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Jacob William Gene Bradley, age 25, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1990, in Fort Scott, the son of Rudy and Lisa Bower Bradley. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 2008. He then attended Flint Hills Technical College in Emporia, Kan. He married Olivia Cliffman on June 9, 2012, in Uniontown, Kan. Jacob enjoyed working on race cars and garden tractor pulls. He enjoyed barbeques and loved spending time with his children. He was a wonderful daddy, uncle, son and brother who will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife Olivia; a son, Landon Bradley; a daughter, Emma Bradley; his parents Rudy and Lisa Bradley, Fort Scott; a brother, Zach Bradley and wife Shelly, Fort Scott; a sister, Tiffnie Spears and husband James, Fort Scott; maternal grandparents Perry and Helen Bower, Fort Scott; and two nephews Eli and Luke Bradley.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Dale and Helen Bradley; an uncle, Lloyd Bradley; and three aunts, Mary Ann Tennis, Lois Wisdom, and Sally Sumners.
Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Landon and Emma Bradley Education Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

OBITUARIES

John Thomas (Tommy) Trotter ~ 01-26-1945 to 01-20-2026

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Linn County News Published May 20, 2026   John Thomas (Tommy) Trotter was born Jan. 26, 1945, in Paris, Tenn., to John Houston Trotter and Mary Elexie (Workman) Trotter. He departed this earthly home on Jan. 20, 2026. He lived and worked on his parents’... [More]

William Alvin Good ~ 01-26-1933 to 05-11-2026

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Linn County News Published May 20, 2026   William Alvin “Bill” Good, 93, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, at home with his family by his side following a brief illness. Bill was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Merwin, Mo., to Ralph Russell... [More]

Richard Ray Snyder ~ 09-17-1951 to 05-01-2026

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Linn County News Published May 6, 2026 Richard Ray Snyder, age 74, of Iola, Kan., passed away on May 1, 2026, at his home. A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at The Venue, 1883 HWY 54, Iola, Kan., from 1-3 p.m. Burial will take place privately at a later... [More]

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NEWS

Commissioners hire Economic Development Services Director

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During the meeting held on Monday, May 11, the Linn County Commissioners entered into a 15-minute executive session for personnel matters for the purposes of interviewing for the Economic Development Services position. Following the session a motion was made to hire Ashlee Allen... [More]

USD 344 board sees gym floor design

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The board of USD 344 met Monday night and saw new renderings of artwork that will adorn the high school gymnasium. Superintendent Don Epps shared drawings and said that namely, there will be one color of blue, rather than five like currently colors the gym.  He said the... [More]

Mound City hears from McLiney on bond probability

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Mound City hears from McLiney on bond probability By BARBARA PROFFITT Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com   Joey McLiney, McLiney and Co., spoke with the Mound City council during the May 5 meeting about financing options for the proposed utility... [More]

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SPORTS

Prairie View softball has a busy week

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The Prairie View softball team has been busy as they played a single game against Archie and double-headers against Anderson County and Osawatomie. The Lady Buffs defeated Archie 12-1 at home on April 30 and defeated Anderson County in both games, 26-17 and 18-6, on the road... [More]

Jayhawk baseball finishes regular season at 11-11 with a split against Uniontown

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The Jayhawk Linn baseball team finished their regular season last week with a home double-header against Uniontown on May 7. The Hawks split against the Eagles winning the first game 18-8 and then losing the second game 7-10. This gave the Hawks an overall regular season record... [More]

Pleasanton track competes in tough Humboldt meet

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The Pleasanton track team traveled to Humboldt on May 7 to compete in the Humboldt Invitational. This is a very tough meet that features 20 schools. The girls placed ninth with 17.5 points while the boys were 12th with 12 points. Here are the top individual results for the... [More]

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