Journal Staff Report

Journal staff report MOUND CITY – In a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, the Mound City Council approved year-end changes to the city budget, hired a part-time employee to run the city’s trash compactor and approved authorization for unused sick and vacation hours in excess of carryover limit to be banked and made transferable to other employees for medical-related purposes. All five members of the city council were able to attend the special meeting. The change in the sick leave and...

Prairie View students, from left, Aleena Miller, Nate Herring and Rhett Pope will have the opportunity to qualify for all-state band honors after being selected to the District 2 Honors Band last month. (Submitted photo) PITTSBURG – Two Prairie View High School vocalists and three band members have a shot at qualifying for the all-state choir and band following auditions at Pittsburg High School on Nov. 8. Seniors Cecilia Brockway (Soprano 1) and Cash Lintner (Tenor 1) qualified for the...

Opportunities for children to consult with Santa and for parents to capture the moment in photos will be a highlight of Sunday's Christmas on Broadway. (Journal file photo) Journal staff report Organizers of this year’s Christmas on Broadway, La Cygne’s annual Christmas celebration, have a lot of activities packed into a two-hour window on Sunday, Dec. 7. The event, on Broadway north of Market Street, runs from 3 to 5 p.m. followed by the Light Up Christmas Parade at 5:30 p.m. It will be cool...