• After winning their Regional tournament, the Buffalo’ Scholars Bowl team competes and places third at State in Wichita on Feb. 10.

  • Past and present Pleasanton girls’ basketball players gather for a group photo with Head Coach Ethan Sabine who is retiring from coaching after this season.

  • It was estimated that nearly one million people gathered along the parade route and at Union Station to celebrate another Chiefs’ Super Bowl win; then, the shooting took place on the right side of the stage leaving one person dead and 22 injured. In response to the tragedy, the Chiefs and other sports teams are stepping up to aid families of the injured, first responders and those affected by the senseless act.

  • Chiefs’ tight end Noah Gray takes time to greet fans.

  • L’Jarius Sneed gives the heart sign to the crowd, very fitting for Valentines Day.

  • Mecole Hardman carries the Chiefs flag and greets fans on Grand Ave. during the parade.

  • A past visitor to Linn County schools, team mascot K.C. Wolf shimmies with excitement at the Super Bowl victory parade on Feb. 14.

  • Angie Allen, left, a student at Pleasanton Elementary, is the first place winner of the Linn County Spelling Bee. Tyrus Chadwick, right, a student of Jayhawk Junior High, is the runner-up.

  • The county spelling bee competition comes down to the final three, Ruby Dennis, right, Tyrus Chadwick, center and Angie Allen, left.

  • Colton Brown, a student of Pleasanton Junior High, takes his turn during one of the rounds at the Linn County Spelling Bee.

NEWS

Linn County Planning Commission moves forward to ban commercial solar

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Meeting for their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, March 12, the Linn County Planning Commission discussed commercial solar after hearing from opponent Mark Briggs who was given five minutes to address the nine member board. Briggs recounted responses the anti-solar group... [More]

Creating a healthier park with fire

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Prescribed fire planned   Fort Scott – Park managers at Fort Scott National Historic Site, in coordination with Fire Managers at the US Fish and Wildlife Service from Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, plan to burn the five-acre restored prairie... [More]

La Cygne patrons defend departed chief

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Fenoughty’s resignation was accepted on Feb. 28   More than 50 persons, nine of them speakers, appeared at La Cygne’s regular council meeting last Wednesday to ask for Tina Fenoughty’s reinstatement. Fenoughty, the city’s police chief and animal... [More]

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SPORTS

Pleasanton and Jayhawk boys’ basketball TRL All League selections

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The 2023-2024 high school basketball season is concluded and it is time for the annual season honors. The Three Rivers League announced their All League selections for boys’ basketball and both Pleasanton and Jayhawk players made the teams.  Pleasanton had two... [More]

Linn County Twisters have six place at State

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The Linn County Twisters traveled to Topeka on March 8-10 to compete in the USAWKS 2024 State Wrestling Championship. The Twisters had 16 wrestlers compete in the event with six bringing home State medals.  Shawna Case, HS Girls 155, placed third and scored 21 team points.... [More]

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COMMUNITY

JLHS store program wins Stahl Scholarship package

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STAHLS’ Company recently announced the 2023 fourth quarter winners of the Stahl Family Scholarship, celebrating entrepreneurial spirit and one of the two winners was Terri Gentry, a teacher at Jayhawk Linn High School, and her spirit wear store crew comprised of students.... [More]

JLHS art students taking part in worldwide project

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In recent weeks art students under the direction of instructor Dawn Carlson at Jayhawk Linn have been working on a special assignment; taking part in a specific program called The Memory Project. According to the website for the project, the Memory Project is a youth arts organization... [More]

Pleasanton Library Board President receives award from Kansas Library System

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Pleasanton Library received a visit from the Southeast Kansas Library System. This visit from the System Consultant, April Hernandez, and the System Director, Sharon Moreland, was to present the SEKLS Trustee of Excellence Award to the Board President, Stephanie Brown. Over... [More]

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