NEWS
Wade wins championship at State
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View golf team traveled to Wichita on Oct. 19-20 to play in the 3-1A girls’ golf championship at Tallgrass Golf Club. The Buffalos took two golfers to the State tournament in Harley Wade and Grace Ray. Ray... [More]
Pleasanton explores forensic audit idea
Appoints city clerk, deputy clerk Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com The Tuesday, Oct. 13, Pleasanton City Council meeting was productive for city business as the council appointed a city clerk and deputy city clerk unanimously. Following several... [More]
P&Z elects new officers
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, Oct. 13. During the meeting the board discussed the election of a new Chair and Vice Chair and by unanimous vote Hal Aggers was elected Chair and... [More]
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SPORTS
Prairie View football picks up a big win against Anderson County
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View football team hosted Anderson County on Oct. 16 and defeated the Bulldogs, 20-14. Not only was the win over a Pioneer League opponent but also a 3A District opponent as the Buffalos are now 1-2 in district... [More]
Pleasanton volleyball finishes regular season
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton volleyball team finished their regular season this past week with a home game against Kansas City Christian on Oct. 15 and a Three Rivers League triangular at Oswego against Central Heights and Oswego. At the... [More]
Jayhawk football falls against Neodesha
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk Linn football team hosted district foe Neodesha on Oct. 16 and fell to the Blue Streaks 58-20. The Hawks are in Class 2A District 2 and are currently the four seed with a 1-2 district record and a 3-4 record overall. Jayhawk... [More]
More Sports
- 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
- Pleasanton football falls to Cair Paravel
- Prairie View football earns their first win over Jayhawk at Homecoming
- Jayhawk cross country travels to Prairie View
Linn County News
Published August 28, 2024
Willa Faye (Noe) Powell went to be with the Lord on Aug. 21, 2024. She was born May 5, 1937, in Arkansas to Leonard and Verna (Collins) Noe. They later moved Kansas where she met and married David Gander. From this union they were blessed with two children, Katherine and Donald. This marriage later ended in divorce.
She was a hard worker which included jobs at Sunshine Biscuit factory, a meat packing plant and sewing factory. But her true talent was baking. She made wedding cakes and owned two donut shops, which included one in Waynesville, Mo., where she had a military contract for a daily Monday through Friday delivery of 1,700 donuts to Fort Leonard Wood. She loved making wedding cakes the best.
She met and married William(Bill) Powell in 1974. He preceded her in death in 1990. She was devoted to her faith in the Lord and attended church faithfully. In 2015 she had a stroke while at church which left her bedridden. Her sister Connie brought her to Blue Mound, Kan., to live with her. Connie was her faithful caregiver until her passing. Willa Faye loved African violets, watching the birds out the window, westerns and the St. Louis Cardinal baseball team. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter Katherine Black; brothers, Berl, Ervin, and Loyd Noe; and a sister, Betty Gander. She is survived by a son, Donald Gander; grandchildren, James, Willa, John, Darrell and Amanda; six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lois McDowell, Connie Wright, and Karen Noe. The family would like to thank the many friends and family for their visits and making Willa Faye feel so special, Hal and Tina Aggers. In memory of Willa Fay, you may make contributions to life. Be kind to one another and spread "The Word of God".
Graveside funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, at the Sunny Slope Cemetery, Blue Mound, Kan. Willa Faye lay in state Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.
OBITUARIES
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]
Toni Gay Worthington ~ 03-16-1945 to 09-09-2026
Linn County News Published October 21, 2026 Toni Gay Worthington, 81, formerly of Mound City, Kan., died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Kansas City Hospice House after experiencing declining health. Toni was born on March 16, 1945, in Mound City, Kan. She... [More]
Laurel Lee Brownback Elliott ~ 08-09-1943 to 10-11-2026
Linn County News Published October 21, 2026 Laurel Lee Brownback Elliott, age 83, Parker, Kan., passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. She was born on Aug. 9, 1943, in rural Centerville, Kan., the daughter of Clyde and Shirley Drake Brownback. She attended... [More]
More Obituaries
- 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
- Louise Mitchell ~ 11-20-1930 to 09-14-2026
- George W. Marshall ~ 09-04-2026
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