Pleasanton girls improve to 3-2 - Dec. 24, 2014
After going 1-2 at the Linn County Tournament, the Pleasanton girls’ basketball team went 2-0 the following week against Crest and Uniontown.The Lady Jays had their first home game of the season against Crest on Dec. 16. Pleasanton got off to a great start with a 21-4 lead after one quarter; however...[More]
Pleasanton USDA water main replacement project reaches Main Street - Dec. 24, 2014
Pleasanton residents may notice partial street closings appearing along Main Street in the coming weeks. The blockades are a result of 12-inch and eight-inch water mains currently being installed along the street. The installation is part of the USDA water main replacement project taking place throughout...[More]
Mound City ambulance to move - Dec. 24, 2014
After learning that Mound City is understaffed to man the AMR ambulance housed at the fire station, the commissioners approved removing the ambulance from the station and rewriting the AMR contract to show an $11,000 decrease.With discussion beginning last week after continued discussion with Linn Valley...[More]
Rest area truck traffic still causing property damage - Dec. 24, 2014
Confusing markings directing trucks into the Trading Post rest area continue to be an issue almost four years after the rest area was built and many complaints later.Kirby Murray, representing his father L.D., spoke to the commissioners concerning huge tire ruts created after semis tried to maneuver...[More]
Pleasanton girls go 1-2 in the Linn County Tournament - Dec. 17, 2014
The Pleasanton girls’ basketball team went 1-2 in this past week’s Linn County Tournament hosted by Jayhawk-Linn and placed third in the tournament.The Lady Jays had a tough first game as they were drilled by Drexel on Dec. 9, 73-42. Drexel got out to a 22-7 first-quarter lead and then really...[More]
Norma Lois Avery - 11-17-1929 to 12-09-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Norma Lois Avery, 85, Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. She was born Nov. 17, 1929 at Ottawa, Kan., the daughter of Chester and Genevieve Andrews Fredricks. She graduated from Ottawa High School. Norma married Billie Joe “Bill” Avery July 25, 1948, in Ottawa. Her grandfather,...[More]
Lucy Mae Staton - 12-13-1919 to 12-12-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Lucy Mae Staton, 94, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. She was born Dec. 13, 1919, at La Cygne, Kan., the daughter of Roland and Mae Johnston Coffel. The family moved to Drexel, Mo., in 1922 and she attended Maple Grove School until 1925. In 1926, the family moved to Linn County and...[More]
Odiva Jean Little Elder Ethridge - 12-03-1927 to 12-12-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Our precious mother, grandma, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend left her earthly home Dec. 12, 2014, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa.Odiva Jean Little Elder Ethridge was born in Cameron, Texas Dec. 3, 1927 to Grady and Oma (Weems) Little. That remained her home until her marriage to...[More]
Carl Dee Holmes - 02-20-1940 to 12-13-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Carl Dee Holmes, 74, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. He was born Feb. 20, 1940, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Vernon and LaVerne Ashley Holmes. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and attended Bible College at Springfield, Mo.He married Janie McQuinn in 1961. To this union,...[More]
Reverend Howard Ray Curry - 03-29-1921 to 12-12-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Reverend Howard Ray Curry, 93, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. He was born at Mulberry, Kan., March 29, 1921, the son of William and Pauline (Gary) Curry.He married Ruth Lee on Oct. 7, 1942. He served his country during World War II in the United States Marine Corps.Howard worked in...[More]
