NEWS
SPECIAL: Murder and Mayhem at the Fort
Special Halloween Candle Lantern Tours FORT SCOTT, KAN. – Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer four special candle lantern tours on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, as part of its Murder and Mayhem at the Fort program. Tour leaders will share lesser-known... [More]
Voter deadlines approach
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Every election is important, but the upcoming Nov. 3 general election is being touted as one of the most consequential elections of our times. With that, it bears looking at how many voters actually turn out with only... [More]
Office succession in a municipality
What happens if an elected official resigns? Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com The succession of offices in a municipality is set out by Kansas statute and is outlined on the website for the Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. In Chapter... [More]
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SPORTS
Jayhawk earns hard fought win over Fredonia
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk Linn football team hosted Fredonia for their Homecoming on Oct. 2. It was a battle but the Hawks ended up holding on for a 14-6 victory. Jayhawk scored first as quarterback Londonn Burk ran in a 10 yard... [More]
Prairie View football picks up big win against Parsons
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View football team has now won two games in a row as they defeated Parsons at Parsons on Oct. 2. This was a very close game with two evenly matched teams, but the Buffalos prevailed at the end with a 37-36... [More]
Pleasanton football falls to Cair Paravel
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton football team traveled to Topeka on Oct. 2 for a game against a small private school, the Cair Paravel Lions. The Lions had a good football team as the Jays were defeated 54-6. It was all Lions from the beginning... [More]
More Sports
- Prairie View football earns their first win over Jayhawk at Homecoming
- Jayhawk cross country travels to Prairie View
- Pleasanton volleyball has a tough week
- Prairie View volleyball falls to Pioneer League foes, defeats Jayhawk Linn
- Jayhawk boys’ cross country places third at Wellsville
- Pleasanton football falls to Marmaton Valley
- Prairie View golf wins at Fort Scott
- Jayhawk boys’ cross country wins meet at Girard
Linn County News
Published May 30, 2018
Patricia Ann “Pat” Wallace, 82, of Mound City, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born Aug. 17, 1935, the daughter of Glenn and Dorothy (Clearwater) Coffeen in the Richland district north of Farlinville, Kan., where she mostly grew up and went to grade school. She graduated from Mound City High School.
Pat married Vernon L. “Doc” Wallace on Sept. 6, 1952. They had three children, Vicky, Verna and Terry and lived in Mound City. Doc died in 1996.
She was a member of the Mound City Federated Church.
She worked for over 50 years as a clerk-typist and helped Doc with his construction business when he needed her help.
She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much and spent as much time with them as possible.
She is survived by her three children, Vicky Snyder, Gardner, Verna Staniec and husband David, Windsor, Mo., and Terry Wallace and wife Janice, Mound City; six grandchildren, Michelle Moreland, Michael Snyder, Carissa Summers, Rebecca Wallace-Antrim, Scott Wallace, and Nicholas Wallace; and 21 great grandchildren.
Pat was preceded in death by her father and mother, and her husband Doc.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Woodland Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to Mid America Nutrition. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel.
OBITUARIES
Patricia Ann Sloan ~ 07-09-1932 to 10-10-2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Patricia Ann Sloan, age 94, a resident of Sugar Valley Lake in Mound City, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at her home. She was born July 9, 1932, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Morris Larson and... [More]
Florine O’Rourke ~ 09-09-1924 to 10-11-2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Florine was born Sept. 9, 1924, on a small farm outside Prescott, Kan., the youngest of six children, to A.E and Florence Holmes. As spoiled as one could possibly be during the Great Depression, she still managed to... [More]
Sharon Vail Tennison ~ 07-19-1948 to 10-10-2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Sharon Vail Tennison, 78, of Girard, died at 9:10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kan., where she had been residing for approximately three years. Sharon was born July 19, 1948, in... [More]
More Obituaries
- 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
- Louise Mitchell ~ 11-20-1930 to 09-14-2026
- George W. Marshall ~ 09-04-2026
- Stephen Lewis Conley ~ 06-07-1952 to 09-07-2026
- Jaunita Elizabeth (Chambers) Long ~ 06-08-1935 to 09-07-2026
- Neva Ann Huffman ~ 02-10-1931 to 08-31-2026
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