Toma the Mime inspires students at La Cygne Elementary School - Feb. 18, 2015
The La Cygne Elementary PTO was excited to have discovered this unique full day assembly for the students of La Cygne Elementary School. At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb.10, Toma the Mime conducted a 45-minute assembly for all of the students. During that assembly he demonstrated basic mime techniques...[More]
8th Annual Cabin Fever Reliever Sunday, Feb. 22 - Feb. 18, 2015
The La Cygne library will hold its Eighth Annual Cabin Fever Reliever this Sunday from 5-7:30 p.m. This event helps three local organizations, the La Cygne Library, the Friends of the Library and the Prairie View High School Library Club. The annual basket raffle supports the Friends of the Library....[More]
Mound City woman loses home to fire - Feb. 18, 2015
Despite losing her home last Friday night to a fire, Kay Leins, owner of Kay’s Kreations in Mound City, is thankful for the blessings that keep coming her direction.Working late at the shop on Main Street in Mound City Valentine’s Day Eve, Leins said she was trying to get the multitude of...[More]
Operation Injured Soldiers hunting lodge to be established in Blue Mound - Feb. 18, 2015
Operation Injured Soldiers (OIS) is a wonderful organization and now that organization is coming to Linn County by establishing a hunting lodge in Blue Mound. The lodge will be on Main Street right next to the Feed Lot Cafe in what is called the Hocus Pocus building since hocus pocus is painted on the...[More]
A girl and a tool - Bully Pulpit - Feb. 18, 2015
I know what my son would say about the title to this editorial, but contrary to that, or the title to a country western song “a guy, a truck … ,” I’m partial to my new purchase – a chainsaw.Yes, a chainsaw.Forget if you’re a man or a woman and visualize yourself on...[More]
Jayhawk basketball falls to Northeast on Courtwarming - Feb. 11, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn boys’ and girls’ basketball teams hosted Northeast Arma on Courtwarming on Feb. 6. Northeast has very good boys’ and girls’ basketball teams and the Hawks lost both games. The girls lost 44-35 and the boys lost 66-59.The girls started the game and had a one-point...[More]
Elsenpeter Marionettes show comes to Pleasanton - Feb. 11, 2015
Pleasanton Lincoln Library plans to provide local elementary students with a special program on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 9:30 a.m. at the Pleasanton Elementary School gym. The library contracted Elsenpeter Productions from the St. Louis area to provide a marionette show, “Beauty and the Beast.”Library...[More]
Blu-Jays win big over Altoona Midway on Courtwarming - Feb. 11, 2015
The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams held their Courtwarming on Feb. 6 and hosted the Altoona Midway Jets. The Blu-Jays defeated the Jets at Altoona Midway on Jan. 27 and this time was no different. The Lady Jays again won in dominating fashion 50-12, and the boys also won big,...[More]
Beatrice Younce Salters - Feb. 11, 2015
Beatrice Younce Salters, age 80 of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Hume Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to service time at the Hume Chapel....[More]
Roland Earl Surbaugh - 09-28-1935 to 02-03-2015 - Feb. 11, 2015
Roland Earl “Rod” Surbaugh, 79, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. He was born Sept. 28, 1935, at Fontana, Kan., in the Twin Spring Community. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1954. He then served his country in the United States Army during the...[More]
