Roger Sims, Journal Staff

By Roger Sims linncountyjournal@icloud.com The combined instrumental and vocal program for the Prairie View High School holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 16, returned to a familiar theme, “The Polar Express” movie. Both vocalists and musicians wore their concert pajamas, another nod to the movie where most of the children riding the Polar Express had been awakened from slumber and invited onboard the train headed to the North Pole. The concert at the district’s Performing Arts Center opened...

From left, Pleasanton City Attorney Jacklyn Paletta and councilmembers Sandra Haynes and Kenny Stark listen to arguments about Mayor Mathew Young's appointment to the city council during the meeting on Monday, Jan. 5. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – The four members of the Pleasanton City Council Monday, Jan. 5, unanimously voted for City Attorney Jacklyn Paletta to draft a resolution that would declare Mayor Mathew Young’s...

By Roger Sims linncountyjournal@icloud.com KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Kansas City, Kan. Police Department (KCKPD), which is leading the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Airen Andula of Pleasanton, confirmed on Monday, Jan. 5, the cause of the teen's death. Airen Andula According to the autopsy conducted by the Wyandotte County, Kansas, Coroner's Office, the cause of death has been identified as multiple dog bite injuries. The autopsy results confirmed statements made by Airen’s family...