Linn County News
Published Dec. 8, 2021
Patricia Pauline (Holt) Ratliff, 79, of Cameron, Mo., passed away Nov. 24, 2021.
She was born Aug. 3, 1942, in Kansas City, Kan. She married Clifton Ray Ratliff on March 17, 2001, in Turney, Mo.
Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, Roy Joseph Holt Sr. and Dorothy Elizabeth Holt.
Patricia is survived by her son, George William Holt of Fontana, Kan.; and a brother, James Robert Holt of Mound City, Kan.
The family requests donations to Good Shepherd Hospice in Independence, Mo.
A Celebration of Life will be observed at a later date.
Online condolences: www.polandthompson.com
Arrangements by Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron, Mo.
OBITUARIES
Cynthia Eileen “Cindy” Staton ~ 03-31-1957 to 11-26-2024
Linn County News Published December 4, 2024 Cynthia Eileen “Cindy” Staton, age 67, Prescott, Kan., passed away Nov. 26, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1957, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of James Willaim and Jean Rae Long Mayhugh. She graduated from... [More]
Venita Bruner Miller ~ 12-15-1931 to 11-18-2024
Linn County News Published November 27, 2024 Venita Bruner Miller, age 92, Kincaid, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. She was born on Dec. 15, 1931, in the Burke Street Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Walter and Agnes Mackie Bruner.... [More]
Arnot Franklin Baldwin, Jr. ~ 12-06-1931 to 08-18-2024
Linn County News Published November 20, 2024 Arnot Franklin Baldwin Jr. "Frank" age 92, formerly of Butler, Mo., passed away on Aug. 18, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. He was born the son of Arnot Franklin and Ethel Payne Baldwin on Dec. 6, 1931, in Independence, Mo.... [More]
More Obituaries
- Deloris Marie Baldwin ~ 09-07-1936 to 10-01-2024
- Brandon Michael Eastwood ~ 09-19-1982 to 11-12-2024
- Sherri Marie Crane ~ 03-28-1969 to 11-12-2024
- Charles Schmitz ~ 07-21-1948 to 11-05-2024
- Russell Alan Taylor ~ 08-19-1966 to 11-05-2024
- Mary Lou Cox ~ 01-31-1937 to 10-29-2024
- Larry Gene Bloomfield ~ 07-08-1952 to 11-06-2024
- Carol Louise Chinn ~ 11-13-1959 to 10-22-2024
NEWS
Deputy extinguishes fire at Prairie View
Sheriff Akes, “There’s heroes all around us.” What was dispatched as a fire at 1095 and 2400 Roads last Friday, Nov. 22 turned out to be a grill fire in the Vo-Ag room at Prairie View High School. With that, SRO Linn County Deputy Kyler Parscale was... [More]
Commissioners meet with city representatives on compactor sites
Linn County Commissioners met with representatives of the cities of La Cygne and Pleasanton during their meeting on Monday, Nov. 25 to discuss the possibility of acquiring new agreements with those municipalities in regards to their local compactor sites. The compactor sites... [More]
Pleasanton Council discusses compactor agreement
The Pleasanton Council met Monday, Nov. 25 for their regular bi-weekly meeting and discussed the meeting their city attorney Jacklyn Paletta had with the Linn County Commissioners concerning trash compactors earlier in the day. Paletta said, “From my understanding, the... [More]
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- Kansas Supreme Court Justices visit county high schools
- Clerk, chair report on heavy election turnout
- Veterans Day events
SPORTS
All County Volleyball team 2024
All three Linn County high schools, Pleasanton, Jayhawk Linn and Prairie View, had good volleyball seasons this year. Both Prairie View and Jayhawk advanced to the 3A sub-state at Girard with the Buffalos ending up as the runner up. Both teams had multiple make all league for... [More]
Three Rivers League releases 11 man All League football team
The Three Rivers League recently announced their 11 man All League football team. Both Pleasanton and Jayhawk Linn football teams have multiple members on this team and both schools were well represented as Jayhawk occupied 14 spots on the team and Pleasanton occupied seven spots.... [More]
More Sports
- Prairie View volleyball celebrates record setting season of team and individual accomplishments
- Prairie View football defeats Columbus to move to the sectional round of the playoffs
- Prairie View football advances to Regional round of 3A playoffs
- Jayhawk cross country finishes season at 3A State meet at Rim Rock
- Allen leads Lady Buffs at State cross country
- Jayhawk cross country, boys and girls, heading to State
- Lady Buffs cross country team earns place at State as runner-up at Regional
- Jays spook Erie, move on to McLouth
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