Linn Valley PD pursuit leads to arrest in Johnson County - May. 13, 2015
On May 11, 2015 around 11:45 p.m. Sgt. Joe Rogers of the Linn Valley Police Department observed a dark-colored Ford Expedition towing a pop-up camper, without any lights, running stop signs. Linn Valley Police Chief Corey Murrison explained that Rogers then attempted to stop the vehicle on Ullery Road...[More]
Linn County to rent space at Pleasanton Community Center - May. 13, 2015
At the Monday, May 11, County Commission meeting Pleasanton City Administrator Tim Staton presented an agreement between Linn County and the city of Pleasanton for the rental of space at the new Pleasanton Community Center in the amount of $1,270 per month. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
Kenneth M. Kennedy Jr. - 02-15-1927 to 05-11-2015 - May. 13, 2015
Kenneth M. Kennedy Jr., 88, of Prairie Village, Kan., died Monday, May 11, 2015. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m., and funeral following at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102. Burial will be in Pleasanton, Kan., on Monday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m....[More]
Edward R. “Ed†St. John - 01-12-1941 to 05-11-2015 - May. 13, 2015
Edward R. “Ed” St. John, age 74, Sugar Valley Lakes, near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born on Jan. 12, 1941, at Greenup, Ill., the son of Alvin and Edna St. John.Before he retired he worked as a tank installer and later in the construction industry.He married...[More]
Pleasanton Blu-Jays volunteer to improve local community - May. 6, 2015
On Wednesday, April 29, several groups of students from the Pleasanton school district traveled throughout town performing various volunteer tasks to improve the local community. Groups of students worked on the ball fields at Pleasanton’s Lower West Lake, scraping and painting the...[More]
Parker Elementary students build bat houses to combat mosquitoes - May. 6, 2015
Parker Elementary Reading Specialist Meg Holt came up with a unique project for her students that encouraged the use of reading and writing skills. Her students were first challenged to research bats and learn everything they could about the animals. They discovered such things as what...[More]
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]
