Bully Pulpit: Manchester bombing - May. 24, 2017
Children are the lifeblood of the next generation. Twenty-two people were killed, many of them children, and 69 injured in Monday’s suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England – another soft target chosen to inflict the most damage possible, both mental and physical.“Cowards,”...[More]
Carolyn J. Thompson 09-05-1920 to 05-20-2017 - May. 23, 2017
Linn County News Published May 24, 2017Carolyn J. Thompson of Lake Quivira, Kan., passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Clifford and Laura Alexander Addison. For many years she worked for the Federal Reserve Bank...[More]
Blu-Jays perform well at league track meet - May. 17, 2017
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Northeast-Arma on May 12 to compete in the Three Rivers League track meet. The meet was originally scheduled for May 11 but was cancelled due to weather.The Blu-Jays did well at the meet as the boys placed fourth with 48 points, and the girls placed seventh with...[More]
Jayhawk-Linn leads the way in quest for State Golf - May. 17, 2017
The Jayhawk golf team traveled to Erie on May 15 to compete in a 3A Regional Tournament held at Pea Ridge Golf Course.The Hawks had a great season of golf this year, and that season just got better as they qualified the entire team for the 3A State Tournament at Independence Country Club on May 22.The...[More]
Lady Buff softball punches 4th straight 4A-II state ticket - May. 17, 2017
For the fourth straight year, Prairie View’s softball team is off to the Class 4-A, Division II State Tournament.With wins Monday over Santa Fe Trail, 6-1, and host Osawatomie, 9-6, the Lady Buffalos, 13-6, advance to next week’s May 25 quarterfinals at Emporia State University’s Trusler...[More]
Community partner volunteers honored by Kansas PRIDE program Linn Valley resident receives award - May. 17, 2017
MANHATTAN – We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill, former British Prime MinisterThat is the thinking behind many a volunteer effort in communities across Kansas. For their efforts in improving their communities, several volunteers have been...[More]
McQueen receives Frances Marshall Reading Award - May. 17, 2017
Pleasanton Elementary gives one student the Frances Marshall Reading Award each year on the last day of school. This year’s recipient is Brooklyn McQueen.The award was presented by PES Principal Dave Thomas at the beginning of the Talent Show which was held last Friday, May 12.The award is named...[More]
Growing tobacco: Memories of a farmer’s son - May. 17, 2017
John Payne, who lives at The Residencies at Pleasanton, grew up in the Trading Post area where his family grew tobacco, which they harvested and sold at market to buyers such as RJ Reynolds and the American Tobacco Co. – ultimately making brands like Camel and Lucky Strike.“We grew White...[More]
Judge agrees to lift Krell ankle monitor order - May. 17, 2017
One bond stipulation for Keaton Michael Alan Krell has been relaxed.At a May 9 status conference hearing in Linn County District Court, Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District, sided with a defense team argument that Krell’s bond condition of wearing a required ankle tracking monitor...[More]
Commissioners hear from jail architect Costs estimate at approximately $75,000 per bed - May. 17, 2017
The Monday morning meeting conversation with Goldberg Group Architects (GGA), PC, was like listening to a tape recording of conversations from 2001 when County Commissioners Herb Pemberton, Tom Foerschler and Delbert Cannon heard the discussion of the need for a jail during Marvin Stites’ tenure...[More]
