NEWS
Voting opens for 2026 Best of the Best of Linn County
Voting begins this week for our annual Best of the Best of Linn County! Don't like taking the time to fill out the form by hand and turn it back in? Well, we have news for you! This year we are offering our readers the opportunity to log their choices into an online form,... [More]
Krull named recipient of KMEA award
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Max Krull, Superintendent/ Clerk for the City of Blue Mound, was awarded the Dedicated Commitment to Service Award by the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA). The award is presented... [More]
Linn Valley hires new employees
The Linn Valley City Council held its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, with Mayor Lister Potter presiding with all council members present except for Council President Michael Hemphill. Three new city employees were sworn in by City Clerk Mendi Cyr: ... [More]
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SPORTS
Earnest earns fifth at Iowa event
Jayhawk Linn freshman Callahan Earnest earns fifth place in his weight class at the 2026 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason National in Des Moines, Iowa. Earnest also earned Preseason All American honors along with three other wrestlers from Kansas.
Jayhawk volleyball has two players make All League
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk Linn volleyball team had two players make the 2026 TRL Volleyball All League team. Junior Addison Otto made the first team while freshman Addison Davis made the honorable mention team. To see the... [More]
Jayhawk boys’ cross country places second at State
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]
More Sports
- Prairie View football wins final game against Parsons
- Pleasanton trapshooting captures conference championship
- Pleasanton football falls to Chase County
- Jayhawk cross country qualifies boys’ varsity team and Meyer for State
- Prairie View cross country competes at 3A Sub-State
- Prairie View football picks up a big win against Anderson County
- Pleasanton volleyball finishes regular season
- Jayhawk football falls against Neodesha
Linn County News
Published Jan. 24, 2018
Hazel Louise Robbins, age 72, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at her home in La Cygne. She was born on Sept. 2, 1945, the daughter of Earl Edward and Nellie Mae Bishop Fleming.
She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1964.
She married Kenneth Robbins on June 17, 1971, at Cypress, Calif.
Hazel worked as an operator for Southwestern Bell and in the restaurant industry. However, her true occupation was homemaker, taking care of her family. She liked to scrapbook. She made sure that each of the kids had a book. Every Sunday many family members and friends would gather at the Robbins home for “Hazel’s Revival.” Fellowship and coffee was had in abundance.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, William and Jim Fleming; one sister, Susanna Fleming; a grandchild, Holden; sister-in-law Jewel; brother-in-law Fred; nephew Billy; and niece Julie.
Hazel is survived by her husband Kenneth; two sons, Kenny Robbins and Debra, and Travis Robbins and Teresa; two daughters, Debbie Marmon and Ernie, and Krystle Carter and Kyle; three brothers, Edward Fleming, Joe Fleming and Wilbur Fleming; two sisters, Bonnie Bland and Jessie Russell; 16 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; and two on the way.
A private family gathering will be held at a later date.
Contributions are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.
OBITUARIES
Michael Keith Murrow ~ 02-20-1952 to 11-10-2026
Linn County News Published November 18, 2026 Michael Keith Murrow, age 74, resident of Mapleton, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo. He was born Feb. 20, 1952, in Moran, Kan., the son of Virgil Keith Murrow and Wilma... [More]
Darrel Lynn Nation ~ 11-17-1942 to 11-8-2026
Linn County News Published November 18, 2026 Darrel Lynn Nation, age 83, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. He was born on Nov. 17, 1942, in rural Pleasanton, Kan., the son of Myrl and Ladeen Hill Nation. He attended the Linnville... [More]
Mary Fyock Simpson ~ 10-18-1947 to 10-20-2026
Linn County News Published November 11, 2026 Mary Fyock Simpson, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. She was born on Oct. 18, 1947, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Floyd and Virginia Coffman Fyock. She graduated from Pleasanton... [More]
More Obituaries
- Roberta Marie Stark ~ 10-11-1937 to 10-28-2026
- Stacy L. Banta ~ 02-23-1960 to 10-30-2026
- Ernest Roy Ransier ~ 04-21-1961 to 10-19-2026
- Fred Louis Kautt ~ 12-08-1936 to 10-25-2026
- Dee Wagner ~ 10-10-1939 — 10-21-2026
- Paul B. Eskew Moeller ~ 08-10-2966 to 08-28-2026
- Toni Gay Worthington ~ 03-16-1945 to 09-09-2026
- Laurel Lee Brownback Elliott ~ 08-09-1943 to 10-11-2026
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