William Lawrence Blair - Apr. 18, 2017
William Lawrence Blair, 86, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Pratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center, Pratt. Cremation has taken place. Services will be scheduled at a later date.Arrangements: Larrison Mortuary, 620-672-6436. ...[More]
Jorge Rocha Sr. 01-03-1950 to 04-12-2017 - Apr. 18, 2017
Jorge Rocha Sr. of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital at the age of 67. Jorge was born the son of Gilberto and Dolores (Garza) Rocha on Jan. 3, 1950, in Donna, Texas. Survivors include his beloved wife Esther Rocha; three daughters, Anita Rocha, Dolores...[More]
Mary Alice Francis 09-27-1933 to 04-16-2017 - Apr. 18, 2017
Mary Alice Francis, age 83, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017. She was born at La Cygne on Sept. 27, 1933, the daughter of Harry and Ona Fultz Anderson.She married Arthur “Art” Francis on Sept. 14, 1950. He preceded her in death on April 19, 2012.She was a member of the...[More]
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]
