NEWS
SPECIAL: WE HAVE A WINNER!
By a majority vote C will be the cover of our calendar with D, B and A (in that order) also doing well in the voting! Congratulations to Jessey Russell who took this beautiful photo out by Prairie View! With the wonderful response that we had to Out on the Gravel this year... [More]
SPECIAL: IT'S TIME TO VOTE!!!
IT'S TIME TO VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE FOR THE COVER OF OUR UPCOMING 2027 CALENDAR!! GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LOG YOUR VOTE FOR THE PHOTO OF YOUR CHOICE INTO THE COMMENTS! VOTING WILL BE ALLOWED FOR A LIMITED TIME SO GET YOUR CHOICE NOTED TODAY!
SPECIAL: Lane reduction starts this week on K-68 expressway in Miami County
The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin replacing a concrete box culvert on K-68 west of Louisburg in Miami County this week as part of the $60 million four-lane expressway project. The work is expected to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 4, conditions permitting. A traffic... [More]
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- Parker welcomes Case Higgins home after accident
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SPORTS
Jayhawk boys’ cross country places second at State
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk Linn cross country team’s strong season continued this past Saturday, Oct. 31, at the 2A State cross country championship in Wamego. The event was far from scary for the Hawks as the boys’ team placed... [More]
Prairie View football wins final game against Parsons
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com It was déjà vu for the Buffalo football team as they hosted the Parsons Vikings for the final game on the season on Oct. 29. The Buffalos played at Parsons on Oct. 2 and won that game 37-36. This one they had a... [More]
Pleasanton trapshooting captures conference championship
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton trapshooting team captured the conference championship for the 2026 fall season. Pleasanton competes in the Class 1A conference six with six other teams. The Jays placed first with a score of 2,354.5 and were... [More]
More Sports
- Pleasanton football falls to Chase County
- Jayhawk cross country qualifies boys’ varsity team and Meyer for State
- Prairie View cross country competes at 3A Sub-State
- 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
Linn County News
Published May 6, 2020
Richard Paul "Chick" Clarrey, 62, Mapleton, Kan. passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at his home. Richard was born on December 1, 1957, to Judith (Graziosi) and Stephen Clarrey, Sr. He lived most of his life in Edwardsville, Kan. He graduated from Bonner Springs High School in the Class of 1975.
After graduation, he worked as a mechanic until 1993 when he moved south to Mound City, Kan., living with his father for nine years. In 2002, he found his little piece of heaven, three acres in Mapleton, Kan., where he lived out the rest of his life. While living down south, Richard was employed by Wes's Recycling in Centerville, Kan., until his health failed. Richard has now taken his final journey up to heaven where he will meet his mother and father and find the everlasting peace he so deserves. Richard is survived by three brothers, Stephen Clarrey Jr., Michael (Joyce) Clarrey, and John Clarrey; two sisters, Susan Barton, and Julia (Ronnie) Ingram; and many nieces and nephews. Chick, our brother, gone but not forgotten, until we meet again!
Graveside service 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2020, Prescott Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested the Kidney Foundation, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, Box J, Mound City, Kan., 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.
OBITUARIES
Mary Fyock Simpson ~ 10-18-1947 to 10-20-2026
Linn County News Published November 11, 2026 Mary Fyock Simpson, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. She was born on Oct. 18, 1947, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Floyd and Virginia Coffman Fyock. She graduated from Pleasanton... [More]
Roberta Marie Stark ~ 10-11-1937 to 10-28-2026
Linn County News Published November 4, 2026 Roberta Marie Stark passed away on Oct. 28, 2026, in Bushong, Kan., where she lived with her son. She lived a beautiful and full 89 years. Roberta was born on Oct. 11, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Floyd Franklin Pinkerton... [More]
Stacy L. Banta ~ 02-23-1960 to 10-30-2026
Linn County News Published November 4, 2026 Stacy L. Banta, age 66 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. She was born the daughter of John and Doris Powell Payne on Feb. 23, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan. Stacy graduated from Pleasanton... [More]
More Obituaries
- Ernest Roy Ransier ~ 04-21-1961 to 10-19-2026
- Fred Louis Kautt ~ 12-08-1936 to 10-25-2026
- Dee Wagner ~ 10-10-1939 — 10-21-2026
- Paul B. Eskew Moeller ~ 08-10-2966 to 08-28-2026
- 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
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