Laver is one of the top players to watch in 2015/2016 - Dec. 30, 2015
Sports in Kansas released its list of top players to watch in 2015/2016. Pleasanton’s Brenton Laver made the list as a returning All-State selection. Laver had a very good season last year as a junior and made both the All Three Rivers team and the All State team.This year the Blu-Jays are looking...[More]
Carroll “CW†Wilmurth - 09-09-1953 to 12-25-2015 - Dec. 30, 2015
Carroll “CW” Wilmurth, 62, of Drexel, Mo., passed away Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at his home in Drexel with his wife Kim and daughter Destiny by his side. CW was born Sept. 9, 1953 in Kansas City, Mo., to Bill and Doris Howell Wilmurth. He was united in marriage to his soul mate, Kimberly Heaper...[More]
James Harvey Millard Jr. - 03-13-1931 to 12-28-2015 - Dec. 30, 2015
James Harvey Millard Jr., 84, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home, Dec. 28, 2015.Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at the Schneider...[More]
Mary Ellen Duis - 06-23-1936 to 12-25-2015 - Dec. 30, 2015
Mary Ellen Duis, 79, of Reynolds, Neb., passed away Dec. 25, 2015, in Houston, Texas. She was born June 23, 1936, at Verona, Mo., to Altgeld and Helen (Mooney) Cook. Survivors are husband, Loren Duis of Reynolds, Neb.; son, J. Alan and (Shirley) Dickey of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Ethan, Faith,...[More]
Zella Mildred Baston - 01-11-1930 to 12-28-2015 - Dec. 30, 2015
Zella Mildred Baston, 85, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2105, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Jan. 11, 1930, at Pleasanton, the daughter of Roscoe Curly and Edith Martin Staton.She attended Eureka School and graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of...[More]
Harold Raney - 01-15-1926 to 12-25-2015 - Dec. 30, 2015
Harold Raney, 89, of Winfield, Kan., died peacefully Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at the Kansas Veteran’s Home in Winfield, Kan., surrounded by his family.Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at the Shelley Family Funeral Home in Wellington. Interment at the Veterans Cemetery in Winfield,...[More]
Blu-Jays young and old team up to help community - Dec. 30, 2015
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team and elementary school teamed this Christmas season to make a difference in our local community. The Pleasanton elementary students collected non-perishable food items to donate to the local food pantries and the boys’ basketball team delivered that food...[More]
USDA invites applications for Rural Business Development Grants - Dec. 30, 2015
TOPEKA, Dec. 16, 2015 – USDA Rural Development State Director Patty Clark announced that the agency is seeking applications for grants to support rural businesses and help create jobs. The funding is available to improve economic development in rural America. The Rural Business Development Grant...[More]
Resolved to become even better - Dec. 30, 2015
I watched Karen Kingsbury’s “The Bridge” recently. It’s the story of an independent bookstore owner trying to keep her store viable in the face of rising Amazon sales, and e-readers. She realized it was the connections they made with visitors that made people return. Librarians...[More]
School personnel share $148,876 in grants - Dec. 30, 2015
School personnel – including nurses, teachers, principals and others – throughout Kansas are sharing $148,876.49 in Healthy Habits for Life grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation to deliver programs or activities aimed at helping thousands of school-age children improve...[More]
