PES receives reading improvement award - Feb. 4, 2015
Pleasanton Elementary School received an award from Kansas Reading Initiative last Friday, Jan. 30, for outstanding participation in the KRI program. KRI is a two-year pilot program designed to improve reading outcomes for Kansas students using the Lexia Reading Core5 education technology.KRI is managed...[More]
Did dinosaurs once roam the land? - Feb. 4, 2015
That is the question Johnny Onthespot hopes to answer in the hilarious melodramatic action play by Tim Kelly.Prairie View Middle School will present “Treachery at Cartilage Creek or….Our Hero Has a Bone to Pick” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Prairie View Performing Arts Center...[More]
Music shapes life of Mound City resident - Feb. 4, 2015
Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, local pianist Ellie Davey admitted she’s lived a varied life full of opportunities. Davey worked as a school and music teacher, a flight attendant, a musical accompanist and a treasurer for over 20 years.Though she mostly plays for church these days, Davey said...[More]
KDOT examines rest stop for possible traffic fix - Feb. 4, 2015
With consistent truck traffic missing the poorly marked entrance to the rest stop at the Butler exit and proceeding into Trading Post for a turn-around, Linn County resident Mary Grosshart took the bull by the horns and went higher up the chain of command at KDOT and asked for help.After dealing with...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Super Bowl - Feb. 4, 2015
For those of you who didn’t see the Super Bowl game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, you missed one heck of a game. And, for those of you who missed that game, as well as those who saw the game and have seen particular parts over and over again – obviously, it was...[More]
USD 344 teacher arrested, charged with 3 counts including electronic solicitation - Feb. 4, 2015
Shock waves reverberated through Pleasanton after it was confirmed that USD 344 physical education teacher Ronald Scott Michels was arrested after he allegedly electronically “enticed” a minor student.Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla said he received a call Saturday, Jan. 24, from USD 344 Superintendent...[More]
Suspect jailed after alleged beating - Feb. 4, 2015
Crime-scene tape cordoned off a residence in Parker at 105 W. Woodward St. after an alleged fight took place last Tuesday night, Jan. 27, between the hours of 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.According to Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla, the father of the victim called in that there had been a fight. To see the...[More]
Robert “Bob†McGee - 10-03-1936 to 01-26-2015 - Jan. 28, 2015
Robert “Bob” McGee, age 78, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. He was born on Oct. 3, 1936, at Mound City, Kan., the son of C. Ellis and Edna Ruth Schasteen Brayton.He attended grade school in Mound City and graduated from La Cygne Rural High School. He was united in marriage...[More]
Rita Anne Wilson - 04-11-1946 to 12-18-2014 - Jan. 28, 2015
Rita Anne Wilson, 68, of Osawatomie, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Miami County Medical Center of Paola, Kan. Rita was born in Beagle, Kan., April 11, 1946, to James and Elsie (Loch) Wilson. Rita is the second of four children. When she was born (prematurely, and weighing only about four pounds...[More]
Jayhawk girls go 1-2 at the Lancer Classic - Jan. 28, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn girls’ basketball team competed in the Lancer Classic at Southeast Cherokee from Jan. 19-24.The girls were given a six seed in the tournament and the action started when they played the three-seed Columbus on Jan. 20. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
