NEWS
Commissioners hire Economic Development Services Director
During the meeting held on Monday, May 11, the Linn County Commissioners entered into a 15-minute executive session for personnel matters for the purposes of interviewing for the Economic Development Services position. Following the session a motion was made to hire Ashlee Allen... [More]
USD 344 board sees gym floor design
The board of USD 344 met Monday night and saw new renderings of artwork that will adorn the high school gymnasium. Superintendent Don Epps shared drawings and said that namely, there will be one color of blue, rather than five like currently colors the gym. He said the... [More]
Mound City hears from McLiney on bond probability
Mound City hears from McLiney on bond probability By BARBARA PROFFITT Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Joey McLiney, McLiney and Co., spoke with the Mound City council during the May 5 meeting about financing options for the proposed utility... [More]
More News
- Pleasanton City Council denies appointment to police chief, city attorney, city administrator
- Commissioners hear ISO rating concerns
- Commissioners appoint interim fire chief and emergency management coordinator
- Commissioners question department heads on April 13 storms
- Pleasanton City Administrator announces retirement Aug. 3
- Linn Valley discussed storm shelters
- Couple survives home destruction from EF1 tornado
- Questions asked following storms that hit county
SPORTS
Prairie View softball has a busy week
The Prairie View softball team has been busy as they played a single game against Archie and double-headers against Anderson County and Osawatomie. The Lady Buffs defeated Archie 12-1 at home on April 30 and defeated Anderson County in both games, 26-17 and 18-6, on the road... [More]
Jayhawk baseball finishes regular season at 11-11 with a split against Uniontown
The Jayhawk Linn baseball team finished their regular season last week with a home double-header against Uniontown on May 7. The Hawks split against the Eagles winning the first game 18-8 and then losing the second game 7-10. This gave the Hawks an overall regular season record... [More]
Pleasanton track competes in tough Humboldt meet
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Humboldt on May 7 to compete in the Humboldt Invitational. This is a very tough meet that features 20 schools. The girls placed ninth with 17.5 points while the boys were 12th with 12 points. Here are the top individual results for the... [More]
More Sports
- Jayhawk track hosts home invitational
- Pleasanton track battles at Jayhawk
- Jayhawk baseball goes 4-0 against Erie and Yates Center
- Pleasanton sweeps St. Paul, splits against Uniontown
- Prairie View baseball 3-0 against Osage City and Butler
- Jayhawk baseball falls to Southeast Cherokee
- Prairie View baseball falls to Burlington and splits against Lebo
- Pleasanton baseball falls to Central Heights and Marmaton Valley
COMMUNITY
Debbie Grigsby-Lynch: Art, Music, and Faith
If you walk into Stonetree Coffee & Pottery, you’ll see canvases lining the walls; fluid pours, pumpkins, flowers, and sweeping landscapes. They’re beautiful, and you might find yourself wondering who created them. Well, I’ve got the answer. Most of the... [More]
Pleasanton teachers take students to the lake!
A day out of class always sounds nice to any student but to teachers, it can become chaotic; especially if you are supervising the kids on a field trip, right? Not for Derek Brown and Dee Botkin! Brown and Botkin are teachers at Pleasanton Elementary School and they took... [More]
Children’s room project shifts to painting a mural
The Pleasanton HIVE Library’s effort to redesign its Children’s Room took a colorful turn this month when Pleasanton High School art students stepped in to create two large‑scale murals for the newly renovated space. What began as a single mural request quickly... [More]
More Community
- Weather Awareness Class Monday, May 4
- USD 346 presents spring play Friday
- Senior’s three‑year project becomes massive Blu-Jay centerpiece
- Community fundraiser to support Honor Flight trip for local veteran
- A blink into the past: April 15 edition
- Conley earns Radenburg Scholarship
- Ray Scholarship recipients determined by USD 344 BOE
- PES holds Battle of the Books competition
