La Cygne leaders to defend possible extra water project requests - Jun. 8, 2016
Nearly $1.6 million of unencumbered USDA grant money for water treatment plant upgrade and new tower is at stake. At least three La Cygne city representatives will meet with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) representatives to maintain access to grant funding for possible water plant upgrades...[More]
Filing closes, ballot set for August primary - Jun. 8, 2016
Primary election choices for Linn County voters are set following last week’s June 1 filing deadline. Three contested Republican races will highlight the Aug. 2 county ballot. Paul Filla, Republican incumbent sheriff, will be challenged by Russ Gardner and Pat Huntley. The GOP primary...[More]
Linn County schools, legislators consider deadline - Jun. 8, 2016
A waiting game. That is the current status for Linn County school superintendents and legislators in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s May 27 opinion, which strikes down a portion of this year’s Senate Substitute Bill 7 for House Bill 2655. To see the full article, check out...[More]
Bully Pulpit: From an educator’s viewpoint - Jun. 8, 2016
As always, the recent arrests and 3:30 p.m. no go preliminary hearing this Tuesday for Keaton Krell on felony charges of improper sexual relations with students give pause to educators, whether locally or in the Kansas City media-market radius. In our legal system a defendant is presumed innocent until...[More]
Leroy M. Franklin 09-10-1921 to 06-03-2016 - Jun. 7, 2016
Leroy M. Franklin, age 94, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, June 3, 2016. He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Hodge, Mo., the son of Manford R. and Lela (Register) Franklin. He was united in marriage with Margaret M. Davis on July 21, 1946, in Olathe, Kan. Leroy was a veteran of WWII, the recipient...[More]
Gulotta places second at State in the pole vault - Jun. 1, 2016
Prairie View senior Colin Gulotta was the lone Buffalo representing Buffalo track at the State track meet at Wichita on May 27 to May 28. Gulotta made State last year and improved in his best event, the pole vault. This year Gulotta had the best placing out of any track athlete in the county...[More]
Earl White 12-03-1911 to 05-24-2016 - Jun. 1, 2016
Earl White, 104, of Prescott, Kan., passed away May 24, 2016, at Fort Scott, Kan. He was born on Dec. 3, 1911, at Barnesville, Kan., the son of Garfield and Fannie Allpress White. He graduated from Fulton High School. He married Laurel Bloomfield on June 25, 1938. Together they ran a truck line and...[More]
No third-time softball charm: Lady Buffs lose State quarterfinal - Jun. 1, 2016
A No. 2 seed and a perceived favorable quarterfinal matchup with Frontenac seemed a tonic for Prairie View finally to advance beyond a state softball tournament first round. Alas, though, the third time proved not to be the charm as the Lady Buffalos lost to the Lady Raiders, 6-2, Saturday afternoon...[More]
Director explains invasive, noxious weed differences - Jun. 1, 2016
The recent May precipitation bodes well for upcoming plant growth. That means John Maloney, Linn County noxious weed director, and Rick Post, who mans the county’s noxious weed shop near Prescott, will be on the lookout. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn...[More]
