William Jerome Jonas Jr. - 05-08-1938 to 12-15-2014 - Jan. 21, 2015
William Jerome Jonas Jr. passed away Dec. 15, 2014, at his home at Fort Randall, S.D., surrounded by family. William was born May 8, 1938, to William Sr. and Lauretta (Kirwan) Jonas. He grew up in Gregory, S.D., where he attended the Catholic School and Gregory High School. He graduated in 1956 and went...[More]
Novella Bogan-Finwick - 10-1-1916 to 01-14-2015 - Jan. 21, 2015
Novella Bogan-Finwick, 98 years, 3 months and 13 days, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Prescott Country View. She was born Oct. 1, 1916, at Jericho Springs, Mo., the daughter of Loy and Velma Finwick Boston. She graduated from Jericho Springs High School.She was preceded in death by two husbands,...[More]
Billy D. “Bill†Allen - 08-03-1946 to 01-14-2015 - Jan. 21, 2015
Billy D. “Bill” Allen, 68, Paola, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. He was born Aug. 3, 1946, at Paola, Kan., the son of Ward and Jean Lindsey Allen. He attended school in La Cygne, Kan., until midway through his senior year, and graduated from Louisburg...[More]
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure - Jan. 21, 2015
Like many people this time of year, we’re going through the stage where we’re feeling good about packing away the Christmas decorations. It makes the library feel fresh again, and we want to keep going. So we’re straightening up the storage area, going through accumulated clutter and...[More]
Pleasanton resident returns from Middle Eastern adventure - Jan. 21, 2015
Pleasanton resident Frances Marshall recently traveled to the international city of Dubai, also known as the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. Located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the country.Having traveled to over 10 countries in...[More]
Prairie View boys still undefeated in league play - Jan. 21, 2015
The Prairie View boys’ basketball team is 6-1 overall and 4-0 in Pioneer League play. Currently the Buffalos are tied with Wellsville as the league leader. The Buffalos helped themselves this past week in pursuit of a league championship with a win over Anderson County and a win in a thriller over...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling hosts triangular dual against Parsons and Frontenac - Jan. 21, 2015
The Jayhawk wrestling team hosted a triangular dual against Parsons and Frontenac. The Hawks battled but lost a close dual to Parsons, 42-36, and then lost to Frontenac, 45-30.In the dual against Parsons, the Hawks got off to a strong start. Jonathan Bownes, 106, had a bye as did Colton Byram, 113, to...[More]
4 suspects taken into custody after rural home burglary - Jan. 21, 2015
Last Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 14, the Linn County Sheriff’s Department received an emergency 9-1-1 call from a man reporting an active burglary at Jim McCammon’s home on County Road 1077 northeast of Parker. The Sheriff’s Office and La Cygne Police Department responded to the call....[More]
Digging out of a bad deal Linn Valley gives POA options on wrecked backhoe - Jan. 21, 2015
After months of negotiation following the crash of the backhoe leased by the city for the Linn Valley Property Owners Association (POA), the city and the POA met at the City Council meeting Jan. 12, 2015,+ to hear three options offered to the POA.City Attorney Gary Thompson took the lead and recounted...[More]
La Cygne power plant upgrades near completion - Jan. 21, 2015
Visitors traveling on U.S. 69 past the La Cygne exit may notice a subtle change in the KCP&L plant. The generating station recently began a tie-in stage, transitioning the two former smokestacks into the new single stack, double chimney.Throughout the week plumes of smoke could be seen drifting from...[More]
