Jodi Wade: Service, Family, and a Sense of Duty

The local summer ball rec teams are in full swing right now with games being played in Linn County almost every night of the week.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Pleasanton girls’ 4x100 relay team updates the track record board at Pleasanton High School on June 11. The girls set the new school record this year at the State track meet with a time of 52.13 seconds. Left to right: Makaila Thomas, Makya Neal-Cox, Maria Neal-Cox, and Willow Skipper.

Pleasanton’s Mario Davis (left) and Prairie View’s Matthew Stolle (right) makes this year’s Sports In Kansas All State team. Davis made the 2-1A All State honorable mention team while Stolle made the 3A honorable mention team.

Kyle Kerschen explains to teachers how to process lettuce plants.

Above, as those registered to participate in the 2026 Robert F. Morgan Scholarship Run head out on the first leg of the ride, organizer and lead biker, Russ Morgan waves as other riders give a shout.

An old mainstay tree located at the Wall Street Church was a casualty of high winds that blew through the county Saturday evening. The tree was hollow on the inside and could not withstand the wind blast.

A power pole on Scott Road near 52 Highway was snapped off, but with it, power remained on. Utility crews screwed the pole to its base and left it for later replacement. Power was off north of Pleasanton for nine-plus hours and several cities experienced power outages.

This week’s submission for Out on the Gravel comes to us from Nick Mitchell who stopped at the second gate for Sugar Valley Lake onto K-7 Highway to snag this beautiful color shot and ended up catching a deer in the photo as well. If you have a photo you would like to share for Out on the Gravel, even if its from in town, send it to Barbara at linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com.

Ella Wallace with her dad, Jacob Thomas, at the Pleasanton Kids’ fishing derby on June 6.