Lack of volunteers threatens Swanfest - Jun. 1, 2016
The word is officially out. Without more volunteers, La Cygne’s annual Swanfest might be cancelled. So warned Marvin Clements, a Swanfest committee member who also serves on the local Chamber of Commerce board. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Memorial Day - May. 25, 2016
Summer is unofficially beginning this weekend – Memorial Day weekend. School is out, trees are fully adorned in green leaves, and the buzz of the season is on an ever-increasing pace. Memorial Day, explained on www.history.com, is “an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May,...[More]
Hawks qualify 11 for State - May. 25, 2016
The Jayhawk-Linn track team traveled to Erie to compete in their 3A Regional on May 20. The Hawks did very well at the meet, qualifying 11 athletes for State, eight girls and three boys. As a team the girls placed third with 70 points while the boys placed eighth with 24 points. Wellsville won the meet...[More]
PHS track qualifies six for State - May. 25, 2016
BURDEN, Kan.- The temperature was in the upper 60’s, the sky was overcast, and there was a very light breeze during the Class 1A Regional Track Tournament held Friday, May 20. An opportunity to compete at the State Track Meet in Wichita the next Friday awaited the top four athletes in each event. To...[More]
Prairie View softball makes it three in a row, advances to State - May. 25, 2016
The Prairie View softball team traveled to Osawatomie on May 18 to compete in their 4A Div. II Regional tournament. The Buffalos were the one seed and looking to advance to State for the third consecutive year. Santa Fe Trail was the two seed, Bishop Ward was the three seed and Osawatomie was the four...[More]
Dent receives County Clerks and Election Officials Association Scholarship - May. 25, 2016
The Kansas County Clerks and Election Officials Association awards scholarships annually to Kansas high school seniors and college freshmen and sophomores, provided they carry a minimum 3.0 GPA. The scholarships are for those students who major in journalism, political science, business or communications. To...[More]
Fighting the odds - May. 25, 2016
Six-month-old Danny Monceret has spent most of life looking at the world from a hospital bed. Diagnosed with Williams Syndrome, congenital heart disease and arterial disease that he will deal with his entire life, this fighter of a boy has gone through three heart surgeries already, the last...[More]
Cheyenne Lindsey receives FFA American Degree - May. 25, 2016
Cheyenne Lindsey, a 2015 Jayhawk-Linn graduate, became only the second person in Jayhawk-Linn history to receive the FFA American degree. The last person to receive the degree was over 20 years ago. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online...[More]
Grant extended on Pleasanton Community Building - May. 25, 2016
The city of Pleasanton received word last Wednesday, May 18, that their request for an extension on the grant for the new community building on Main Street had been approved. However, the grant extension was approved for three months, rather than the six requested, and the city was told this would be...[More]
PVHS Supt. Kleidosty resigns to accept Tonganoxie post - May. 25, 2016
The Prairie View Unified School District 362 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Chris Kleidosty, district superintendent, at a special board meeting Monday evening. The formal action followed a five-minute executive session for personnel. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
