• Tanglewood Lakes dam holds beautiful fall colors this week. Thank you to Sean Swartz for the photo. If you have a photo you’d like to share it, along with your info, to Barbara at linncountynewsreporter@gmail. com. Remember, Out on the Gravel photos will be used for this years’ calendar! Keep an eye out for your chance to vote on our cover!

  • Travelers here don’t worry about their doors being dinged by cars parked next to them. The engine of the buggy, the horse, stood patiently waiting for his owners to return.

  • The 2026 Pleasanton Homecoming King and Queen are Anthony Sousley and Olive Skipper, joining them are crownbearers Waylon Marsh and Inez Easley.

  • he Mound City Historical Society, in conjunction with the Material Girls Quilting Guild of Linn County, held a quilt show at the Mound City Historical Park over the weekend. The raffle item was a patriotic quilt made and donated by the quilt guild. The lucky winner was Chasity Ware.

  • The Jolly Market, located at Jayhawk Linn High School, also saw large crowds this weekend. Vendors filled the main gym and commons area.

  • Mound City’s own Jayhawk Linn Junior High and High School marching band, directed by Rachel Wilson, plays patriotic music as they make their way through town.

  • Children scurry to gather handfuls of candy at the beginning of the parade.

  • Saturday’s annual Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts parade featured a patriotic theme, in honor of America’s 250th birthday this year. Grand marshals for the parade included local veterans who have participated in Honor Flight Network.

  • Tanner Holt and Alison Willard are Jayhawk’s 2026 Homecoming King and Queen. Left to right: Coralynn Bukkila, Landon Higgins, Aubreigh Summers, Dominic Alvarez, Queen Alison Willard, King Tanner Holt, Chloe Riley, and Rayse Dean. Crownbearers are Kyndall Cummings and Korbin Cleland.

  • Alison Willard, Chloe Riley and Coralynn Bukkila cheer in their Jayhawk Linn Homecoming candidate formal gowns after Willard was crowned queen.

NEWS

SPECIAL: FBI executes search warrant in La Cygne; no threat to public

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  UPDATE:   FBI executes search warrant in La Cygne; no threat to public    LA CYGNE, Kan. — The FBI executed a search warrant in La Cygne on Wednesday. La Cygne Police Chief John Marino said no one was injured and there is no threat to... [More]

Wade wins championship at State

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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

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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]

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COMMUNITY

Case Higgins welcome home rally Oct. 22

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Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com   Following an accident that occurred July 24 on an Oklahoma race track, Case Higgins is headed home and supporters are organizing “the best welcome home rally a kid could ask for.” Higgins was badly burned when his... [More]

Murder and Mayhem at the Fort

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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 stories of tragedy... [More]

General Pleasonton Days set for this weekend

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Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com   This coming weekend will bring the annual General Pleasonton Days celebration in Pleasanton. The events kick off on Saturday morning with the annual parade at 10 a.m. with line up for the entrants starting at 9... [More]

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On 12-11-2022 Amanda Edgerton was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 15BS-CR00987 (IN202200529)

On 12-13-2022 Jody Hayes was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2019CR000106 (IN202200531)

On 12-13-2022 Dmitri Stamm was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2020CR000151 (IN202200530)

On 12-15-2022 Jade McNeal was arrested and detained by judges’ order pending warrant (IN202200536)

On 12-15-2022 Shawn Maxwell was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 2018CR000086 (IN202200535)

On 12-16-2022 Steven Long was arrested in connection with possession of marijuana; use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia; operate a motor vehicle without registration or with an expired tag; operate a motor vehicle without a valid license (IN202200540)

On 12-18-2022 Durand Denyer was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 2020CR000012 (IN202200541)

On 12-19-2022 Jeremiah Wallace was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2022CR000089 (IN202200542)

On 12-19-2022 Cassandra Jones was arrested in connection with unlawful obtain prescription drug, possession to distribute; possession of opiate, opium narcotic or certain stimulant; a bench warrant in case PLPD220199  (IN202200543)

On 12-20-2022 Lee Reeves was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2018CR000126 (IN202200544)

On 12-23-2022 Charles Walters was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2022TR000060 (IN202200545

On 12-26-2022 Austin Oberlechner was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 20210092 and a bench warrant in case 201901695 (IN202200547)

On 12-26-2022 Gage Harris was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case PLPD20220186 (IN202200548)

On 12-26-2022 Clayton Brown was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case PLPD20210137 (IN202200549)

On 12-26-2022 Dustin Hodges was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 20210093 (IN202200550)

On 12-27-2022 Austin Phillips was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case FR2020CR000406 (IN202200551)

On 12-27-2022 Remington Grassi was arrested in connection with a warrant arrest by an LEO (IN202200554)

On 12-28-2022 Kelli Osborn-Reeves was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 2022-52 (IN202200555)

.On 12-29-2022 Darian Lewis was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 2022TR000164 and a bench warrant in case LN2020CR000056 (IN202200557)

On 12-29-2022 Michael Krier was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case 22CR66 (IN202200558)

On 12-29-2022 Chester Casida was arrested in connection with Assault (IN202200556)

On 12-29-2022 Luella Weems was arrested in connection with domestic battery, knowing or reckless bodily harm to family member (IN202200559)

On 12-30-2022 Timothy Lanyon was arrested in connection with driving while suspended, 3rd or subsequent conviction (IN202200560)

 

RECORDS

ACCIDENT REPORTS - 12-20-2025 through 01-31-2026

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ACCIDENT REPORTS   On 12-20-2025, Anthony Stallings, La Cygne, was traveling northward on US 69 Highway at the 81-mile marker when a deer entered the road and struck the vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the scene. (Case 251331) On 12-23-2025, Hayden J. Skaggs, Fort... [More]

FOR THE RECORD - Nov. 8, 2023

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ACCIDENT REPORTS On 9-10-2023, Tanner J. Feris, La Cygne, was entering Gate 2 of Tanglewood Lakes when the gate shut on the driver’s side wheel well of the truck bed, causing the bed to be scratched and taillight to be removed. (Case 230752) On 9-12-2023, Joanna M.... [More]

FOR THE RECORD

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ACCIDENT REPORTS On 7-27-23, Kenneth J. Krum, Mound City, backed into a Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas vehicle driven by Courtney L. Robinson, Fort Scott, the driveway of Krum’s residence. No injuries reported. (Case 230625) On 8-7-23, Jennifer L. Willard,... [More]

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