Residents address sewer issues on new jail - Mar. 11, 2020
Following comments from the Mound City Council last week that they needed answers on how the county was going to address tying the new jail (Justice Center) to Mound City’s existing sewer system and potential complications that might arise from that, several Mound City residents addressed...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Coronavirus - Mar. 11, 2020
It was an interesting weekend. I traveled to Oklahoma where Tulsa happened to be the location of the first coronavirus case in the state. I was in Guthrie, north of Oklahoma City, but like a rock in a pond, the ripple effect went far and wide. My stepmother was recently moved to a nursing home...[More]
Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 - Mar. 11, 2020
March 9, 2020 Linn County is monitoring the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). At this time there are no cases reported in Linn County. Linn County is always prepared for outbreaks such as this. We have a team monitoring the outbreak, and we are in the process of formulating...[More]
Bruce Alan Boydston 08-14-1947 to 03-08-2020 - Mar. 10, 2020
Bruce Alan Boydston 08-14-1947 to 03-08-2020 Linn County News Published March 11, 2020 Bruce Alan Boydston, age 72, of Centerville, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, surrounded by family on his farm. Bruce was born on Aug. 14, 1947, in Garnett, Kan., the son of Allie...[More]
BREAKING NEWS!! Information on Coronavirus/COVID-19 - Mar. 9, 2020
Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 March 9, 2020 Linn County is monitoring the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). At this time there are NO cases reported in Linn County. Linn County is always prepared for outbreaks such as this. We have a team monitoring the outbreak...[More]
Helen Irene Townsley 07-12-1923 to 03-08-2020 - Mar. 9, 2020
Helen Irene Townsley 07-12-1923 to 03-08-2020 Linn County News Published March 11, 2020 Helen Irene Townsley, age 96, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1923, in Ottawa, Kan., the daughter of Roy and Berneice Underwood Emmons. She...[More]
Wesley Wallace Worthington 11-20-1933 to 03-03-2020 - Mar. 6, 2020
Wesley Wallace Worthington 11-20-1933 to 03-03-2020 Linn County News Published March 11, 2020 Wesley Wallace Worthington, 86, of Frontenac, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., went home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2020. Wesley was born on Nov. 20, 1933, to William Wesley...[More]
Win gives Jayhawks third-place league tie - Mar. 4, 2020
Ken Glaser, Jayhawk-Linn basketball coach, has proven himself an accurate predictor. Using the pre-season coaches’ poll that anticipated his boys as a fourth-place finisher in the 12-member Three Rivers League, the first-year coach expected his Hawks to be among the top...[More]
Lady Buffalos perform well at Girls’ Inaugural State Wrestling Championship - Mar. 4, 2020
KSHSAA held its first Girls’ State Wrestling Championship at Salina on Feb. 27. The tournament hosted all six classes, and the Lady Buffalos as a team placed 50th out of 66 teams with eight team points, which also tied with Dodge City. Topeka-Washburn won the tournament...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling sets multiple school records at State Tournament - Mar. 4, 2020
The Jayhawk wrestling team traveled to Hays on Feb. 28-29 to compete in the 3-2-1A State Wrestling Tournament. The Hawks did very well as they set several school records at the tournament. First, they took four to the tournament, which ties a school record, and second, all four...[More]