Upgrades brighten Southside Car wash in Pleasanton - Oct. 1, 2014
Customers at Southside Car Wash in Pleasanton will appreciate new upgrades recently applied to the car wash. Owner Jesse Secrest shared that renovations started in early August and finished approximately three weeks later. Secrest said, “The car wash was 17 years old this year. It was just time...[More]
Migration brings monarchs through the area - Oct. 1, 2014
As you step outdoors in the coming days, you might notice monarch butterflies fluttering across the sky. For the past few months, monarchs have been trickling through the U.S. into central Mexico, where they will overwinter before migrating north again in the spring. To see the full article, check...[More]
Ilo J. Brown - 08-14-1928 to 09-24-2014 - Oct. 1, 2014
Ilo J. Brown, 86, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. She was born at Farlinville, Kan., on Aug. 14, 1928, the daughter of Frank and Ula McDowell Murray. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1946. She married Robert “Pat” Brown on May 11, 1947, at...[More]
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]
