2.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Linn County - Nov. 19, 2014
Many people from Pleasanton to Prescott and Mound City found themselves shaking in their homes last Wednesday evening at approximately 9:34 p.m. after a 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit Linn County.Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Barlet spoke to a geophysicist from the National Earthquake Information...[More]
Lottery sweepstakes scam reaches Linn County - Nov. 12, 2014
Mound City resident Mike Johnson and his wife Mary were recently targeted as potential victims of a scam. On Nov. 3, Johnson received a call from an unfamiliar man who stated Johnson won a number of prizes in a random lottery drawing. “He did not say how we won. He said he is with ‘Lottery...[More]
Local influences state of Kansas to change law regarding newborn screenings - Nov. 12, 2014
Sometimes people need a little push to do the right thing and that is exactly what Logan Smith was able to accomplish on Nov. 5 in Topeka. Logan, a native of La Cygne, spoke to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on his condition of regular biotinidase deficiency and how it has affected his...[More]
Open house for 56J Music Nov. 15 - Nov. 12, 2014
A state of the art recording studio, 56J Music, recently opened in Mound City. This Saturday, Nov. 15, the studio will host an open house for the community from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food and refreshments for visitors. Studio owner Gary Thompson said, “We encourage everybody to stop in and take...[More]
Marshall returns from whirlwind international trip - Nov. 12, 2014
Pleasanton Library circulation clerk Frances Marshall recently returned from an international adventure in Serbia. Working on her Master’s in Library Science, Marshall jumped on the opportunity to travel abroad through an international library issues course. Formally part of Yugoslavia, Serbia...[More]
Dillard’s Fencing & Supplies opens in Blue Mound - Nov. 12, 2014
Dillard’s Fencing & Supplies held an open house last Saturday at their new location inside the Blue Mound Schoolhouse. Located at 303 S. Third St., Dillard Ungeheuer shared that he purchased the old schoolhouse three years ago at an auction with the intent to use the shop area for manufacturing. To...[More]
Wallace E. McGee - Nov. 12, 2014
Wallace E. McGee, age 81, Ottawa, Kan., formerly of Kincaid, Kan., passed away on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014.Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at the Wall Street Christian Church near Mound City, Kan. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7...[More]
Berna Dee Bradley - 09-24-1946 to 11-09-2014 - Nov. 12, 2014
Berna Dee Bradley, 68, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Nov. 9, 2014. She was born Sept. 24, 1946, at Moran, Kan., the daughter of Clarence and Helen Emmons Townsley. She was a graduate of Blue Mound High School and Allen County Community College. She was united in marriage to Tom Bradley Sept. 9, 1966....[More]
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Daun Ann Horttor (USAF) - 05-13-1961 to 10-15-2014 - Nov. 12, 2014
Daun Ann Horttor died at San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 15, 2014. She was born May 13, 1961, in the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., a few hours before her dad was to take his last and hardest final exam. The first time he saw Daun she was being given a bath in a laundry tub in the hospital...[More]
A look at the numbers in the Royals’ World Series season - Nov. 12, 2014
The Royals had a great year winning the American League Championship and advancing to their first World Series in 29 years. Unfortunately for the Royals, the season ended with a game seven loss to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. Still, Royal fans did not expect the Royals to do so well...[More]
