USD 362 slices LOB mill at hearing - Aug. 30, 2017
Prairie View Unified School District 362 property taxpayers will see almost another mill decrease in local option budget (LOB) after final approval of the district’s 2017-18 budget at last Thursday night’s special meeting.During the preliminary separate budget hearing, Rex Bollinger, district...[More]
Monday total solar eclipse closest to Linn County in 2 centuries - Aug. 23, 2017
Linn County gazers of Monday’s Great American Eclipse never experienced totality, as did watchers 70 miles to the north.Still, the total solar eclipse was the closest to Linn County since one passed on a northeastward arc from Wichita through Kansas City on June 18, 1806, the same summer Lewis...[More]
McNabb attorney requests competency determination - Aug. 23, 2017
David McNabb appeared in court on Monday, Aug. 21, with his attorney, Edward Battitori, in front of 6th Judicial District Judge Mark Ward for the purpose of hearing multiple motions prior to the preliminary hearing, which is set for Sept. 5 and 6 in which McNabb is accused of two counts of murder in...[More]
Flood claims life of Pleasanton man - Aug. 23, 2017
The Linn County Sheriff’s Department received word from the Miami County Sheriff’s Department early Tuesday, Aug. 22, that Robert Dean Schoenhals, 56, of Pleasanton, was killed early Tuesday morning after his car drove through flood waters and was swept into deep rushing water in Miami County.A...[More]
USD 362 tax levy to decrease by 1 mill - Aug. 16, 2017
Prairie View Unified School District 362’s annual budget hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 following resolution action at Monday night’s monthly board of education meetingIn total, the current proposed district budget levy is slated to decrease by almost a mill from last year’s 47.636...[More]
Accident victims found lying in roadway - Aug. 16, 2017
On Tuesday night, Aug. 8, passersby turning onto Thomas Road off Tucker Road heading into Pleasanton found a woman and a toddler lying in the road next to the ditch line. Gary Troth and his son, Dirk, Mound City happened upon the scene just after 9 p.m. and stopped to see if they were okay. The woman...[More]
Gov. Brownback meet and greet held in Parker - Aug. 16, 2017
Making his way across Kansas to several meet-and-greet gatherings, Gov. Sam Brownback took time to shake hands, tell stories and update residents on activities and new challenges ahead of him.Brownback has been governor for more than six years and pending U.S. Senate confirmation is set to become the...[More]
State dismisses current Kleidosty case ‘without prejudice - Aug. 9, 2017
A case against a former Unified School District 362 superintendent has been dropped for now.The state of Kansas Friday dismissed without prejudice two counts against Christopher Kleidosty for failure as teachers/administration to report child abuse/neglect while still in the Prairie View district. To...[More]
Teters appears in court on gun incident - Aug. 9, 2017
First appearance stopped due to health concerns John Edwards Teters appeared via video for his first appearance on Friday, Aug. 4, on charges of using a deadly weapon to place another in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm.Those charges stem from an incident that took place in the County Attorney’s...[More]
2 Linn Countians charged in Miami County murder investigation - Aug. 9, 2017
At approximately 2 a.m. July 21, Miami County deputies responded to a call on Lookout Road, two miles west of Paola. They found Heather Briggs, 23, of Baldwin City underneath a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Authorities believe the incident centered around illegal activities involving...[More]
