• Kids enjoy Halloween taste treats at the Hive Library Friday.

  • Bill Peterson took this beautiful sunrise picture from his land near the Marais des Cygnes. If you have a photo you’d like to share, send it, along with your info, to Barbara at linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com. Remember, Out on the Gravel photos will be used for this years’ calendar! Keep an eye out for your chance to vote on our cover!

  • Band instructor Jeff Russell leads the PVHS Band at Tuesday’s board meeting sporting their new band uniforms.

  • 1-Stop is packed with friends and family who turned out to welcome Case Higgins home last week. 1-Stop owner, Sue Page, provided a free-will donation chili and soup supper to benefit the Higgins’ family

  • Case with his friend, Wyatt Haupt.

  • The Elevate baseball team meets the Higgins family as they arrive at 1-Stop for Case’s homecoming celebration. Case played with the team for four to five years before moving to racing.

  • Tanglewood Lakes dam holds beautiful fall colors this week. Thank you to Sean Swartz for the photo. If you have a photo you’d like to share it, along with your info, to Barbara at linncountynewsreporter@gmail. com. Remember, Out on the Gravel photos will be used for this years’ calendar! Keep an eye out for your chance to vote on our cover!

  • Travelers here don’t worry about their doors being dinged by cars parked next to them. The engine of the buggy, the horse, stood patiently waiting for his owners to return.

  • The 2026 Pleasanton Homecoming King and Queen are Anthony Sousley and Olive Skipper, joining them are crownbearers Waylon Marsh and Inez Easley.

  • he Mound City Historical Society, in conjunction with the Material Girls Quilting Guild of Linn County, held a quilt show at the Mound City Historical Park over the weekend. The raffle item was a patriotic quilt made and donated by the quilt guild. The lucky winner was Chasity Ware.

NEWS

Blue Mound water tower project issues continue

BY ANGELA K. HOLT | November 4, 2026

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LINN COUNTY NEWS   Issues over funding of the water tower project were the main topic of discussion for Blue Mound city council members during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 2.  Cost for the entirety of the project has come in over budget; the city... [More]

Advance voting numbers high for general election

By JACKIE TAYLOR | November 4, 2026

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Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com   Advance voting began the week of Oct. 19 across Kansas, Oct. 27 for Linn County, with record numbers of voters turning out. As of Oct. 31, in-person voters totaled 345,979, mail-in ballots sent were 107,999 and ballots returned... [More]

Commissioners address LCFD tire need

By BARBARA PROFFITT | November 4, 2026

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Linn County News  linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com   During the meeting on Monday, Nov. 2, the Linn County Commissioners heard from Linn County Fire Chief Shaun Tuggle who noted a need for tires, in total 84, stating that nearly every fire vehicle in the county... [More]

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SPORTS

Jayhawk boys’ cross country places second at State

BY ADAM HOLT | November 4, 2026

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LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com   The Jayhawk Linn cross country team’s strong season continued this past Saturday, Oct. 31, at the 2A State cross country championship in Wamego. The event was far from scary for the Hawks as the boys’ team placed... [More]

Prairie View football wins final game against Parsons

BY ADAM HOLT | November 4, 2026

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LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com   It was déjà vu for the Buffalo football team as they hosted the Parsons Vikings for the final game on the season on Oct. 29. The Buffalos played at Parsons on Oct. 2 and won that game 37-36. This one they had a... [More]

Pleasanton trapshooting captures conference championship

BY ADAM HOLT | November 4, 2026

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LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com   The Pleasanton trapshooting team captured the conference championship for the 2026 fall season. Pleasanton competes in the Class 1A conference six with six other teams. The Jays placed first with a score of 2,354.5 and were... [More]

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Curtis Edmond Blythe 11-28-1965 to 03-20-2022

March 23, 2022

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Linn County News

Published March 30, 2022

 

Curtis Edmond Blythe, 56, of Mound City, Kan., passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Curt was born on Nov. 28, 1965, in Burlington, Colo., to Trent Eugene and Sharon Kay (Curl) Blythe. He was one of four children.

He completed his GED in 1984. Curt enrolled in Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Okla.  After completing one year of schooling, he decided that it was not what he wanted to do. He returned home to Goodland and worked for his dad at B&B Electric for one year. Curtis then enrolled at the Northwest Kansas Technical College in the Communications Program.

After graduation, Curtis moved to south Texas, working for a small telephone company.  He then returned to the Kansas City area and was employed by Sprint. The company was sold many times and Curt was employed by CenturyLink at the time of his death.

In his free time, Curt loved to cheer on the KC Chiefs! He never missed a game! He was also great at convincing his niece and great-niece to be Chiefs fans while their families are Bronco fans! He was very proud of that accomplishment.

Curtis also enjoyed riding his Harley with his buddies in Mound City, Kan. He made some very special friends while living there! Curtis and his dogs (kids) came to Goodland often to visit. He enjoyed special times with nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his maternal and paternal grandparents; and his sister Terri Blythe.

He is survived by his parents Trent and Sharon Blythe of Goodland; two sisters; Gina (Rick) Haeffner of Colby, Kan., and Rhonda (John) Robinson of Sharon Springs, Kan. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. (MDT) at Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland with Pastor Randy Payne officiating. Burial will follow in the Goodland Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be designated to the Northwest Kansas Animal Shelter and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, Kan. 67735.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

 

 

 

OBITUARIES

Roberta Marie Stark ~ 10-11-1937 to 10-28-2026

November 3, 2026

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Linn County News Published November 4, 2026   Roberta Marie Stark passed away on Oct. 28, 2026, in Bushong, Kan., where she lived with her son. She lived a beautiful and full 89 years. Roberta was born on Oct. 11, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Floyd Franklin Pinkerton... [More]

Stacy L. Banta ~ 02-23-1960 to 10-30-2026

November 3, 2026

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Linn County News  Published November 4, 2026   Stacy L. Banta, age 66 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. She was born the daughter of John and Doris Powell Payne on Feb. 23, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan. Stacy graduated from Pleasanton... [More]

Ernest Roy Ransier ~ 04-21-1961 to 10-19-2026

November 3, 2026

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Linn County News  Published November 4, 2026   Ernest Roy Ransier, age 65, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.  He was born on April 21, 1961, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Melvin and Shirley McCallum Ransier. During his working career,... [More]

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