Long to Bike Across Kansas - Jun. 4, 2014
Most of us learned to ride a bike at an early age, some of us continue to ride bikes later in life and others, such as Richard Long of Mound City, use a 54- mile bicycle trek across Kansas as an item to be crossed off of his bucket list. The ride that began in 1975 will certainly test the mettle of...[More]
Bauer leads Pleasanton in the State Track Meet - Jun. 4, 2014
The Pleasanton track team took eight athletes out to Wichita on May 30 through May 31 to compete in the 2A State Track meet. The State meet is extremely competitive, no matter if you are a 2A school or a 6A school. Pleasanton has done better than what they did at State but the kids competed hard. “We...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ track competes at State - Jun. 4, 2014
The Jayhawk girls’ track team usually finished first at whatever meets they were at this year and there were always multiple girls who placed in the top eight. At this year’s 3A State Track meet in Wichita on May 30 through May 31, neither of those things happened. The Lady Hawks took six...[More]
Commissioners consider request to use human sewage mixture as fertilizer - Jun. 4, 2014
A peculiar conditional-use permit (CUP) request came to the Linn County Commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday, which brought forth a lengthy debate. The request came from William Shadden, owner of Shadden Septic Tank Cleaning, on property owned by Kenneth Sloan. Melinda Bolling, presenting...[More]
Linn County Library District 1 receives Libri Grant - May. 28, 2014
The local Parker Library recently received $1,050 worth of new hardcover children’s books through the Libri Foundation’s Books for Children program. Library Director Kay Bowman excitedly shared, “The library also surprisingly received an extra $350 worth of math and science books through...[More]
Thoele headed to State - May. 28, 2014
The Prairie View track team traveled to Louisburg on May 23 to compete in the 4A Regional Track Meet. It was a tough meet as the boys’ and girls’ teams placed 12th at the meet.Paola won the meet for the girls with 129.5 points and was followed by Chanute, 92, Anderson County, 60, Frontenac,...[More]
Lady Hawks place first at Regionals, six qualify for State - May. 28, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn girls track team has done well all season, and that did not change at the 3A Regional Track Meet on May 23 at Wellsville, Kan. The Lady Hawks placed first out of 15 teams, and six young ladies qualified for the State Track Meet in Wichita on May 30-31.Jayhawk won the meet for the girls...[More]
Jackson named Governor’s Scholar - May. 28, 2014
At the invitation of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Carly Jackson of Blue Mound was selected to attend the 31st Annual Governor’s Scholars Awards Program on May 4, 2014, in Topeka.The recognition ceremony honors the top academic 1 percent of Kansas high school seniors. Scholars are selected from accredited...[More]
K-68 resurfacing postponed until June 3 - May. 28, 2014
On Tuesday, June 3, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to begin a resurfacing project on K-68 in Miami County. The starting date for this project has been pushed back from May 27 to June 3. The 4½-mile project runs from the U.S.69/K-68 junction east to the Kansas-Missouri state...[More]
