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Published Nov. 16, 2016

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Louise Marguerette Burch passed away at her home in Pleasanton, Kan., on Nov. 11, 2016. Graveside funeral service will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Edgerton Cemetery, Edgerton, Kan. Visitation will be at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan., 913-856-7111, from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday before the graveside service. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com.

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Louise was born May 22, 1926, in Kansas City, Kan., to Naomi Rose (Folsom) and Jesse James Mitchell. She married Carl Wheeler, who passed away in 1970.  She married James E. Burch on Feb. 4, 1971, in Kansas City, Kan. She has lived in Edgerton, Kan., Ivy Bend, Mo., and Pleasanton, Kan., for the last 15 years. Louise enjoyed being part of a church family. She also enjoyed shopping. Louise will be dearly missed.

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She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Carl Wheeler and James Burch, daughter-in-law Rose Wheeler and sons-in-law Thomas Graves, Mike Howell and Wes Phillips.  Louise is survived by her children Carline Annie Pulver (Carl) of Omaha, Ark., Larry Wheeler of St. Robert, Mo., Carrie Brown (Gary) of Wildomar, Calif., Patricia Spaits (Gary) of Shawnee Mission, Kan., Deborah Graves of Wichita, Kan., Janet Howell of Vassar, Kan., Jeanette Wheeler (Steve Hendricks) of Edgerton, Kan., Cindy Phillips of Quenemo, Kan. and Toni Misner (Shawn) of Goose Creek, S.C.; siblings Troy Mitchell, Virgie Bevins, Lola McQueen, Claude Mitchell and Jesse Mitchell Jr.; 24 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

OBITUARIES

Kenneth Delmer McGee ~ 07-02-1928 to 01-30-2025

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Linn County News Published February 5, 2025   Kenneth Delmer McGee, age 96, of Centerville, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Garnett, Kan. He was born the son of Delmer Clinton and Nellie (Hibbs) McGee on July 2, 1928, in Centerville, Kan. He graduated... [More]

Gloria Jean Long ~ 08-13-1947 to 01-10-2025

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Linn County News Published February 5, 2025   Gloria Jean Long, age 77, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. She was born on Aug. 13, 1947, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Melvin and Maxine Hanthorne Camden. She graduated from Drexel High School. Gloria... [More]

Keagan Grubbs ~ 11-04-2016 to 01-28-2025

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Linn County News Published February 5, 2025   Keagan Grubbs, age 8, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, as a result of an accident. He was born on Nov. 4, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Jason Grubbs and Angel Balz. He was currently a student at... [More]

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NEWS

Kansas to follow Trump’s No Tax on Tips initiative

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TOPEKA – This morning, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and Senator Caryn Tyson, who is Chair of the Senate Tax Committee, at a press conference announcing that Kansas will follow President Trump’s No Tax on Tips initiative.... [More]

Souza appointed new Linn County clerk

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The Linn County Republican Central Committee held a nominating convention Sunday, Feb. 2 to replace Linn County Clerk David Lamb who resigned effective January 31. The convention was chaired by Becky Johnson with 19 precinct committee men and women present. Johnson read the... [More]

Commissioners hear from citizen on plat approval near Parker

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During the weekly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, Linn County resident Jan Longenecker spoke to commissioners regarding a plat change and construction on a property near his property that he had previously protested during its initial process for a subdivision plat. Longenecker... [More]

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SPORTS

Jayhawk girls’ basketball defeats Pleasanton and falls to Southeast and St. Paul

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The Jayhawk Linn girls’ basketball team was busy last week as they faced Pleasanton, Southeast Cherokee and St. Paul. They traveled to Pleasanton on Jan. 28 and then Southeast on Jan. 30 before hosting St. Paul on Ja. 31. The game against Pleasanton saw the Lady Hawks... [More]

Pleasanton girls’ basketball falls to Jayhawk and Arma

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The Pleasanton girls’ basketball team hosted Jayhawk Linn and Northeast Arma this past week. They faced Jayhawk on Jan. 28 and then Northeast on Jan. 31. The girls battled in each game but lost both, first to Jayhawk 11-44 and then to Arma 21-32. The Lady Jays faced Jayhawk... [More]

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