A celebration in her honor - Apr. 19, 2023
Open house set to honor Ola May Earnest On Saturday, April 22, the Linn County Museum will hold an open house in honor of Ola May Earnest and her lifelong commitment to the history of our county. The event will be held at the museum located at 307 Park St in Pleasanton from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....[More]
City to place 1 cent sales tax measure on November ballot - Apr. 19, 2023
In the opening segment of their meeting on Monday night, the Pleasanton City Council opened the floor to those who wanted to ask questions about the option of placing a 1-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot to help fund repairs of city streets. Bill Skipper asked several questions, ranging...[More]
Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission hears from solar contractor - Apr. 19, 2023
The Linn County P&Z met Tuesday night with Joshua Framel, Senior Manager of Development for Clearway Energy Corp., speaking to the commission on developing alternative energy sources in Linn County. Framel said his company works with wind, solar and battery storage components and addressed solar...[More]
USD 362 nepotism plan lacks motion - Apr. 19, 2023
A broadened Unified School District 362 nepotism policy introduced last month by Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., district superintendent, has apparently fallen by the wayside. At the monthly April 10 board of education meeting, none of the six sitting board members offered a motion. In March, Bollinger had laid...[More]
Jayhawk baseball sweeps Blu-Jays - Apr. 19, 2023
The Pleasanton baseball team hosted their in-county rival Jayhawk-Linn on April 13. Jayhawk won both games of the double-header, 10-4 and 11-8. The first game saw the Hawks take an early lead that the Jays were never able to catch up to. Jayhawk led 5-1 after three innings and then 10-3 after...[More]
Pleasanton track hosts home invitational - Apr. 19, 2023
The Pleasanton track team hosted their home invitational on April 11. Both the Blu-Jay boys’ and girls’ teams did well as both finished fourth. The girls were fourth with 83.5 points while the boys were fourth with 67 points. Jayhawk-Linn won the track meet for both the boys and girls. The...[More]
Prairie View golf places second at Jayhawk JV Invitational - Apr. 19, 2023
The Prairie View golf team traveled to Deer Trace on April 13 to compete in the Jayhawk JV Invitational. This tournament usually takes place at Sugar Valley but did not this year due to the course being worked on. The Buffalos did well as they placed second out of five teams with a score of 213. Jayhawk...[More]
Diane Gilbert ~ 12-01-1945 to 04-15-2023 - Apr. 18, 2023
Linn County News Published April 19, 2023 Diane Gilbert, age 77, of Pleasanton, Kan., formerly of Maryville, Mo., passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Diane was born Dec. 1, 1945, the daughter of Marvin and Freida Barg Burchett in Maryville, Mo. She married William Gilbert on Sept. 21,...[More]
Leland Warren Moore ~ 02-09-1943 to 04-05-2023 - Apr. 18, 2023
Linn County News Published April 19, 2023 Leland Warren Moore was born in Paola, Kan., to Vernon Moore and Geraldine Young Moore on Feb. 9, 1943. His younger years were spent in Fontana where he attended school and graduated from Fontana High School in 1961. He then attended Pittsburg State...[More]
SPECIAL: La Cygne holds open house on Comprehensive Plan - Apr. 13, 2023
A “Build Your City” Open House hosted by the City of LaCygne was held at the District 2 LaCygne Library on Wednesday, April 12. The event was held in connection with the development of a long-range Comprehensive Plan to guide the city’s future growth and economic development. Various...[More]