Bully Pulpit: Out with the old, including history? - Aug. 23, 2017
My dad and I had an interesting debate/conversation last Saturday. It had to do with the current upheaval in southern states about whether they should remove certain Civil War monuments that have become the focus of individuals fighting white supremacy groups.This conversation came after we watched a...[More]
Athletes to watch this fall sports season - Aug. 23, 2017
The high school fall sports season is upon us, and all three county schools are getting ready for football, volleyball and cross country seasons.It will be exciting to watch all the kids and all the teams this season, but several athletes should have big years barring injury and other unforeseen events. To...[More]
McCullough new owner of Mid-State Restoration - Aug. 23, 2017
Working to make sure concrete recently poured behind the Pleasanton Food Fair building was level, Danny McCullough checked instruments to ensure the job was done well – just one of the many jobs he handles as new owner of what is now Mid-States Restoration.“The purchase was completed last...[More]
JRK Portable Welding expands facility - Aug. 23, 2017
When you enter Mound City from the east on Kansas Highway 52, a sign on the right-hand side of the road advertises a portable welding and sandblasting service. This business, JRK Portable Welding, is owned and operated by J.R. Kerr.Kerr, a local resident, knew while a teenager that welding was something...[More]
JRK Portable Welding expands facility - Aug. 23, 2017
When you enter Mound City from the east on Kansas Highway 52, a sign on the right-hand side of the road advertises a portable welding and sandblasting service. This business, JRK Portable Welding, is owned and operated by J.R. Kerr.Kerr, a local resident, knew while a teenager that welding was something...[More]
Pleasanton Gardening Gardening for monarch butterflies - Aug. 23, 2017
Gardening is always exciting, whether you are a gardener or if you just enjoy seeing beautiful gardens. Pleasanton Gardening is so excited to welcome Lenora Larson, a Master Gardener and a member of the Idalia Butterfly Society, to be our guest speaker at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Pleasanton...[More]
Monday total solar eclipse closest to Linn County in 2 centuries - Aug. 23, 2017
Linn County gazers of Monday’s Great American Eclipse never experienced totality, as did watchers 70 miles to the north.Still, the total solar eclipse was the closest to Linn County since one passed on a northeastward arc from Wichita through Kansas City on June 18, 1806, the same summer Lewis...[More]
McNabb attorney requests competency determination - Aug. 23, 2017
David McNabb appeared in court on Monday, Aug. 21, with his attorney, Edward Battitori, in front of 6th Judicial District Judge Mark Ward for the purpose of hearing multiple motions prior to the preliminary hearing, which is set for Sept. 5 and 6 in which McNabb is accused of two counts of murder in...[More]
Flood claims life of Pleasanton man - Aug. 23, 2017
The Linn County Sheriff’s Department received word from the Miami County Sheriff’s Department early Tuesday, Aug. 22, that Robert Dean Schoenhals, 56, of Pleasanton, was killed early Tuesday morning after his car drove through flood waters and was swept into deep rushing water in Miami County.A...[More]
Clifford Johnson 06-14-1929 to 08-14-2017 - Aug. 22, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 23, 2017Clifford Johnson, age 88, Drexel, Mo., passed away on Monday, Aug.14, 2017, at North Point in Paola, Kan.Funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory La Cygne Chapel. Burial was in the Goodrich Cemetery. The family...[More]