Stefanie Shryer joins Granny’s Family Market - Apr. 1, 2015
Granny’s Family Market in Prescott recently welcomed new partner Stefanie Shryer to the consignment shop. The local business is open Monday –Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shryer shared that she “jumped on the opportunity” to join the local store partnership and enjoys interacting...[More]
William Joseph Prike - 03-08-1933 to 03-20-2015 - Apr. 1, 2015
William Joseph Prike, 82, of Mesa, Ariz., passed away March 20, 2015. He was born March 8, 1933, in Kansas City, Mo., to George and Muriel Wolfe Prike. After graduating from La Cygne High School, Bill was able to attend Kansas State University for one year. He was a farmer in Linn County, Kan., before...[More]
Nana Jo New - 08-22-1958 to 03-27-2015 - Apr. 1, 2015
Nana Jo New, 56, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at her residence on March 27, 2015. She was born Aug. 22, 1958, at Grayling, Mich., the daughter of James and Lila Aldrich Carr. She married Michael New July 18, 2005.Nana Jo was a member of the Liberty Worship Center in Pleasanton, Kan. She enjoyed her...[More]
Dorothy Marie Markley - 02-22-1932 to 03-28-2015 - Apr. 1, 2015
Dorothy Marie Markley, 83, Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born Feb. 22, 1932, at Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Aaron R. and Hallie Bell Markley. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1950. After graduation she worked...[More]
Donna Jean Holdridge - 04-23-1940 to 03-25-2015 - Apr. 1, 2015
Donna Jean Holdridge, a resident of Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 23, 1940, to Gladys and Ephrium Kepley. She graduated from Highland High School in Albuquerque, N.M. She graduated from the School of Cosmetology...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Hard-drive wipeout - Apr. 1, 2015
Hard-drive wipeout sounds like a new surf move after a rogue wave hits an unsuspecting surfer.That would be if it weren’t something high-ranking officials in our government perform to try to cover their rears after they do something that would generally be considered not on the “up and up.”I...[More]
Lohman wins wrestling national championship in Oklahoma - Apr. 1, 2015
Jaimah Lohman of Pleasanton represented Team Kansas at the 2015 USAW Girls Folkstyle Nationals and represented well. Lohman took the national championship as she went 3-0 on March 29 at the nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla. Lohman, 12 years old and in the 90 lb. weight class, first faced Isabella Basso...[More]
Pleasanton track competes in first meet of season at Archie - Apr. 1, 2015
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Archie, Mo., to compete in the Archie Invitational on the evening of March 30. The Blu-Jay boys track team scored 30½ points and placed 10th out of 16 teams. Amanda Parker was the only participant for the girls at the meet and she did not place in any of her...[More]
Mobile banking, changing consumer access to information - Apr. 1, 2015
Technology capabilities continue to grow, shaping the way companies conduct business and customers access it. The Federal Reserve System (FRS) recently released survey results indicating that widespread use of mobile phones continues to change the way Americans bank, pay bills and shop.Use of mobile...[More]
