La Cygne voices construction damage agreement City also to seek downtown alley-meter bids - Feb. 8, 2017
A water improvement project engineer will discuss monetary damages with the contracting company resulting from a recent La Cygne sewer-main accident. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
La Cygne council to mull sewer improvement information Engineering consultant says government grants, loans would require sewer rate increase - Feb. 8, 2017
Even with an increase in Trump Administration infrastructure money looming in the future, consultant information on addressing the needs of the city’s sewer system raised more than one council member’s eyebrow at the La Cygne City Council meeting last Wednesday, Feb. 1. To see the full article,...[More]
Keana Lorene Querry 02-19-2000 to 02-03-2017 - Feb. 6, 2017
Keana Lorene Querry, age 16, La Cygne, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. She was born on Feb. 19, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan., the daughter of Chad and Kathy Louise Nash Querry. She was a junior at Prairie View High School where she was on the basketball and cheer...[More]
Prairie View Ducks Unlimited holds annual banquet - Feb. 1, 2017
The Prairie View Ducks Unlimited chapter held their third annual banquet on the evening of Jan. 28 at Wicked Outfitters hunting lodge east of La Cygne and featured a night of food, entertainment and prizes.The event was hosted by Prairie View’s Ducks Unlimited chapter members and sponsored by multiple...[More]
Aileen Thompson Hurst 11-08-1918 to 12-08-2016 - Feb. 1, 2017
Aileen Thompson Hurst, 98, of Salinas, Calif., passed away Dec. 8, 2016. She was born Nov. 8, 1918, in Prescott, Kan., to Claude B. and Olga (Faber) Thompson.She was raised on a farm near Hume, Mo. Aileen grew up on the farm with her family and graduated valedictorian from Hume High School in 1935, two...[More]
Bully Pulpit: 50 first dates - Feb. 1, 2017
Remember the movie with Adam Sandler? His girlfriend/wife had a condition that wouldn’t allow her to remember things after she slept. Well, I feel like we’re having 50 first dates with Democrats, the media and goofballs that refuse to believe neither Sanders nor Clinton made it into the White...[More]
Turnovers plague Blu-Jay teams in Yates Center losses - Feb. 1, 2017
Turnovers proved to be a significant contributor to Pleasanton varsitybasketball losses Jan. 24 at Yates Center.With Ethan Sabine, girls’ head coach, admitting that “turnovers killed us,” the Lady ‘Jays lost their Three Rivers League match with the Lady Wildcats, 45-37, at Norris...[More]
Jayhawks take big step toward Three Rivers crown - Feb. 1, 2017
Lady Hawks get first league win on late Tingler treyJayhawk-Linn’s boys took a giant stride toward a Three Rivers League championship Monday night, riding a 22-point run to a 56-40 showdown win at Yates Center.Their Lady ‘Hawk counterparts relied on a late three-point goal from Hannah Tingler...[More]
Parker Elementary students raise over $2,500 for Jump for Heart - Feb. 1, 2017
Parker Elementary recently had 82 students sign up to participate in Jump for Heart, a program that raises money for the American Heart Association (AHA).The AHA has been sponsoring the Jump for Heart event in schools across the nation for more than 35 years and in that time those funds have helped researchers...[More]
Speaker shows students leadership skills for life - Feb. 1, 2017
Brandon Lee White is an author, speaker and an accomplished dancer who uses his hard won talents to help teens to lead teens. White speaks to thousands of youth in schools across the nation as well as to student organizations such as FCCLA, DECA, FBLA, HOSA, FFA, and SkillsUSA along with the National...[More]