Bully Pulpit: Orlando - Jun. 15, 2016
I was eating breakfast last Sunday after attending a relative’s wedding, unfortunately watching the latest news broadcast detailing the mass killing that occurred in Orlando Saturday night at a popular gay bar. It originally reported 20 had died; the next report jumped to 50, including the gunman....[More]
2016 All County baseball team - Jun. 15, 2016
Both Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn baseball had success this past season while both teams had some great players. Jayhawk again won the Three Rivers League but fell short in Regionals to a very good Wellsville team. The Buffalos lost by one run in their first Regional game to Bishop Ward...[More]
2016 All County softball team - Jun. 15, 2016
Both county softball teams had good seasons this year. Prairie View made the State tournament for the third consecutive year while Jayhawk won the Three Rivers League and had a 19-3 season. Naturally, since both teams were good there were a many good players on each team. This made selecting the All...[More]
Pleasanton East Lake catfish tournament raises $657 for the Linn County Children’s Coalition - Jun. 8, 2016
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Catherine Maxine Maris 12-03-1928 to 06-01-2016 - Jun. 8, 2016
Catherine Maxine Maris, 87, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Butler, Mo. Born Dec. 3, 1928, in Paola, Kan., and raised in Jingo, Kan., she was a daughter of the late Harold Eugene Mendenhall and Ruby Francis Driskell-Mendenhall. Maris graduated...[More]
Jerry Arthur Melendy Sr. 06-25-1947 to 05-30-2016 - Jun. 8, 2016
Jerry Arthur Melendy Sr. of Kansas City, Mo., passed away May 30, 2016, in his south side home. Jerry, the second son of Marvin R. and Myrtle L Melendy formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., was born June 25, 1947, in Hanford, Calif. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law Lester G. Tolly...[More]
Robert D. “Bob†Yager 08-17-1952 to 05-31-2016 - Jun. 8, 2016
Robert D. “Bob” Yager, 63, of Parsons, Kan., passed away at 8:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 17, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Donald and Della Mae (Purdy) Yager. As a young boy he grew up and attended school in Mound City. On Nov. 25, 1972, he and Judy Gail...[More]
Calvin Shorty Johnson 06-16-1925 to 06-02-2016 - Jun. 8, 2016
Calvin Shorty Johnson, age 90, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at St. Luke’s South. He was born on June 16, 1925, at Farlinville, Kan., the son of David and Nellie Dinsmore Johnson. He attended Mound City High School before enlisting with the U.S. Navy, proudly serving...[More]
Prairie View FFA member wins State Proficiency Award - Jun. 8, 2016
MANHATTAN, Kan.—A member of the Prairie View FFA chapter was recognized for having one of the best career development programs in the state at the 88th Kansas FFA State Convention, June 1–3, 2016, on the Kansas State University campus. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
