County looks to ramp up recycling program - Oct. 8, 2014
Following complaints that area recycling containers were full and had been for a while, Solid Waste Coordinator Joe Maloney reminded the County Commissioners that his truck had broken down leaving him without transportation to collect recycled materials for approximately three weeks.Monday, though, Maloney...[More]
Train hits high-centered trailer at crossing - Oct. 8, 2014
On Oct. 1, at 2:12 a.m., a train struck a combine header trailer and a portion of the truck hauling it at the railroad crossing on the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism access road, west of Trego Road. Responding Linn County Sheriff Deputy Chris Martin said that driver Ronald J....[More]
150th Commemoration of Mine Creek Battlefield Oct. 18 - Oct. 8, 2014
On Saturday, Oct. 18, the 150th Commemoration of the Battle of Mine Creek will take place at the Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors will be able to explore soldier encampments, watch 19th century skill demonstrations, participate in children’s activities...[More]
'Let’s Go Outside' a success - Oct. 1, 2014
Visitors seemed to thoroughly enjoy the “Let’s Go Outside” event at the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge last Saturday. Several families arrived when it began at 10 a.m. with a steady stream of visitors throughout the day.Parents and children had an opportunity to visit and...[More]
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]
