BULLY PULPIT - May. 17, 2023
Sinking the ship I found the huge headline interesting, to say the least, concerning a ‘broke blue state considering unemployment benefits for illegal immigrants.’ Of course, that broke blue state had to be none other than California. Foxnews.com reported, “A California bill that...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, May 15, 2023 - May. 17, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 15, and began their meeting with the approval of the minutes of the last meeting and the approval of claims in the amount of $277,912.37. Various department heads reported on numbers and projects for their units for the last week, including...[More]
PARKER CITY COUNCIL - Thursday, May 11, 2023 - May. 17, 2023
In addition to denying a conditional use permit request and retaining a law firm to continue an eminent domain condemnation process, both reports located elsewhere in this issue, Parker city leaders approved three separate police department actions at last Thursday’s monthly council meeting. The...[More]
LINN VALLEY CITY COUNCIL - Monday, May 8, 2023 - May. 17, 2023
The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023, with Mayor Cindy Smith presiding and all council members present. Smith announced a change in the format for City Council meetings. The agenda will now include “Citizen Participation”...[More]
USD 362 SCHOOL BOARD - Monday, May 8, 2023 - May. 17, 2023
Prairie View Unified School District 362’s board of education finished the approval of school year 2023-24 student handbooks at their May 8 monthly meeting. After approving the middle school’s at their April meeting, the board approved those for both La Cygne and Parker Elementary...[More]
Prairie View girls win Pioneer League track meet - May. 17, 2023
The Prairie View track team traveled to Garnett on May 11 to compete in the Pioneer League track meet. The Lady Buffs won this meet a year ago and they did the same this year as they placed first with 158 points. The boys placed fourth with 55 points. Wellsville won the meet for the boys with 189 points. Laney...[More]
Pleasanton track places fourth in TRL meet - May. 17, 2023
The Pleasanton track team hosted the Three Rivers League meet on May 9. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed fourth as the girls had 77.5 points and the boys had 70 points. Crest won the meet for the girls with 105 points while Jayhawk won for the boys with 124 points. Landry George won...[More]
Jayhawk track places top two at TRL meet - May. 17, 2023
The Jayhawk-Linn track team traveled to Pleasanton on May 9 to compete in the Three Rivers League track meet. The Hawks did well as the boys placed first with 124 points and the girls placed second with 99 points. Crest won the meet for the girls with 105 points. Danyka Pointer placed second in the...[More]
Richard Scott Secrest ~ 05-29-1929 to 05-16-2023 - May. 16, 2023
Linn County News Published May 17, 2023 Richard Scott Secrest, age 93 of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was born the son of Ancil and Beulah (Jackson) Secrest on May 29, 1929, at Edgerton, Kan. Richard married Betty Slater on Oct. 18, 1952,...[More]
Donald Raymond Wier ~ 07-09-1940 to 05-11-2023 - May. 16, 2023
Linn County News Published May 17, 2023 Donald Raymond Wier, age 82, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023. The second child of Lloyd Elmer and Thelma Olan (Meek) Wier, Don was born on July 9, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., a farm kid who excelled in the classroom and on the fields...[More]
