Betty Avalon McGee - 01-25-1928 to 09-25-2014 - Oct. 1, 2014
Betty Avalon McGee, 86, passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 at West River Health Campus in Evansville, Ind. Betty was born Jan. 25, 1928 in Madison, Kan., to Lemuel Franklin and Mary Eugene (Knapp) Sylvester. She married Freelyn Carl McGee on Nov. 24, 1948 in Kansas City, Kan. He preceded her in death...[More]
Glen Doyle Odaffer - 12-27-1970 to 09-20-2014 - Oct. 1, 2014
Glen Doyle Odaffer, 43, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., arrived in heaven on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, at Kansas City, Mo., following a motorcycle accident. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kan. Memorial contributions...[More]
Marvin Alfred Meek - 01-28-1919 to 09-21-2014 - Oct. 1, 2014
Marvin Alfred Meek, 95, most recently of Victory Hills Senior Center, Kansas City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan. Marvin was born Jan. 28, 1919, in Everton, Mo., to Mary Mel Steele and Josiah Alfred Meek. At the age of two, his family moved to Eldorado, Kan., where he...[More]
Hensley leads Pleasanton cross country to more records at Prairie View - Oct. 1, 2014
The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Prairie View on Sept. 25 to compete in the Ramsey Invitational. The Blu-Jays’ last meet at Iola featured personal records, season bests and a school record and that trend continued at Prairie View.“It was another great day for Pleasanton runners,”...[More]
Prairie View suffers their first loss of the season at Homecoming - Oct. 1, 2014
The Prairie View football team is no longer undefeated as they suffered their first loss of the season at Homecoming. The Buffalos hosted Ottawa for their Homecoming game and Ottawa’s offense and a key Buffalo turnover were crucial in Ottawa’s 41-32 victory over the Buffalos.The game started...[More]
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visits Linn County - Oct. 1, 2014
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited the KCP&L power plant in La Cygne last Thursday. Jenkins noted that visits such as this help her to stay in touch with issues affecting her constituents. Regarding concerns in the area, she said, “People are frustrated with primarily job opportunity and the...[More]
Prescott to possibly lose senior meal site - Oct. 1, 2014
Public hearing Oct. 20 The commissioners learned Monday that Mid-America Nutrition (MAN) is looking to possibly close the Prescott senior meal location as the site has no manager and only feeds an average of two people.MAN Manager Cathy Duderstadt said, “MAN feels they can’t keep the center...[More]
Pt. 3: Wild hogs - pitting neighbor against neighbor - Oct. 1, 2014
Property ownership is separated by boundaries – boundaries that wild hogs know nothing about, and boundaries that leave neighbor pitted against neighbor in philosophy on how to handle the wild hog problem. Northwest Bourbon County still has one of the largest populations of wild hogs living in...[More]
Homecoming week at Prairie View - Sep. 24, 2014
Fall has arrived, the air is crisp, birds are flying south and Homecoming is on the horizon. It’s a great time of year full of traditions and camaraderie.This year Prairie View’s Homecoming theme is “Buffalo Time Warp – Celebrating the Decades.” Each hallway is decorated...[More]
Shear Insanity Grooming opens in Linn County - Sep. 24, 2014
Pet owners across the county will rejoice to learn that a new grooming business has opened in Blue Mound. Shear Insanity Grooming, located at 409 N. 8th St., offers complete dog grooming and care services. Shop owner Debbie David shared that her love and respect for animals drove her to enter the grooming...[More]
