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Linn County News

Published April 19, 2023

 

Leland Warren Moore was born in Paola, Kan., to Vernon Moore and Geraldine Young Moore on Feb. 9, 1943. His younger years were spent in Fontana where he attended school and graduated from Fontana High School in 1961. He then attended Pittsburg State University and graduated with a B.S. Ed. in history and later attained a Master’s degree.

In 1965, he accepted a teaching position at Humboldt High School where he taught social studies, history and government as well as coaching football, basketball and track. He liked Humboldt, the community, and students so well that he never left and retired from USD 258 after 36 years.

In his youth, Leland loved to hunt and fish and spent many hours at Middle Creek. Often times he would bring back orphaned coons, squirrels and birds to nurture and later release back in the wild. Leland enjoyed raising and showing poultry and became a respected judge at local shows. In his later years, he put many miles on his red Chevy pick-up visiting friends while attending auctions and scouring antique stores for treasures.

Leland was a 50-year member of Equity Masonic Lodge #131 AF&AM in Fontana, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and a life-long Methodist.

Leland was preceded in death by his parents; paternal grandparents, Frank and Bessie Moore; and maternal grandparents John Wesley and Mittie Young.

He is survived by many, many friends; numerous cousins; his aunt Donna Blunt of Excelsior, Minn.; sister and brother-in-law Bruce and Sandra Coffman of Silver Lake, Kan.; and their children, Heather, Stephen Ozlislo, Elkhart, Ind., KC and Vidria Coffman, Bristow, Va., Geraldine and Chad Miller of Wichita, Kan., and Soraiya Coffman of Topeka, Kan.; and their children, Ashleigh, Adrian, Paige Alexis, Aemon, Amelia, and Nyalla. He also leaves his Champion Shar Pei, Gus.

A celebration of life will be held this fall. Memorial contributions should be made to the Humboldt High School Scholarship Fund.

OBITUARIES

Bonnie Faye Bishop ~ 03-25-1949 to 04-22-2025

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  Linn County News Published April 30, 2025   Bonnie Faye Bishop, age 76, Olathe, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025. She was born on March 25, 1949, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of William and Imogene Krueger Carter. After graduating from high... [More]

Lois A. Murray ~ 11-03-1931 to 04-20-2025

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Linn County News Published April 30, 2025   Lois A. Murray, age 93, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. Lois was born the daughter of Arlie and Winifred Stanhope Poindexter on Nov. 3, 1931, near Drexel, Mo.... [More]

Dr. Howard F. Wilson ~ 02-05-1938 to 04-20-2025

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Linn County News Published April 23, 2025   Dr. Howard F. Wilson, age 87, of Garnett, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. Howard Frank Wilson was born on Feb. 5, 1938, in Garden City, Mo. He was the... [More]

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NEWS

SPECIAL: Legislative Update

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16 criminal cases from Tanglewood Lake incident dismissed

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Late Wednesday afternoon, April 16, orders were filed dismissing all 16 current cases on file in Linn County District Court concerning the Tanglewood Lake gate incident, 14 of which were filed against separate individuals that stemmed from the incident in May 2023. According... [More]

Tanglewood seeks clarification, aid from county

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During the April 21 meeting, Linn County Commissioner Jason Hightower reported to his fellow board members that he had met with the Tanglewood Lake board president and a resident the previous week and noted that they wanted a resolution or motion that clarified if the roads are... [More]

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SPORTS

Jayhawk track wins the Pleasanton Invitational

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The Jayhawk Linn track team traveled to Pleasanton on April 15 for the Pleasanton Invitational. The Hawks did very well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet. The girls won with a score of 188 points while the boys won with a score of 127 points. There were... [More]

Pleasanton track places in top three at home invitational

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The Pleasanton track team hosted their home invitational on April 15. The Jays did well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed in the top three out of nine teams. The boys were second with 92 points while the girls were third with 107.5 points. “It was... [More]

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