• Colton Newcome, a first grade student at Pleasanton Elementary, is very proud of his official operation attire for the morning of Operation Day.

  • Jericho Wingate and Daley Dir, students at Pleasanton Elementary, check out the tooth care table during the morning’s events for Operation Day.

  • Pleasanton Elementary first grade students give a cheer for Operation Day, held last week in the school gym, where they learned all kinds of new things.

  • The Jolly Market, located inside Jayhawk Linn High School, provided more shopping options for people.

  • These are just a small sampling of the many quilts that were on display at the Mound City Historical Park over the Arts and Crafts weekend in Mound City.

  • Event attendees enjoyed warm weather down at the fairgrounds for the annual Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts festival.

  • The Jayhawk Linn High School marching band was the first of five high school bands in Saturday’s Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts parade.

  • Shelby Murray and family with their ice cream truck as they make their way down Main Street in the Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts parade.

  • Flag bearers twirl their flags to the music ahead of the Prairie View High School marching band as they make their way down the parade route on Saturday in Mound City.

  • Ron Honn, Mound City, zig-zags his way down the street during the Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts parade on Saturday morning with his 10-barrel train, filled with his grandchildren and friends.

NEWS

Souza resigns county clerk post

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Linn County’s county clerk is resigning. At the weekly Linn County Commission meeting Tuesday morning, delayed a day because of Monday’s governmental Columbus Day holiday, Danielle Souza spoke during the public comment agenda section of her intention to resign the... [More]

Farmers State Bank under new ownership

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Time moves on and things change – and the banking world is not exempt from those changes. When Farmers State Bank owner Dale Sprague passed away in August of 2024, his wife Janice and family made those changes when they sold the three banks this fall to Citizen Bank owner’s... [More]

Linn Valley council updated on water, lagoon projects

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Linn Valley city council held its first meeting of the month on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Mayor Lewis Donelson began the meeting by asking city employees present at the meeting to stand up front and introduce themselves and state their job title. The mayor continued by... [More]

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SPORTS

Schneider makes State for Hawks in girls’ golf

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Celeste Schneider made the 3-1A State golf tournament again this year for the Lady Hawks and will be looking to earn another State medal.  To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here.

Wade and Britz advance to State for the Buffalos

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The Prairie View girls’ golf team is doing well. The girls won the Pioneer League championship at Deer Trace on Oct. 7 and then followed that up by placing fourth at 3-1A Sub-State tournament at Crestwood in Pittsburg on Oct. 13.  The Lady Buffs won the league tournament... [More]

Blu-Jays convert takeaways into Homecoming win

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Pleasanton converted two second-quarter fumble recoveries and a third-quarter interception into passing touchdowns to break a three-game losing skid and claim a 41-6 Homecoming win over Southeast-Cherokee Friday at Blu-Jay Nation Stadium. The victory moves the ‘Jays’... [More]

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COMMUNITY

Mound City Community Garden

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A new community garden is growing in Mound City. Located directly west of Food Fair on Main Street and christened the Cultivate Kindness Garden, it has taken root thanks to the hard work of several local residents.  Headed by Shayna Lamb with the help of Sue Vicory, along... [More]

Kelley honored - Instructor of the Year

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Shelly Kelley is honored as the ACMHCK Mental Health First Aid Trainer of the Year! This recognition highlights the significant impact that Shelly and the MHFA team are having by equipping our communities with essential tools to support mental health and save lives. “Receiving... [More]

A few things to know about football

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What do rugby and soccer have in common? They are the two sports that American Football originated from. The first football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton Universities in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Nov. 6, 1869. But the game looked much different than the football... [More]

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