NEWS
Parker welcomes Case Higgins home after accident
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Linn County and the racing community are beginning to heal, along with 12-year-old Case Higgins, after his racing accident that occurred July 24; an accident that left him with burns to over 49 percent of his body and a new course... [More]
Voters to decide several questions on Nov. 3 ballot
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, will be faced with several important questions. The first question that voters across the county will address on the ballot is a vote on whether or not to allow... [More]
Pleasanton Police Chief hired
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Following multiple executive sessions Monday night, the four-person council approved the appointment of Police Chief Phillip Davis to take the reins of the Pleasanton Police Department. Davis has many years of law enforcement... [More]
More News
- Commissioners discuss truck purchase options
- Commissioners approve application for transportation grant
- SPECIAL: FBI executes search warrant in La Cygne; no threat to public
- Wade wins championship at State
- Pleasanton explores forensic audit idea
- P&Z elects new officers
- Pleasanton’s Cedar & Ash Street paving tied down
- La Cygne swears in new police chief
SPORTS
Pleasanton football falls to Chase County
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton football team played their final regular season game as they hosted district opponent Chase County on Oct. 23. Chase County was the one seed in the Jays district and a win over the Jays would ensure them... [More]
Jayhawk cross country qualifies boys’ varsity team and Meyer for State
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com It was a good day for the Jayhawk Linn cross country team as they traveled to the 2A Sub-State at Alma on Oct. 24. The Hawks did well as everyone of their boys’ runners placed in the top 21 to place first overall at the... [More]
Prairie View cross country competes at 3A Sub-State
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com Prairie View cross country brought their varsity girls’ team to 3A Sub-State at Fredonia on Oct. 24. The Lady Buffs ran in group A at Sub-State. The girls ran hard but none of them qualified for the 3A State tournament... [More]
More Sports
- Prairie View football picks up a big win against Anderson County
- Pleasanton volleyball finishes regular season
- Jayhawk football falls against Neodesha
- Pleasanton football falls to Southeast on Homecoming
- Jayhawk girls’ golf sends Wade to State
- Prairie View cross country travels to Sugar Valley
- Jayhawk earns hard fought win over Fredonia
- Prairie View football picks up big win against Parsons
Linn County News
Published May 13, 2020
Nancy Doreen Brindle, age 66, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Nancy was born February 26, 1954, in Tribune, Kan., the daughter of Gerald D. and B. Doreen (Helm) Mangold.
Nancy graduated with the Greeley County High School Class of 1972. She earned her BA in Education from Fort Hays State University. She earned a Masters of Education Technology from Mid-America Nazarene University in 2005.
Nancy taught school in Plainview, Colo., and Tribune, Pleasanton and Paola schools in Kansas.
On December 23, 1996, Nancy married Chris K. Brindle.
Nancy was the VFW State Teacher of the Year and a finalist for the Kansas Teacher of the Year. She taught piano lessons for many years in Tribune as well as managing the swimming pool.
Nancy was the first woman to coach American football in Australia at the 2002 Down-Under-Bowl.
She was most recently on the Grand Opening Staff of the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center.
Nancy was a member of the Lutheran Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Nancy loved every trip to the beach especially Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Daytona Beach; Surfer's Paradise in Australia and Hanauma Bay in Hawaii.
Nancy is survived by her husband Chris K. Brindle of Kansas City, Kan.; three children, Heidi Turner of Kansas City, Kan., Heath Hild and Beth Haney of Shawnee, Kan., Harmony and Jeff Reicks of Silverdale, Wash.; her mother Doreen Mangold of Tribune, Kan.; three siblings: Jerry and Kathy Mangold of Tribune, Kan., Larry Mangold of Bethune, Colo., Judi Mangold of Tribune, Kan.; her father-in-law, C.R. Brindle of Erick, Okla.; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Her father; sister, Beverly Walter; and mother-in-law, June Brindle, preceded her in death.
You can donate to the CJD Foundation in Nancy's honor at https://secure.qgiv.com/event/cjdfoundation/account/977283/
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.chapelhill-butler.com for the Brindle family.
The family will hold "Celebration of Life" events for Nancy in the Kansas City area and in Tribune some time after large gathering restrictions are lifted. We hope you will plan to join us.
OBITUARIES
Fred Louis Kautt ~ 12-08-1936 to 10-25-2026
Linn County News Published October 28, 2026 Fred Louis Kautt, 89, of Centerville, Kan., died on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. at his home surrounded by his loving family. Fred was a first generation American born on Dec. 8, 1936, to German immigrant parents,... [More]
Dee Wagner ~ 10-10-1939 — 10-21-2026
Linn County News Published October 28, 2026 Our mom officially checked out at Homestead of Osawatomie with all of us there. She would have been happy knowing we were all present and accounted for. Mom was born in Beloit, Kan., to Floyd and Wilma Woolman... [More]
Paul B. Eskew Moeller ~ 08-10-2966 to 08-28-2026
Linn County News Published October 21, 2026 Paul (Big Paul) Moeller was born Aug. 10, 1966, to Paul Eskew and Della Manning in Contra Costa County California. He lived in Leavenworth, Kan., until the family moved to Blue Mound in June of 1990. Paul quickly... [More]
More Obituaries
- Toni Gay Worthington ~ 03-16-1945 to 09-09-2026
- Laurel Lee Brownback Elliott ~ 08-09-1943 to 10-11-2026
- Patricia Ann Sloan ~ 07-09-1932 to 10-10-2026
- Florine O’Rourke ~ 09-09-1924 to 10-11-2026
- Sharon Vail Tennison ~ 07-19-1948 to 10-10-2026
- Samuel Chilton Bryant ~ 04-14-1990 to 09-11-2026
- Bobby Lee Runkle ~ 11-26-1956 to 09-15-2026
- Raymond E. Cornett ~ 05-21-1953 to 09-18-2026
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