2017 All County Football team - Nov. 15, 2017
It is that time of year again where the Linn County News selects the 2017 All County Football team.All three teams, Pleasanton, Jayhawk and Prairie View, had some very good players this year and making a decision was hard to do, especially at positions like running back where all three teams had very...[More]
PVHS presents ‘Oklahoma!’ - Nov. 15, 2017
Prairie View High School (PVHS) will be presenting their rendition of the classical musical “Oklahoma!” on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18.The production will be presented in the Performing Arts Center with curtains opening at 7 p.m.The cost of admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students,...[More]
Barn Antiques holds annual sale - Nov. 15, 2017
Dianna Smith, left, and Shannon Barbee, right, show a shopper all the goodies they have for door prizes at their 5th Annual Food Drive sale on Saturday, Nov. 11....[More]
Thanksgiving dinner, candidate forum provide candidates with opportunity to meet county voters - Nov. 15, 2017
The topic was the state of the state and the problems in Washington, as area residents had the opportunity to meet Democratic candidates for Kansas governor and Congress on Sunday.About 70 people attended a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at the Bunker Hill Community Center in Mound City. The event was sponsored...[More]
USD 362 board elects Pope to vacant position - Nov. 15, 2017
Russell Pope, Fontana, is the newest Unified School District 362 board of education member.On a 6-0 vote Monday night, the Prairie View district board elected Pope from among four candidates for the open District 1 seat, vacated in July when Gary Spears moved out of district.During a 45-minute special...[More]
Linn Valley Fire Dept. under investigation for misuse of public funds - Nov. 15, 2017
The Linn Valley City Council meeting was opened by Mayor Jeanne Dwyer on Monday, Nov. 13, with all council members present with the exception of Jason Jenkins, who was out of town on business but participated via conference call.The meeting began with the surprise resignation of council member Claire...[More]
Citizen encourages commissioners to proceed with jail construction - Nov. 15, 2017
Speaking during the public comment section of Monday’s County Commissioners’ meeting, La Cygne residents Dave and Pat Berglund attended with Dave speaking to voice their vote of encouragement to the commissioners in looking at the jail situation.“Citizens were abused 10 years ago when...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Facebook – the land of cowards - Nov. 15, 2017
I watched a news program the other day featuring a co-developer of Facebook who is now working his own medical business. His main comment was that when Facebook was developed they wanted it to be as infringing on people’s time as possible.Well, they were successful. Www.businessinsider.com reported,...[More]
Gladys Juanita Demott Millsap 10-30-1919 to 10-11-2017 - Nov. 14, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 15, 2017Gladys J. Demott Millsap, age 97, died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Celestial Gardens in Anaheim, Calif. Gladys was born on Oct. 30, 1919, in rural Blue Mound township and was the second of five children born to Joseph Daniel Demott and Ruth May Sawyer...[More]
Patricia E. Garrison 08-22-1942 to 11-11-2017 - Nov. 14, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 15, 2017Patricia E. Garrison, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. She was born on Aug. 22, 1942, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Keating Sheehy. She graduated from Hume High School....[More]