Brenda Joy Ungeheuer 11-18-1944 to 11-24-2016 - Nov. 29, 2016
Brenda Joy Ungeheuer, age 72, passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at her home in Centerville, Kan. Brenda was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Moslander McGinnis.Brenda attended Pleasanton Elementary and Pleasanton High School followed by Pittsburg State...[More]
Charles A. “Charlie†Conley 10-20-1947 to 11-21-2016 - Nov. 29, 2016
Charles A. “Charlie” Conley, age 69, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at the Prescott Country View.He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Oct. 20, 1947, the son of Earl E. and Anna Mae Stoeckle Conley.He was a graduate of Pleasanton High School. He served his country in...[More]
Pleasanton public hearing held on condemnations - Nov. 23, 2016
The Pleasanton City Council met in a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 21, with all five members and the mayor present.The hearing opened with the first of two properties up for condemnation.The property at 412 Main, owned by Bobby and Carol Cole, was first on the agenda for the hearing. City Administrator...[More]
Prairie View football has four players make All League - Nov. 23, 2016
The Pioneer League released their All League teams, and the Buffalos had four members on the teams with five positions filled.Three members made first team while one made second team. One member, Justin Peine, made both offense and defense first teams as an offensive and defensive lineman. Trevor Hoover...[More]
The 2016 All County football team - Nov. 23, 2016
All three county schools’ football teams worked hard this year and some had more success than others. Jayhawk-Linn was the most successful with a 9-0 regular season to earn a league championship and district championship. The Hawks were defeated in the bi-district round of the playoffs by Osage...[More]
PHS receives new trumpet in exchange - Nov. 23, 2016
Several weeks ago, Pleasanton High School student Mason Williamson Jr. needed some repair work done on a school trumpet that he was using. When the instrument was sent to Meyer Music for repair, representative Jim Fuchs let us know about a program that is offered through Band of Angels which enables...[More]
Bearly Makin’ It offers unique products - Nov. 23, 2016
It was 17 years ago, in 1999, when Ann Ware purchased her first embroidery machine, and from there her love for creating eventually blossomed into the full-time business she now runs today.That first machine was a simple one-needle embroiderer. In the summer of that same year she got her sales tax license,...[More]
Prescott Library Christmas Homes Tour Dec. 3 - Nov. 23, 2016
The 2016 Prescott Library Christmas Homes Tour is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available in advance at the library or on the night of the tour at all locations. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
La Cygne City Council acts on personnel items - Nov. 23, 2016
La Cygne’s City Council acted on two police department and one public works personnel items at its regular meeting last Wednesday, Nov. 16.After a 35-minute executive session for personnel, the council approved the hiring of Bradley Barrett as a part-time police officer at an $11 per hour rate. To...[More]
KBI recovers bodies believed to be Linn County homicide victims - Nov. 23, 2016
PITTSBURG – Following an intensive four-day investigation and search, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Linn County Sheriff’s office announced this morning that two bodies were found late Tuesday night, Nov. 15, buried on a rural property west of Pittsburg.The bodies recovered...[More]
