VA shuttle offers local veterans an option - Aug. 7, 2019
A new shuttle service based in Fort Scott is offering veterans in Bourbon, Linn and Miami counties a transportation option for trips to and from the VA hospitals in Kansas City, Mo., and Topeka. “I want all veterans to know this service is available for them,” said...[More]
Marion R. Cannon 11-30-1941 to 08-04-2019 - Aug. 5, 2019
Marion R. Cannon 11-30-1941 to 08-04-2019 Linn County News Published Aug. 7, 2019 Marion R. Cannon, age 77, of Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at his home. Funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at the Hume Christian Church, with burial...[More]
Edward “Eddy†Wayne Lewis 08-08-1962 to 07-29-2019 - Aug. 1, 2019
Edward “Eddy” Wayne Lewis 08-08-1962 to 07-29-2019 Linn County News Published Aug. 7, 2019 Edward "Eddy" Wayne Lewis, age 56, Blue Mound, Kansas died as the result of a motor vehicle accident Monday, July 29, 2019. He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on August...[More]
Jayhawk cross country hosts Popsicle Run - Jul. 31, 2019
The Jayhawk cross country team hosted the Popsicle Run on the evening of July 28 as a fundraiser for the team. The event was held at Shalom Ministries north of Mound City, and there was a decent crowd there as 30 runners competed in the 5K race and 15-20 kids competed in the fun run. The...[More]
Ewalt earns Academic All American - Jul. 31, 2019
Joey Ewalt has been named an Academic All American. Ewalt, a 2018 Prairie View graduate, wrestles for Barton Community College and has been doing well on both the mat and in the classroom in his time there. As a freshman, he qualified for the NJCAA National Championship in Council Bluffs,...[More]
Stylishly rural: Faith and Farm Designs in Iola - Jul. 31, 2019
Faith and Farm Designs is a boutique located on Madison in Iola, which began as a home-based business owned and operated by Trent and Shana Forsyth. “We were doing custom signs, woodworking, wreaths and so on,” explained Shana. “We began looking around for a...[More]
Cedar Cove: Providing more than sanctuary - Jul. 31, 2019
After graduating from high school Billy Pottorff, a Louisburg native, joined the United States Army and was soon shipped off to Vietnam. It was there in the jungles of that faraway country where he developed a passion for saving the tigers. While serving in Vietnam, he watched...[More]
U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins coming to Pleasanton - Jul. 31, 2019
U. S. Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., is scheduled to be in Pleasanton at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the City Hall council room, 1608 Laurel St. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. ...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Poverty – it’s in our own backyards - Jul. 31, 2019
I found it interesting – probably a more accurate description would be frustrating – how the Democrats are handling the problem at the border. I also found it interesting how President Donald Trump reversed the rhetoric being slung by several House of Representatives members back...[More]
Fatality crash on K31 - Jul. 31, 2019
A fatal accident occurred on Kansas Highway 31 approximately 2 1/2 miles west of Blue Mound at approximately 9:20 p.m. Monday, July 29. According to reports filed by the Kansas Highway Patrol, Edward W. Lewis, 56, Blue Mound, was eastbound on K-31 on his 2007 Harley Davidson...[More]