Little Sugar Fest paves way for future rock festivals - Jun. 25, 2014
Recently, Linn County Fairgrounds played host to the rockin’ Little Sugar Fest. The idea for the concert stemmed from Linn Countian Kevin Amer, who explained, “I really just wanted a rock concert in Linn County.” A member of the Fair Board, Amer presented his idea to the board...[More]
La Cygne takes first at 12U tournament; Mound City and Parker also compete - Jun. 25, 2014
There were three county teams that competed at the 12U softball tournament in Garnett on June 20 through June 22: La Cygne, Parker and Mound City. Parker went 0-2, Mound City went 2-2 and placed fifth, and La Cygne won the tournament going 4-0 and finishing their season 20-1. La Cygne’s only loss...[More]
Centerville fire station 930 holds open house - Jun. 25, 2014
Over the past year, the old Centerville grade school gym has been completely remodeled into a facility that now houses the Centerville fire station 930 and an ambulance bay with living quarters. On Saturday, June 21, the community was invited to an open house event where guests could tour the...[More]
Meth bust - Jun. 25, 2014
On the evening of Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the Bates County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office requested assistance with a vehicle, a motorcycle, that was not stopping for their deputies. The chase originally started in Cass County, then entered Bates County, and ultimately entered Kansas and ended in Linn...[More]
Connie Sue Polley - 08-16-1947 to 06-23-2014 - Jun. 25, 2014
Connie Sue Polley, age 66, of Osawatomie, Kan., formerly of Parker, died June 23, 2014, at Golden Living Center Nursing Home, Spring Hill, Kan. Connie was born Aug. 16, 1947, at Paola, Kan., to Marion and Phoebe (McCarty) Barnett. She was the younger of their two children. Connie shared her birth date...[More]
Timothy Charles Prock - 04-18-1945 to 06-23-2014 - Jun. 25, 2014
Timothy Charles Prock was born April 18, 1945, in Florence, Ariz. His family moved to Tulsa, Okla., when Tim was a child. He attended Central High School in Tulsa and St. Mary’s College in Lansing, Kan.In 1963 he married Mary Oakley. Of this union, they had two children: Charles lives in Deerfield...[More]
Samuel Lester Stevens - 05-14-1931 to 06-19-2014 - Jun. 25, 2014
Samuel Lester Stevens, 83, formerly of Parker, Kan., died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. Sam was born May 14, 1931 in Martinsville, Mo., the second of three children born to Samuel Jackson and Helen (Maples) Stevens-Irey.He attended school in Martinsville, Mo., and...[More]
W. Glen Lindsey - 02-17-1923 to 06-19-2014 - Jun. 25, 2014
W. Glen Lindsey, 91, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014. He was born Feb. 17, 1923 at La Cygne, Kan., the son of William and Ethel Shrake Lindsey. He graduated from La Cygne High School. Glen proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II as an aircraft...[More]
Prothe retires from Pleasanton Housing Authority - Jun. 18, 2014
A lifetime is made up of small parts of oftentimes big things, and in Pleasantonian Doris Prothe’s life, she has a lifetime of events to look upon with pride and happiness. One of those events she just completed as she retired May 31, 2014, from the Pleasanton Housing Authority after 42 years,...[More]
Two Mound City boys on number one team in Kansas - Jun. 18, 2014
Brance Ware and Brody White – both of Mound City – are on the currently number one ranked team in 12AAA baseball in the state of Kansas. The boys play for Wheeler’s Whitetails Swhackers baseball team, which features boys from all over southeast Kansas. The team has done exceptionally...[More]
