Pleasanton 2 wins tournament at Blue Mound - Jul. 22, 2015
Blue Mound hosted this year’s Three Rivers Little League tournament from July 15 - July 19. Blue Mound and both Pleasanton teams competed in the tournament. Pleasanton 2 came into the tournament undefeated and the number one seed. Uniontown was the two seed followed by Moran 1, three seed, Redfield,...[More]
Information unaccounted for in the Pleasanton community center project - Jul. 22, 2015
Pleasanton City Administrator Erica Kern announced at the council meeting on July 20 that approximately nine months of timesheet information is currently unaccounted for with the community center project. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
K-52 West closure coming soon - Jul. 22, 2015
During the Linn County Commissioners meeting on Monday, July 20, Sheriff Paul Filla discussed an upcoming road closure along a portion of K-52 West between Read Road and Paine Road due to a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) construction project. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
KS State Rep. Jones American Ninja Warrior competitor - Jul. 22, 2015
America’s love-affair with fitness is moving to new heights as more and more people become involved in parkour training, crossfit, rock climbing and any other number of physical disciplines. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the...[More]
The consequences of short attention spans - Jul. 15, 2015
Get this: The average human being now has a shorter attention span than a goldfish. According to a new study from Microsoft Corp., reports Time, average people lose concentration after about eight seconds, whereas the average goldfish doesn’t begin losing interest until after nine seconds. This...[More]
Linn County Fair queen candidates - Jul. 15, 2015
Allison Wakefield is a senior at Jayhawk-Linn High School. She is the daughter of Shane and Debbie Wakefield. A member of Busy Bugs with 11 years of 4-H experience, Wakefield also participates in the Jayhawk-Linn FFA chapter. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn...[More]
Pleasanton Farmers’ Market helps local family learn together - Jul. 15, 2015
Research shows that farmers’ markets positively impact big and small communities across the country. A local family is seeing a few of those benefits through the new farmers’ market in Pleasanton. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Dorothy Violet Waldmer - 04-27-1927 to 07-09-2015 - Jul. 15, 2015
Dorothy Violet Waldmer, 88, formerly of Mound City, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo. Dorothy was born April 27, 1927 in rural Mound City to Howard O. and Minnie P. (Hollis) Croan. She was the oldest of three children.Dorothy graduated from Mound City...[More]
Maurice Cox - 12-18-1919 to 07-02-2015 - Jul. 15, 2015
Maurice Cox, 95, of Mound City, Kan., passed away July 2, 2015, at St. Luke’s South Hospital. Maurice was born Dec. 18, 1919, at Fort Scott, Kan., to Colyer Eugene and Ethel Mae (Kennison) Cox.Maurice graduated from Mound City High School. On Oct. 13, 1939, he married Frances Hall in Oskaloosa,...[More]