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Thursday closings, cancellations & late starts

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• Jayhawk USD 346 schools closed; Courtwarming rescheduled to Friday, 

       Feb. 21, at the end of the boys varsity basketball game, which starts at

       7:15 p.m.

• Pleasanton USD 344 schools closed

• Prairie View USD 362 schools closed

• Southeastern Technical Academy for Rural Students - STARS closed

• The Hive Library in Pleasanton closed

• Mound City Library closed

• Pleasanton City Council meeting rescheduled to 6 p.m. on Thursday

• Prairie View USD 362 board meeting rescheduled to 7 p.m on Thursday

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FORECAST

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High: 14°

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Cold​​​

COLD WEATHER ADVISORY

THURSDAY

Sunny and cold, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -13 and -23. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

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THURSDAY NIGHT

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Calm wind.​​

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FRIDAY

Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

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FRIDAY NIGHT

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

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Click here for radar link.

Source: National Weather Service

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Jayhawk Courtwarming royalty 
UPDATE: The Jayhawk Courtwarming queen and king will be announced following the varsity boys basketball game on Friday, Feb. 21. That game will start about 7:15 p.m. The queen and king will be chosen from this group of Jayhawk-Linn High School seniors, from left, Hunter Bowman, Tara Weller, Jeremy Willard, Gracee Willard, Brody Clark and Cierra Lindsey.  (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)
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