Resolved to become even better - Dec. 30, 2015
I watched Karen Kingsbury’s “The Bridge” recently. It’s the story of an independent bookstore owner trying to keep her store viable in the face of rising Amazon sales, and e-readers. She realized it was the connections they made with visitors that made people return. Librarians...[More]
School personnel share $148,876 in grants - Dec. 30, 2015
School personnel – including nurses, teachers, principals and others – throughout Kansas are sharing $148,876.49 in Healthy Habits for Life grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation to deliver programs or activities aimed at helping thousands of school-age children improve...[More]
Charges filed after occupants flee injury accident - Dec. 30, 2015
On Dec. 20 around 2:50 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tanner L. Stone, 18, La Cygne, was traveling northbound on 6th Street in La Cygne with passengers Caylor E. Birchard, 17, Osawatomie, and Christian M. Hermreck, 16, Linn Valley, when the vehicle traveled through an intersection and crossed over Grant Street....[More]
Eligible Verizon and Sprint customers in Kansas reminded to file for refund by Dec. 31 - Dec. 30, 2015
TOPEKA – (Dec. 28, 2015) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today reminded Verizon and Sprint customers in Kansas that they have until Dec. 31 to seek refunds as part of two multi-state settlements reached in May. The national settlements announced May 12 were reached between Verizon,...[More]
Winter weather hits Linn County - Dec. 30, 2015
A wintry mix of sleet, ice and snow fell across Linn County this week. Southeast Kansas was one of several areas impacted by winter weather. On Dec. 28, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported a major storm system moving from the Gulf Coast to New England that would bring ice, heavy snow, severe...[More]
Christmas Events - Dec. 23, 2015
Dec. 24- The Prescott United Methodist Church will host a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6:30 p.m.- The Blue Mound Federated Church will host a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m.- The Mound City Christian Church will host a Christmas Eve children’s play and candlelight service at 7 p.m.- The...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Merry Christmas - Dec. 23, 2015
Each week for the past couple of months, my crew and I have been counting down the weeks until year’s end. This week, one more week until the year ends and 2016 becomes a reality.In the newspaper business, probably like other deadline driven businesses, we mark each week as the end of a project...[More]
Ottis Wayne Allen 05-04-1940 to 12-21-2015 - Dec. 23, 2015
Ottis Wayne Allen, 75, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born May 4, 1940, in Pleasanton, Kan. He married Minnie Lou Holt Oct. 8, 1961, in Farlinville, Kan. He served in the U.S. Army for six years, stationed in Heilbronn, Germany....[More]
Justin Wayne Gibson 02-03-1972 to 12-15-2015 - Dec. 23, 2015
Justin Wayne Gibson, 43, of Lamoni, Iowa, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Justin was born Feb. 3, 1972, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the son of Randy and Sandy (Huit) Gibson.Justin worked in the cattle feeding industry.He was preceded in death by an infant sister...[More]
Elsie M. Dingus 07-14-1918 to 12-18-2015 - Dec. 23, 2015
Elsie M. Dingus, age 97, of Spring Hill, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church, Kincaid, Kan. Burial will follow in the Kincaid Cemetery. The family greeted friends Tuesday...[More]
