Shawnee County Sheriff Hill visits border, keynote speaker Thursday - Jun. 8, 2022
Linn County News jackielcn@ckt.net A firsthand view of what’s really going on at the Texas border is what attendees to the Linn County Republican Central Committee meeting will hear Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. This promises to be a very interesting discussion and is open to the public. Shawnee...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jun. 8, 2022
Scrapping for a living Oh how things have changed in this world. Two years ago and a couple of months I remember local fire personnel coming into my office to see what our pandemic plan was. We, like many businesses, looked like a stalag with desks moved to prevent close contact with incoming...[More]
Mosley offers sweet options for celebrations - Jun. 8, 2022
At the age of 10, Taylor Mosley baked and decorated her very first cake and from there she was hooked and determined to learn all she could. “I wanted to make a special cake for my mom for her birthday,” said Taylor of that very first attempt, “it was my present for her.” “It...[More]
Prairie View baseball and softball All Pioneer League selections - Jun. 8, 2022
The 2022 Pioneer League baseball and softball All League selections have been announced and the Buffalos have players from both sports. Both baseball and softball All League selections consist of a first and second team. Gabe Murillo is the only Prairie View baseball player to make All League in baseball....[More]
Blu-Jay baseball has four make All-TRL teams - Jun. 8, 2022
The Three Rivers League announce their 2022 All League selections for baseball which include four Pleasanton players. Karsten McKee was the only Blu-Jay to receive first team honors. McKee was one of the team’s primary pitchers and one of their best overall hitters. Hayden Johnson, Tony Gillespie...[More]
Alice Laverne Stude Widner 03-18-1931 to 06-05-2022 - Jun. 7, 2022
Linn County News Published June 8, 2022 Alice Laverne Stude Widner was born March 18, 1931, in Haskell County, Kan., to John and Grace Jones Stude. She grew up and attended school in Copeland, Kan. She departed this life June 5, 2022. On Sept. 4, 1949, Alice married LaMonte(Lem) Widner and they spent...[More]
Susan Marie Ross Pease 09-02-1937 to 06-03-2022 - Jun. 7, 2022
Linn County News Published June 8, 2022 Susan Marie Ross Pease, age 84, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, June 3, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 2, 1937, the daughter of Dan and Marie Potter Ross. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1955. She attended Pittsburg...[More]
David Lee Sheafer 2-26-1977 to 05-26-2022 - Jun. 2, 2022
Linn County News Published June 1,2022 David Lee Sheafer, age 45, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 26, 2022. He was born on Feb. 26, 1977, in Lansing, Mich., the son of Eugene and Cynthia Sheafer. He attended Gardner High School. He was united in marriage to Murie Bolen on March...[More]
Honoring an ancestor - Jun. 1, 2022
In February of 2003 family members visiting the grave of George Washington Hensley, 1832-1880, found his tombstone tipped over from the settling of earth around the gravesite. Though it was cracked they managed to get it upright and prop it up so that his marker would hopefully not fall again. In 2020,...[More]
Kansas Justice Institute, ways for schools to pay for SRO program - Jun. 1, 2022
After the recent threat by the Linn County Commissioners to cut funding of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and school districts kicked in the asked for $12,000 per officer, Kansas Justice Institute Chief Executive Officer Dave Traebert explained that a few cuts by school districts could actually...[More]
