Fighting the odds - May. 25, 2016
Six-month-old Danny Monceret has spent most of life looking at the world from a hospital bed. Diagnosed with Williams Syndrome, congenital heart disease and arterial disease that he will deal with his entire life, this fighter of a boy has gone through three heart surgeries already, the last...[More]
Cheyenne Lindsey receives FFA American Degree - May. 25, 2016
Cheyenne Lindsey, a 2015 Jayhawk-Linn graduate, became only the second person in Jayhawk-Linn history to receive the FFA American degree. The last person to receive the degree was over 20 years ago. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online...[More]
Grant extended on Pleasanton Community Building - May. 25, 2016
The city of Pleasanton received word last Wednesday, May 18, that their request for an extension on the grant for the new community building on Main Street had been approved. However, the grant extension was approved for three months, rather than the six requested, and the city was told this would be...[More]
PVHS Supt. Kleidosty resigns to accept Tonganoxie post - May. 25, 2016
The Prairie View Unified School District 362 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Chris Kleidosty, district superintendent, at a special board meeting Monday evening. The formal action followed a five-minute executive session for personnel. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
Teacher arrested on charges of sexual relations with students - May. 23, 2016
Following an investigation that began after allegations of sexual relations were made to USD#362 School Resource Officer (SRO) Dan Nasalroad, and subsequent investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department, PVHS English teacher and head basketball coach Keaton Krell, 31, was arrested...[More]
Dorothy M. Pack 12-27-1929 to 03-06-2016 - May. 23, 2016
Dorothy M. Pack, age 86, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born on Dec. 27, 1929, the daughter of Richard and Mae Lyden Watt. She graduated from Arcadia High School. She was married to Clyde Pack who preceded her in death on April 14, 1968. Dorothy was...[More]
Shared bathrooms - May. 18, 2016
Holy cow, I can see that idea doing nothing but letting a bunch of constrained perverts loose to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting population of children whose parents let them go to the bathroom alone. Obama, relegated to Obama because the office of the president of the United States deserves better,...[More]
Tracy Lee Kehl 01-10-1957 to 05-08-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Tracy Lee Kehl, age 59, of La Cygne, Kan., went to her heavenly home on May 8, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Tracy was born January 10, 1957, in Paola, Kan. She was the youngest of four children born to Dalton Gustav “Sam” and Doris Virginia (Stainbrook) Kehl....[More]
Carol Johnson 01-12-1954 to 05-12-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Carol Johnson, age 62, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born at Carlsbad, N.M., on Jan. 12, 1954, the daughter of Joseph and Minnis Wilson Cox. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and reading. She married Donnie Johnson on Aug. 21, 1981, at Liberty, Mo. She is...[More]
Donald Dale Picht 11-27-1931 to 05-13-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Donald Dale Picht, age 84, a resident of Blue Mound, Kan., died Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Nov. 27, 1931, in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Phillip Glenn Picht and Martha Payne Picht. Don graduated from the Fort Scott High School and from Pittsburg State...[More]