Shields accepts La Cygne council nomination - Mar. 14, 2018
Esther E. Shields is a La Cygne City Council member after all.At the council’s regular meeting last Wednesday, March 7, Shields accepted Mayor Robert Sullivan’s nomination and the council’s 4-0 approval. Jerome Mitzner motioned to approve the nomination, with Keith Stoker seconding.Shields’...[More]
USD 344 student arrested following reports of threats - Mar. 7, 2018
On Friday afternoon, March 2, several students reported to administration at the Pleasanton schools that a student was making comments about plans to shoot up the school.Pleasanton police officers were called to the school. The student was taken into custody, and several students made statements.“We...[More]
Prairie View basketball eliminated in first round of sub-state - Mar. 7, 2018
The Prairie View basketball teams traveled to Frontenac for a 4A-Div. II sub-state tournament. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams were four seeds in the tournament, and both played the one-seed Girard. The girls lost their first round game against the Lady Trojans on March 1, 64-19, while the...[More]
Gray reaches 1,600 career points during ‘Hawk sub-state week - Mar. 7, 2018
Osage City’s 21-3 first-quarter blitz and ultimate 53-34 win at last Thursday’s Class 3-A Wellsville sub-state brought Jayhawk-Linn’s 17-5 campaign to a screeching stop, but not before senior all-state candidate Brandon Gray’s final point will allow him to sit atop the all-time...[More]
Lady Jays earn sub-state runner-up - Mar. 7, 2018
The Lady Jays continued their run in the sub-state tournament at St. Mary’s-Colgan on March 1 and March 3.The Lady Jays’ first game in the sub-state tournament was on Feb. 26 where they defeated Maranatha Christian Academy at home, 46-26. The Lady Jays then advanced to the second round against...[More]
Linn County Twisters place in competitions at Salina, McPherson - Mar. 7, 2018
SUBMITTED PHOTOLinn County Twisters members recently place in competitions held in Salina and McPherson. Pictured here are: front row, left to right, Bentlee Diediker and Timber Browning; and back row, left to right, Bryson Schull and Keelea Benedick. Diediker, Benedick and Browning each placed fourth...[More]
Celebrating 90 years - Mar. 7, 2018
Those helping Rosalie Crisler Davis celebrate her 90th birthday on Feb. 24, the day after her actual birthday, were her children: Betty and Gary Hines, Shawnee, and daughter Kim Bartel, Smithville, Mo.; Roger and Alice Davis, Franklin, N.C.; Woody and Loretta Davis, Austin, Mo., and daughter Sharon Aguirre,...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Service animals - Mar. 7, 2018
Where there’s a will, there’s a way to take advantage of a situation – and I saw a doozy on the news a while back. The television station was reporting that a woman had been denied travel on a United Airlines flight with her “service animal” that happened to be a peacock.Since...[More]
Commission approves CUP for compactor at Tanglewood - Mar. 7, 2018
During the March 5 meeting, the County Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 18-013 approving a conditional use permit (CUP) for a compactor at Tanglewood Lakes. The commissioners approved the CUP at last week’s meeting but rescinded the action because the 15-day waiting period had not...[More]
Prairie View responds to suspicious threat - Mar. 7, 2018
Suspicious writing found Thursday at Prairie View High School regarding a threat toward the school Friday resulted in a major law enforcement presence and low student attendance.A joint investigation between Unified School District 362 and the Linn County Sheriff’s Department continues this week...[More]
