Linn County’s top 12 high school track athletes - Jun. 5, 2019
All three local Linn County high schools had great track seasons this year, with all three sending multiple athletes in multiple events to the State Track Meet in Wichita. With all three teams doing so well, that means there were great individual performances all around so it was not...[More]
Maxine Y. Johnson 09-05-1941 to 05-31-2019 - Jun. 3, 2019
Linn County News Published June 5, 2019 Maxine Y. Johnson, age 77, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019, at The Residencies at Pleasanton. She was born on Sept. 5, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of William Corwin and Josephine McGlathery Pointer. She was a graduate...[More]
Marvin Lee Teeter 03-30-1942 to 05-24-2019 - Jun. 3, 2019
Linn County News Published June 5, 2019 Marvin Lee Teeter of Enid, Okla., passed away on May 24, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Marvin was born on March 30, 1942, in Blue Mound, Kan., to Lewis and Ester (Scott) Teeter. Marvin married the love of his life, Alece (John) Teeter, on...[More]
Dawson, Broyles earn top medals at State Meet for the Hawks - May. 29, 2019
The Jayhawk track teams traveled to Wichita to compete in the 2-A State Track Meet on May 24-26. Weather at the meet caused the Hawks’ events to be postponed and one, the boys’ triple jump, to be held on Sunday, May 26. This did not stop the four athletes the Hawks brought...[More]
Jayhawk softball places fourth at State - May. 29, 2019
It was a wild ride for the Lady Hawks to make the state tournament and that continued during the 2-1A State Tournament at Pratt on May 23-24. Jayhawk had a big comeback win against Leon-Bluestem in their first game on May 23, which they won 13-7. The Lady Hawks then lost...[More]
Linn County schools educators and staff to retire - May. 29, 2019
rn Jayhawk USD 346 teachers Laure Beckman and Terry Blythe are retiring and have each ended decades of teaching with the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. rn After 37 years in education, all in the USD 346 district, Beckman says she is most proud of coaching and taking two different Jayhawk-Linn...[More]
Waterlogged Kansas may be in for even more rain, flooding - May. 29, 2019
K-State weather specialists say wet pattern will persist MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rainfall patterns that turned lawns and farm fields into unintended ponds and swelled rivers to capacity and beyond are likely to continue into June, according to weather specialists at Kansas State University. “The...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Memorial Day tribute - May. 29, 2019
Though Memorial Day was this past Monday, I think it bears mentioning the significance of the day as most of the nation honored those who fought and died so the citizens of the United States can enjoy freedom today. Linn County did itself proud Memorial Day weekend as there were ceremonies in...[More]
New road closure addition to Linn County website - May. 29, 2019
Linn County IT Director Chris Martin reported to the County Commissioners that the mapping software the county purchased from Esri is now functional to assist both the county and county residents in knowing which roads have been closed for flooding or repair. Martin said...[More]
Missing girl located in Mississippi - May. 29, 2019
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing teenage girl on Friday, May 24. It was believed that 16-year-old Hannah Walters had left Prescott in the company of Kenneth Jones, a 44-year-old white male, and that they may possibly have been headed for Florida. According...[More]
