Jays fight hard, fall to Central Christian End season in playoffs - Nov. 7, 2017
Pleasanton traveled four hours last Friday night to complete a 10-year journey. Not since 2008 had the Pleasanton Blu-Jays qualified for the KSHSAA football playoffs. This year’s Jays finished 5-1 in District 1 to finish as the runner-up, earning them a first-round playoff game against the Central...[More]
Jayhawk falls to Osage City in bi-district championship - Nov. 7, 2017
It was Halloween night, and the Jayhawk football team hoped to avoid the scary thought of being eliminated by the same team in the playoffs two years in a row. Last year the Hawks’ bi-district championship game was at Jayhawk and against the Osage City Indians. They narrowly lost that game and...[More]
Colen James Milburn 03-06-1933 to 11-03-2017 - Nov. 7, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 8, 2017Colen James Milburn, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at his home. He was born March 6, 1933, in Fort Scott, the son of Alfred Milburn and Hazel Taylor Milburn.He married Bonnie Harold on July 22, 1986, at Las Vegas, Nev.Colen...[More]
Nina Lea Hodgson 08-23-1916 to 11-03-2017 - Nov. 7, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 8, 2017Nina Lea Hodgson, 101, of Mound City, Kan., died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.Funeral service was held Nov. 5, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel, followed with burial in the Kincaid Cemetery.The family suggests contributions to Mound City...[More]
Truman Lee “Papo†Coleman 11-05-1946 to 11-05-2017 - Nov. 7, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 8, 2017Truman Lee “Papo” Coleman, age 71, of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 5, 1946, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Howard and Lavon Clayton Coleman.He married Judy Burkhead...[More]
Anna “Lorene†Akers 04-14-1924 to 11-01-2017 - Nov. 7, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 8, 2017Anna “Lorene” Akers, age 93, formerly of 618 Meadow Lane, Fort Scott, Kan., and most recently of Pioneer Ridge, Lawrence, Kan., passed away Nov. 1, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. Lorene was born at her family’s home south of Mound...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Ghosts, goblins - Nov. 1, 2017
I’m still generally on strike against the NFL, their players and management. With that said, I was getting a late dinner prepared and turned on ABC Monday night to check out the Chiefs – curiosity got the best of me – to see if the players would sink to a knee or not. Well,...[More]
Buffalos lose district title game, now on to regionals - Nov. 1, 2017
Scoring on six of their first seven possessions, Baldwin ended early any suspense in the Class 4-A, Division II District 2 championship in defeating Prairie View, 41-21. Kyle Littrell, Prairie View head coach, pointed to the opponent’s dominance on the line of scrimmage as a key reason for the...[More]
Shutout of Crest sends Pleasanton to football postseason - Nov. 1, 2017
The handwriting appeared on the proverbial wall early. When Pleasanton’s Nathan Miller returned the opening kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown on Senior Parents’ Night, it seemed only a matter of time before the Blu-Jays would join Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn in the football postseason. Over...[More]
Jayhawk football earns home playoff game for 2nd straight year - Nov. 1, 2017
The Jayhawk football team hosted Erie for their final regular season home game on Oct. 26. It was also Senior/Parent Night and a game that would determine the Hawks’ fate in the bi-district playoff round. Coming into the game, the Hawks’ chance of making the 3A bi-district playoffs...[More]
