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]
Orville Wesley “Bud†Rogers - 06-27-1922 to 12-12-2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
Orville Wesley “Bud” Rogers, 92, of Iola, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kan. Orville was born June 27, 1922, in Ericson, Neb., the son of Thomas Orville and Lillie Leota (Platt) Rogers. In 1927, he moved with his parents to a farm halfway between...[More]
Prairie View boys win the Linn County Tournament - Dec. 17, 2014
The Prairie View boys’ basketball team did something they have done the previous three years: win the Linn County Tournament. The Buffalos went 3-0 in the tournament to earn their fourth title in four years.The Buffalos got things started on Dec.9 with a blowout victory over Jayhawk - Linn, 45-24....[More]
Christmas Events list: - Dec. 17, 2014
Mound City:On Dec. 19, the Mound City Methodist Church will meet at 5 p.m. to go caroling. A movie will be shown at the church at 6 p.m.On Dec. 21, the children’s program will take place at 9 a.m. at the Mound City Methodist Church.On Dec. 24, the Christmas Eve candlelight service will take place...[More]
