Mural protection petition yields no binding USD 362 action - Sep. 13, 2017
A petition aimed at protecting a Prairie View High gymnasium mural yielded no binding action at Monday’s monthly Unified School District 362 board of education meeting.The mural, painted in 1994 by the late Grady Elder, art teacher and wrestling coach, became a topic of Facebook posts during the...[More]
William Thomas Sheehy 08-27-1939 to 09-09-2017 - Sep. 12, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 13, 2017William Thomas Sheehy was born Aug. 27, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Joseph Andrew and Elizabeth Ellen (Keating) Sheehy. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home at the age of 78 years. William was employed at K.C. Nut...[More]
Virginia Lee Murphy Maples 06-29-1947 to 09-05-2017 - Sep. 12, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 13, 2017Virginia Lee Murphy Maples, age 70, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. She was born on June 29, 1947, at Salina, Kan., the daughter of Wallace Dale and Margaret Helen Alt Murphy. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1965....[More]
Stanley “Buck†Allan Morgan 01-15-1954 to 09-10-2017 - Sep. 12, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 13, 2017Stanley “Buck” Allan Morgan, age 63 of La Cygne, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Jan. 15, 1954.There was cremation. No services are planned at this time.Memorials are to: Stanley...[More]
Carol Jean Anderson 11-26-1938 to 09-04-2017 - Sep. 12, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 13, 2017Carol Jean Anderson, age 78, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. She was born on Nov. 26, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Adrian and Josephine Lamphear Loomis. She worked at Bethany Medical Center in food service and...[More]
Lady Jays battle through match, beat Bronaugh - Sep. 6, 2017
The Pleasanton High School (PHS) Lady Jays volleyball team traveled across the state line last Tuesday to face off with the Lady Wildcats of Bronaugh High School (BHS). Varsity teams faced off first with JV to follow. Neither team started strong but BHS held an early 5-4 lead. PHS broke out...[More]
Buffalos defeat Anderson County in opening game of season - Sep. 6, 2017
The Prairie View football team began the 2017 football season with a home game against Anderson County on Sept. 1. The Bulldogs got the ball first and drove all the way down to the Prairie View 1-yard line. However, they fumbled in the end zone and the Buffalos recovered. The tone of the game seemed...[More]
Final-play TD earns Hawks 28-26 opening win - Sep. 6, 2017
A final-play touchdown provided the storybook ending to Jayhawk-Linn’s season-opening football win. So much so, in fact, that Head Coach Randy Leach’s post-game synopsis channeled Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the best of times and the worst of...[More]
‘Hungary’ for sharing - Sep. 6, 2017
On Aug. 17, 11 individuals from First Baptist Church, Mound City, headed out to share the love of God with students abroad in Hungary. Before we could interact with the students, we had to get there. This meant flying for several hours. The team left KCI mid-afternoon to head to Atlanta....[More]
PHS students hoping to help Hurricane Harvey animal victims - Sep. 6, 2017
Three students from Pleasanton High School (PHS) are banding together in an effort to help furry friends of all types caught in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. The students, Jackie Beltz, Evan Ballinger and Jennifer Potter, are hoping to raise funds to donate to organizations already...[More]
