Mothers, do let your children grow up to be readers - May. 6, 2015
Being able to read is such an important aspect of life. It’s proven that children who are good readers will do better in school and, consequently, in life as well. It’s not just about books, but signs, instructions, job applications, correspondence, labels and much more. Reading...[More]
Margaret Lee Rose - May. 6, 2015
On Friday, May 1, 2015 in Alexandria, Va. Beloved wife of the late Rudolph F. Rose Jr. (Lt. Col. USAF Ret.); mother of W. Michael Rose (Daniel O’Day) and Nancy L. Bennett (Robert); grandmother of Jennifer Roxanne Madden and William Donald Francis Madden; great-grandmother of five. Graveside...[More]
Colleen K. Suddock - 01-26-1945 to 05-03-2015 - May. 6, 2015
Colleen K. Suddock, 70, of Mound City, Kan., passed away at her home May 3, 2015. She was born Jan. 26, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo., to Lloyd E. and Bernadine L. (Cavinee) Cockran. She grew up in the Beagle and Parker, Kan., communities and graduated from Parker Rural High School in 1962. Following...[More]
Clarence Jackson Townsley - 12-22-1917 to 05-04-2015 - May. 6, 2015
Clarence Jackson Townsley, age 97, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Fort Scott Manor, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born on Dec. 22, 1917, at Blue Mound, the son of Clarence Arthur and Corda Edith Jackson Townsley. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1935....[More]
Verna Mae Burgreen - 10-15-1964 to 04-20-2015 - May. 6, 2015
Verna Mae Burgreen, 50, of Butler, Mo., died Monday, April 20, 2015, in Butler. She was born Oct.15, 1964, to Vernon Waldeo and Minnie Mae Avey Boyd in Fort Scott, Kan. Verna grew up in Pleasanton, Kan. where she graduated from high school in 1983. For several years, Verna was a homemaker and...[More]
KU Barnstormers come to Jayhawk-Linn - May. 6, 2015
The 2015 Kansas Barnstormers came to Jayhawk-Linn on May 1. The Barnstormers versus the SEK All Stars was the main event of the evening but there were also the Biddy Basketball Tournament, autographs from the Barnstormers and the High School All Star Game. The Biddy Basketball Tournament...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ track places second at Prairie View - May. 6, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn track team traveled to Prairie View on April 30 to compete in the Prairie View Invitational. The Lady Hawks continue to do well. They placed second at the meet with 83 points. KC Lutheran was first with 91 points. The boys’ team placed 12th with three points. The complete placings...[More]
Community garden tilled in Pleasanton - May. 6, 2015
Recognizing a need in the community, the Pleasanton Church of the Nazarene has plowed an area of ground in their backyard that will soon feed many people. Church member Barbara Simmons said, "I had an idea and presented it to the board. The idea was picked up by Breann Wisdom, a home-school...[More]
Rabies virus in Kansas; 35 cases confirmed this year - May. 6, 2015
Shane Hesting, disease coordinator with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, recently reported that Kansas experienced 35 confirmed cases of animals with rabies this year between January and March. Kansas only experienced 10 positive cases of rabies during the same time period last...[More]
Local youth make international impact against poverty - May. 6, 2015
In early 2014 Mound City youth Nathan Leavitt and Kayson Boyd set out with a goal to help improve life for struggling communities across the globe. Their Sunday school teacher, Rhonda McGown at the Mound City United Methodist Church, shared that the boys sought a charity where their contributions...[More]
