All County high school girls’ basketball teams - Mar. 24, 2021
The 2020-2021 high school girls’ basketball season has concluded and all three Linn County teams, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Pleasanton, battled throughout the season. The end results may have been short of what each team wanted but the girls played hard and some of them stood out this season....[More]
All County high school boys’ basketball teams - Mar. 24, 2021
The 2020-2021 high school boys’ basketball season has concluded and all three Linn County teams, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Pleasanton, battled throughout the season. The end results may have been short of what each team wanted but the boys played hard and some of them stood out this season....[More]
Glenn Thomas Vaughn 06-01-1933 to 03-20-2021 - Mar. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published March 24, 2021 Glenn Thomas Vaughn, age 87, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born on June 1, 1933, in Vinita, Okla., the son of Raymond and Mildred Murr Vaughn. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Glenn...[More]
John Dean “Johnny†Nichols 09-08-1953 to 03-20-2021 - Mar. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published March 24, 2021 John Dean "Johnny" Nichols, age 67, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 8, 1953, the son of John Edwin and Jewel Dean Price Nichols. He graduated from Prairie View High School...[More]
SPECIAL: Destroying Free Elections and the Constitution with One Bill - Mar. 17, 2021
By Harold Pease Ph.D. On the heels of the Equality Act which opens the door for religious persecution and damages the right of assembly and speech, the Democrats with H.R.1, also misnamed, Bill For the People Act of 2021, seeks to cement corrupt election practices indefinitely. ...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling brings nine to State; four place - Mar. 17, 2021
The Jayhawk Wrestling Club traveled to Mulvane from March 12-14 to compete in the USAWKS 2021 State Folkstyle Championship. The Hawks sent nine to State this year and four wrestlers placed at the event. Andres Flores wrestled 14 and under 165 for the Hawks and won a State championship. Flores was 4-0...[More]
Linn County Twisters have four place at State - Mar. 17, 2021
The Linn County Twisters traveled to Mulvane on March 12-14 to compete in the USAWKS 2021 State Folkstyle Championship. The Twisters brought ten wrestlers to State this year and had four place in the tournament. In the 14 and under 80 class Landon Grogan placed fourth. Grogan went 1-3 in the tournament...[More]
Linn County’s top 10 high school wrestlers - Mar. 17, 2021
Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn High School wrestling programs finished their 2020-2021 seasons recently and each program had multiple wrestlers perform well this year. This list highlights some of the top wrestlers from each program. Corbin White - Jayhawk-Linn White certainly had the most success of...[More]
Bullying: A look at school policies from area - Mar. 17, 2021
School policies define how school administration is supposed to deal with reports of bullying in any form, from whether or not the bully is removed from extracurricular activities to determining if a suspension or expulsion is in order. A policy, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary, is: a) a definite...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 17, 2021
Right and wrong After waiting for all of the pieces of the Judge Richard Smith story to fall into place, certain things showed themselves that left me wondering if people have no idea of right and wrong. Four years ago, give or take, James Brun was elected county attorney. He asked for an audit of...[More]