James Randel “Randy†Leach ~ 01-15-1964 to 09-25-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 James Randel “Randy” Leach, age 58, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was born in Iola, Kan., on Jan. 15, 1964, the son of James Paul and Sharon Leigh(Henson) Leach. He attended grade school in Iola. He graduated from...[More]
Kristina Dawn Weers-Colin ~ 02-19-1980 to 09-22-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Kristina Dawn Weers-Colin, 42, of Parker, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Advent Health Medical Center, Shawnee, Kan. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at Bucyrus Cemetery, Bucyrus, Kan. Family will meet...[More]
Norma Jane Johnson Surbaugh ~ 01-19-1942 to 09-26-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Norma Jane Johnson Surbaugh, age 80, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept., 26, 2022, in Louisburg, Kan. She was born the only child of Norman Everett and Alberta Frances Reed Johnson on Jan. 19, 1942, at the Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas...[More]
Harry Roger Knight ~ 01-07-1944 to 09-23-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Harry Roger Knight, age 78, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Roger was born in Garnett, Kan., on Jan. 7, 1944, to Harry Austin and Minnie Belle (Kline) Knight. He graduated from Parker High School in 1962. Roger married the love of his life Fern Elizabeth...[More]
Farm-ins at jail should bring profit to county - Sep. 21, 2022
Monies go to the general fund for local use With the new Justice Center up and running, the jail is already seeing farm-in inmates from other counties and with them the potential for income to the county. For years, the county had a jail that was too small to hold the inmates it needed to whether recently...[More]
USD 362 elects new board member - Sep. 21, 2022
On a 6-0 vote, the Prairie View Unified School District 362 board of education elected a new member to fill the Position 4 (Linn Valley area) seat at their Sept. 12 monthly meeting. Richard Gravelle, Linn Valley, will assume the post at next month’s regular 7 p.m. Oct. 10 meeting. Gravelle fills...[More]
Body found at Iliff and 2400 Roads identified - Sep. 21, 2022
On Sept. 7, 2022, a call was received at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office just before 6 p.m. stating that a deceased body was found in the area of 2400 and Iliff Roads, just inside the county line. Deputies responded and confirmed the report and detectives were called to begin an investigation....[More]
JLHS horticulture class to take on project at Justice Center - Sep. 21, 2022
Recently Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend announced a partnership with the Jayhawk-Linn Horticulture Class to take on a project at the Linn County Justice Center to provide what he called ‘enhancements to the scope of the building.’ “I met with members of the class today and we are...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 21, 2022
The Queen’s passing I’ve been on this planet less time than the Queen of England was on the throne; and, with that, she’ll be the last queen on the throne for many years given the male members of the Royal family lined up for duty. Monday was her funeral; I’ve never had a great...[More]
USD 362 School Board - Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 - Sep. 21, 2022
In addition to electing a new member, approving capital improvement expenditures, and hearing a proposal for a high-school level organization, all three reports located elsewhere in this issue, the Prairie View Unified School District board of education increased substitute teacher pay at its monthly...[More]