Margie McLaughlin - 08-15-1922 to 02-21-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Margie McLaughlin, 92, Iola, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. She was born Aug. 15, 1922, at La Cygne, Kan., the daughter of Grover and Rilla Parker Dean. She was married to Elmer Orton who preceded her in death. She later married Wilgus McLaughlin who also preceded...[More]
Walter B. Massey - 09-07-1929 to 02-21-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Walter B. Massey, 85 of Kansas City, Mo., died at NorthCare Hospice House Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, in La Cygne, Kan., to the late Walter D. and Fern (Hutton) Massey. He worked in law enforcement for many years, including as a motorcycle patrolman in Kansas City. He then moved...[More]
Mary Ellen Galichia - 03-28-1923 to 02-19-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Mary Ellen Galichia, 91, of Arma, Kan., died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg, Kan.Mrs. Galichia was born March 28, 1923 at Mound City, Kan., the daughter of John and Dorothy Kellerman Kenney. Mary Ellen was a homemaker and had worked for her father and uncle...[More]
Pleasanton girls and Jayhawk boys roll in Jayhawk and Pleasanton game - Feb. 25, 2015
The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams hosted in county rival Jayhawk-Linn on Feb. 17. The Pleasanton girls were able to keep in front of the Lady Hawks all game and won 38-25. The Jayhawk boys came out and dominated on defense to roll out to a 55-21 victory.In the girls’...[More]
Jayhawk sends a school record four wrestlers to State - Feb. 25, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn wrestling team competed at Regionals on Feb. 20 - 21 at Fredonia. The Hawks did well and sent a school record four wrestlers to State in its nine-year program history. The Hawks placed eighth overall with 66 points. Fredonia won the tournament with 159 points. Fellow TRL member Uniontown...[More]
Fishing access and road improvements come to Pleasanton East Lake - Feb. 25, 2015
At the Pleasanton City Council special meeting last Thursday, City Administrator Tim Staton announced that significant clearing work is being completed by the public works department along the south side of Pleasanton East Lake.The project, which started about a month ago, aims to open up fishing access...[More]
Icy weather causes incidents along U.S. 69 - Feb. 25, 2015
Sheriff Paul Filla shared that hazardous weather conditions last Friday, Feb. 20, led to four reportable accidents with around 12 more vehicles sliding off the roadway and causing concern for traffic.The slide-offs began around 4 p.m. when sleet began to freeze along bridges and roads. With temperatures...[More]
Parker couple dies in Miami County car crash - Feb. 25, 2015
A one-vehicle double-fatality accident occurred on Plum Creek Road, a quarter mile north of 335th Street in Miami County Sunday, Feb. 22. At 2:30 p.m., emergency units were dispatched to a report of a one vehicle rollover on fire.According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Department, on-scene investigation...[More]
Jayhawk basketball splits against St. Paul - Feb. 18, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn girls and boys basketball teams hosted St. Paul on Feb. 10. The night was a tale of two games for the Hawks as the girls lost 59-21 and the boys won 60-36.The girls’ game started close but then St. Paul went on a run and earned an 18-7 first quarter lead. Jayhawk had 10 turnovers...[More]
Roy S. “Mac†McGinnis - 06-21-1922 to 02-10-2015 - Feb. 18, 2015
Roy S. “Mac” McGinnis, 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and formerly Prescott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at his home. Mac was born June 21, 1922, in Gooch Mill, Mo., the son of Sylvester McGinnis and Zelma Enloe McGinnis. Mac served with both the United States Navy and the United...[More]