Mary Katherine Cassidy Ashcraft 02-13-1965 to 04-08-2017 - Apr. 18, 2017
Mary Katherine Cassidy Ashcraft, age 52 of Olathe, Kan., went home to our Lord Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center.A memorial service of Mary Katherine’s life will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Grace Community Church, 108 East 15th St., Pleasanton, Kan. Memorial contributions...[More]
Agnes Pace Hayden 05-31-1931 to 03-18-2017 - Apr. 18, 2017
Agnes Pace Hayden passed away on March 18, 2017. She was born May 31, 1931, to Ona Klopfenstein Pace and to Gage Pace, who preceded her birth in death.She grew up in Mound City, Kan., and graduated from Mound City High School in 1949, then immediately moved to Denver, Colo., to spend the rest of her...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Customer service - Apr. 12, 2017
I’ve always been taught, and try to maintain the adage, that the customer is always right.Sometimes that is tough; the newspaper business is not necessarily an easy business simply because it often deals with bad news. We report it with as much empathy as we can and still maintain a credible news...[More]
Lady Buffs fall 1 run short in Louisburg games - Apr. 12, 2017
Late-inning rallies fell one run short for Prairie View’s softball team Friday, losing at Louisburg, 2-1 and 6-5.The Lady Buffs, 2-2, are now in an eight-day layoff, with play to begin again with a 4:30 p.m. home doubleheader April 20 with Archie (Mo.).Among the practice focus for Lisa Boone, head...[More]
Pleasanton track has 11 athletes place 1st at Southeast JV meet - Apr. 12, 2017
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Southeast Cherokee on April 4 to compete in the Southeast Cherokee JV meet.The team did well as 11 different athletes for the Blu-Jays finished first in their events; some finished first in multiple events.“It was a good day for us. Although no official team...[More]
Jayhawk softball dominates St. Paul - Apr. 12, 2017
After losing their season opening series against Anderson County on March 16, the Hawks got back on track with a dominating sweep over St. Paul on April 6.The Lady Hawks traveled to St. Paul for a league game against the Indians. In the first game it was close after one inning as the Lady Hawks led 3-2....[More]
Linn County Alumni Recognized - Apr. 12, 2017
Honors the seven received at the 59th Annual Kelce College of Business, Pittsburg State University Awards Ceremony were as follows:2013 PHS graduate Karesa Lewis, MBA, received the following honors: John E. Lowe Accounting (in honor of Guy Owings) and Doyle W. Morton scholarships and Department of Accounting...[More]
Mosler celebrates 102 years - Apr. 12, 2017
On April 1, Lillian Mosler of La Cygne turned 102 years old, and she’s not letting it slow her down one bit.Mosler was born in Coffeyville in 1915. She was delivered by her own grandmother who acted as midwife for the event. Her family farmed in the river bottoms, and the children would ride horses...[More]
Prisoner farm-out cost estimates increased - Apr. 12, 2017
Reporting to the County Commissioners Monday morning, Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla quoted 40 prisoners farmed out and 17 in Linn County – the max the jail can hold.“The budget last year showed we could be over budget by $10,000, and I left the budget where it was,” said Filla. “I...[More]
USD 362 board hears of member move, hires principal - Apr. 12, 2017
Unified School District 362’s board of education heard of a member’s future move outside the district and hired a Prairie View High principal for next school year.Those were among the personnel items considered at Monday’s regular monthly meeting.Gary Spears, Area No. 1 representative,...[More]
