Senior health fair to take place Oct. 16 - Oct. 15, 2014
The annual Linn County senior citizen health fair will take place Thursday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 4-H building at the Linn County Fairgrounds. Over 25 booths will set up at this year’s fair with vendors from health agencies, hospices, food pantries, K-State Research and Extension,...[More]
Forensics program returns to Pleasanton High School - Oct. 15, 2014
Pleasanton High School will soon welcome a new forensics program. The USD 344 Board of Education passed a vote Monday evening to reinstate forensics. The decision comes five years after its initial closing in 2009. High School Principal Mitch Shaw shared how the program recently started up again. “The...[More]
Pine Lake Images photography opens in Mound City - Oct. 15, 2014
Mound City residents Suzanne Thompson and Cheyenne Beisiegel pulled their talents together earlier this year and formed Pine Lake Images, a new full-service photography business. The idea for Pine Lake Images sparked last year when Thompson welcomed a new grandbaby to the family and recognized her growing...[More]
JHL Homecoming Candidates - Oct. 8, 2014
Jayhawk-Linn is celebrating Homecoming this week and, like most schools, has different dress-up days during the week. Monday was Favorite Team Day while Tuesday students showed off their patriotism on America Day. Wednesday is Pink-Out Day while Thursday will be Destination Day. Friday will be Class...[More]
Linnville Night Out Against Crime - Oct. 8, 2014
The community of Linnville hosted their Night Out Against Crime event the evening of Oct. 4 at the Linnville schoolhouse.There were several community members present for the event that began with a potluck dinner. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News...[More]
Paul Martin Jr. - 04-15-1930 to 09-30-2014 - Oct. 8, 2014
Paul Martin Jr., 84, of Pleasanton, Kan., and formerly of Gardner, Kan., passed away Sept. 30, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center.Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan., 913-856-7111. Burial with Military Honors followed at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe, Kan....[More]
Glen Doyle Odaffer - 12-27-1970 to 09-20-2014 - Oct. 8, 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]
Jayhawk volleyball hosts Dig Pink Night and Senior/Parent Night - Oct. 8, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn volleyball team had both their Dig Pink Night and Senior/Parent Night on Sept. 30 as they hosted Uniontown, Chetopa and Marmaton Valley in a quad. The Lady Hawks played only Chetopa and Uniontown, though, as they had already faced Marmaton Valley. It was a good night for the Lady Hawks...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Waverly on Homecoming - Oct. 8, 2014
The Pleasanton football team hosted their homecoming game against Waverly on the evening of Oct. 3. The Blu-Jays played hard but Waverly was too much as the game ended at the beginning of the fourth quarter and Pleasanton fell, 62-12.The action started with 5:19 left in the first quarter as Dalton Foster...[More]
Trash compactor rules reminder - Oct. 8, 2014
Pleasanton Chief of Police Tanner Ogden reminded residents at the City Council meeting Monday evening that dumping trash outside of the trash compactor after business hours is still illegal. An out-of-town visitor sparked the reminder when trash was left after hours at the compactor gate earlier this...[More]
