Donald Ray Winters 01-04-1936 to 03-03-2022 - Mar. 7, 2022
Linn County News Published March 9, 2022 Donald Ray Winters, age 86, Mt. Hope, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was born in Lane, Kan., on Jan. 4, 1936, the son of Harry and Mary Castlebury Winters. After graduating from high school...[More]
Carol Ann Heald 11-09-1937 to 02-23-2022 - Mar. 7, 2022
Linn County News Published March 9, 2022 Carol Ann Heald, age 84, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022, at New Lancaster United Methodist Church with burial in New Lancaster Cemetery. Visitation will be...[More]
Robert “Bob†Basore 08-28-1939 to 02-26-2022 - Mar. 7, 2022
Linn County News Published March 9, 2022 Robert "Bob" Basore, age 82, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Bob was born Aug. 28, 1939, in Rich Hill, Mo., the son of Claude and Doris (Lacy) Basore. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of...[More]
County pursues $1.4 million grant for Pleasanton Industrial Park - Mar. 2, 2022
Linn County Economic Development Director Jessica Hightower reported to the county commissioners Monday that the county will submit a BASE (Build A Strong Economy) grant to create a qualified industrial park on 157 acres across from Fabcon just south of Pleasanton. The grant would make the industrial...[More]
United Way organizing in Linn County - Mar. 2, 2022
After hiring a part-time executive director, Donna Gray of United Way of Miami County is organizing and expanding into Linn County. The organization that began as United Way of Paola has changed their emphasis due to the need to be the United Way of Miami County and includes the 66040 zip code of Linn...[More]
Comprehensive Plan photo contest - Mar. 2, 2022
The Linn County Comprehensive Plan Committee is pleased to announce a photo contest for the cover page of the comprehensive plan update. Photographers are encouraged to submit up to two photos featuring Linn County for the contest. Photos must be submitted as mid to high resolution JPGs. Photo...[More]
White leads Jayhawk wrestling with his second State Championship - Mar. 2, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn wrestling team traveled to Hays on Feb. 25-26 to compete in the KSHSSA 3A-1A State Championship. The Hawks brought three wrestlers to state and did well as a team as they placed 21st out of 62 teams with 33 team points. Plainville placed third with 84 team points while Douglass was...[More]
Eastwood leads Prairie View girls’ wrestling with State Championship - Mar. 2, 2022
The Prairie View girls’ wrestling team traveled to Salina on Feb. 23-24 to compete in the KSHSAA Girls’ 4A-1A State Championship. The Buffalos took three girls to state this year, and all three medaled. As a team the girls were only one team point away from earning a third place team trophy....[More]
Lady Jays claim TRL fourth; boys fall to champs - Mar. 2, 2022
Final Three Rivers League standings rode with Pleasanton’s final regular-season games Feb. 22. With their 29-22 home win over Southeast-Cherokee, the Lady Blu-Jays avoided a fifth-place tie with the visiting Lady Lancers to finish in fourth at 8-3. Southeast’s league mark ended at 6-5. In...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 2, 2022
Ukraine, standing for freedom The United States has their historic Alamo moment, now Ukraine has theirs – I speak of the Russian takeover of Snake Island off of the Ukrainian mainland. Nypost.com reported, “The 13 guards were posted on the small but strategic Snake Island off Ukraine’s...[More]