanton won the...[More]
Iola loss inspires Lady Buffs for Pioneer future - Feb. 14, 2018
A 54-39 home loss to Iola Feb. 6 might seem just another notch in Prairie View’s winless record covering nine Pioneer League games.However, being within three points as late as the fourth quarter gives the Lady Buffalos inspiration for their upcoming league contests against arch-rivals, first on...[More]
La Cygne community garden looking for volunteers - Feb. 14, 2018
The La Cygne Methodist Church Community Garden set down roots last spring. With that, a lot of vegetables and produce were grown, and much was learned on how to run a community garden.Pat Berglund and Loretta Teagarden worked together on the endeavor and learned that good help is a must as they ended...[More]
PES sixth-graders study living history - Feb. 14, 2018
Students in Janet Toms’ and Rachelle Thomas’ sixth-grade classes at Pleasanton Elementary are getting the opportunity to study history from a unique perspective – the living. And it’s not just any history; it’s the history that pertains to those individuals who have volunteered...[More]
Sombatchareun medals in NYC gymnastic competition - Feb. 14, 2018
Medals are hard earned but something that Allee Sombatchareun, seventh grader at Pleasanton Junior High School, looks forward to at each event and several of which came her way last month at a huge competition in New York City.Sombatchareun began competing six years ago at the Diamond Academy in Stilwell...[More]
Bully Pulpit: People as pawns - Feb. 14, 2018
I’ve been watching the evolving story of Syed Jamal, the Park University professor that ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) arrested last week.Www.kcur.org explains Jamal’s issue as, “Jamal came to Lawrence from Bangladesh decades ago on a student visa to attend the University...[More]
Morrell new Sugar Valley Lakes/Hidden Valley Lakes manager - Feb. 14, 2018
Blue Mound native and member of the first graduating class from Jayhawk-Linn High School in 1973, Richard Morrell, has come home to his roots to take over the job as manager of Sugar Valley Lakes/Hidden Valley Lakes (SVL/HVL).Richard and his wife Kerry (Barnes) Morrell, moved back from Lincoln, Neb.,...[More]
Bond set at $1 million in second case against former SRO - Feb. 14, 2018
Appearing in Linn County District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 13, for a no-go preliminary hearing on initial charges filed on 2018-CR-000001 against him, David Allen Huggins also had his first appearance on 2018-CR-000029, a new case with two new charges levied against him.With his counsel, Zach Thomas, present...[More]
