A tribute to Dick Carpenter - Sep. 23, 2020
A tribute to a community icon I pulled what I’m sure are just a couple of many tributes on Facebook to a man that spent his lifetime building a family, a successful business and a community. Each of us that live in Linn County, or Pleasanton specifically, go to work, eat, sleep and do our thing...[More]
Richard L. “Dick†Carpenter 08-12-1945 to 09-17-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Richard L. "Dick" Carpenter, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. He was born on Aug. 12, 1945, in Boicourt, Kan., the son of Harold Frank and Clara Fern Rhynerson Carpenter. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in...[More]
Judith Mae “Judy†McArdle 01-20-1946 to 09-17-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Judith Mae "Judy" McArdle, Centerville, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Anderson County Hospital after a three-year battle with cancer. She was born on Jan. 20, 1946, on a farm near Centerville, the daughter of William Earl...[More]
Glover Lowe 11-02-1938 to 09-12-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Glover Lowe, age 81, of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away in Broken Arrow, Okla., on Sept. 12, 2020. Glover was born the son of Earl Lynn and Mary Frances Little Lowe on Nov. 2, 1938, at Shelby County, Mo. He married Millie Dowell on Dec....[More]
Bonnie Jean Millard-Studdard 11-11-1935 to 09-19-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Bonnie Jean Millard-Studdard, age 84, of Louisburg, Kan., departed this life on Sept. 19, 2020, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kan. Bonnie was born Nov. 11, 1935, at Worland, Mo., the daughter of Harvey and Montie Millard. In...[More]
Dennis Lloyd Brumback 08-24-1943 to 07-18-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Dennis Lloyd Brumback, 76, of La Cygne, Kan., died Saturday, July 18, 2020. The family will have a Celebration of Life service for Dennis from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at the La Cygne City Park. Friends and family may leave online condolences...[More]
Marie Elayna Cantrell 12-23-1957 to 09-16-2020 - Sep. 22, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 23, 2020 Marie Elayna Cantrell, 62, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Maria was born on Dec. 23, 1957, in Detroit, Mich., to Larry Lee and Marnell (Modlin) Blasengym. She married William “Bill”...[More]
U.S. 69 bridge project to begin in Linn County - Sep. 18, 2020
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will on Monday, Sept. 21, start a repair project on the southbound U.S. 69 bridge over the Marais des Cygnes River. The bridge is approximately one mile south of the north K-52 junction. The abutment seal at both ends of the...[More]
School boards hear from parents - Sep. 16, 2020
Parents voice concern over COVID procedures at USD 346 board meeting BY ANGELA K. HOLT Members of Jayhawk-Linn USD-346 met on Monday, Sept. 14, for their regular monthly meeting. Two individuals were granted prior approval to speak on behalf of a group of concerned parents and community members. The...[More]
La Cygne adopts P&Z ordinances on food vehicles CUP for Engert truck passes on council split decision - Sep. 16, 2020
La Cygne has adopted two Planning and Zoning-endorsed ordinances on food vehicles, one unanimously and the other on a split vote. At their regular Sept. 2 meeting, the council’s unanimous vote approved Ordinance No. 1471, a definition of food vehicles. Ordinance No. 1472 establishing a two-year...[More]