SRO program funded – but most likely will be cut Commissioners wrestle with long-term solution - Jul. 30, 2014
Months of discussion, research and number-crunching came to a head Monday as the County Commissioners decided they would most likely halt funding of the School Resource Officer program, with several issues keying their thoughts. After learning that a statewide email question sent by County Clerk David...[More]
Mound City, Blue Mound welcome new UMC pastor, family - Jul. 30, 2014
As is the custom with United Methodist churches, Mound City and Blue Mound said goodbye to Dallas Peterson and are welcoming a new pastor, Walter Marsella, and his family. Marsella, originally an Argentinean citizen, and Ana, of Cuban descent, have one child, almost 4 years old Jonathan. The family...[More]
Local competes in Sunflower Games - Jul. 30, 2014
The Sunflower Games is a yearly competition in which athletes of all ages compete in a variety of sporting events. Track and field is one of these events and this year Kasen McKee of Pleasanton competed in the 1,500-meter run and the Kids’ Triathlon. The Sunflower Games track meet allows athletes...[More]
PV football attends contact camp at Cass Midway - Jul. 30, 2014
The Prairie View football players traveled to Cass Midway High School on July 25 to compete in the 2014 Cass Midway Contact Camp. The players were on their own in the camp with help from some parents as KSHAA rules prohibited the Prairie View coaches from participating in the event. Despite the coaches’...[More]
As Melugin family prepares to leave, they say ‘it’s not goodbye’ - Jul. 30, 2014
Pleasanton Assembly of God church and the surrounding community will soon say goodbye to Pastor Doug Melugin and his wife Stephanie. The Melugins are moving to Galena, Kan., near their hometown of Joplin, Mo., where Doug will serve as lead pastor for a church. Sharing their thoughts behind the...[More]
Racing to the finish - Jul. 30, 2014
The Second Annual Tanglewood Cardboard Boat Race was held to the delight of a large crowd of spectators on Saturday, July 26. The crowd gathered early for choice seats and to watch entrants come to the starting line on the large lake. Many there exclaimed joy at watching the ingenuity of teams...[More]
Leaving kids alone in hot cars: illegal and dangerous - Jul. 30, 2014
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 25 children die each year as a result of being left or trapped in a hot vehicle. Despite that known danger, only 19 states in the U.S. currently have laws specifically prohibiting leaving children unattended in a vehicle. Though...[More]
Jesse ‘Junior’ Mitchell 09-06-1928 to 07-17-2014 - Jul. 30, 2014
Jesse “Junior” Mitchell, 85, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born Sept. 6, 1928, in Wyandotte County, Kan., the son of Jesse James and Naomi Folsom Mitchell. He worked for the Western Weighing Inspection Bureau. This company was contracted through many railroads...[More]
Sara Ann Woodburn Lindsey 01-08-1942 to 07-24-2014 - Jul. 30, 2014
Sara Ann Woodburn Lindsey, 72, passed away July 24, 2014, at her home in Steamboat Springs, Colo., following a courageous battle with cancer. Sara was born Jan. 8, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., to William “Bill” Addison Woodburn and Sylvia Emily Saunders Woodburn. Her early childhood...[More]
Elda Kay Holsman 12-06-1946 to 07-24-2014 - Jul. 30, 2014
Elda Kay Holsman, 67, of Pleasanton, Kan., died at 11:16 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at KU Med Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Elda was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Amoret, Mo., to Kenneth Roland and Ruth Gail (Barton) Dudley. She graduated from Miami High School and received her nurse aide...[More]
