Property taxes still due in May - Apr. 22, 2020
County Counselor Gary Thompson told the commissioners Monday, after an inquiry from a city, that second half property taxes will still be due in May as that is by statute. City of Pleasanton City Administrator Erica Scott had asked about the prospect of delaying the payment due to the economic impact...[More]
Parker resident travels to New York to help care for COVID-19 patients - Apr. 22, 2020
On Sunday, April 12, Paige Walters spent time with her husband, Seth, and her two children, Stormy and Clinton, ages 4 and 1o months, and visited with her parents, Rod and Pam Clinton, Parker. It was a normal Sunday, until she packed her bags and headed out on a 1,200-plus mile trip to New York City. Paige...[More]
COVID-19 testing now available through Linn County Health Department - Apr. 22, 2020
After receiving 100 test kits, from Kansas Department of Health and Environment Laboratory, the Linn County Health Department is now able to do testing of any person showing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus including fever of 100 degrees or more, cough, shortness of breath; also, body aches, chills, headache,...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Zoo animals - Apr. 22, 2020
I’m not necessarily a proponent of zoos. I get them; people like to look at animals, zoos serve a need in harboring injured animals that can’t be released back into the wild, and they save animals that man might destroy out of sheer greed. Well, I’m feeling a bit like a zoo animal...[More]
Rosa Jane Sutterby 03-10-1923 to 04-20-2020 - Apr. 21, 2020
Linn County News Published April 22, 2020 Rosa Jane Sutterby, age 97, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020. She was born in Mapleton, Kan., on March 10, 1923, the daughter of Charles and Bertha White Wilson. She was united in marriage to George Sutterby on...[More]
Bodenn Christopher Ray Snyder 01-04-2020 to 04-08-2020 - Apr. 21, 2020
Linn County News Published April 22, 2020 Bodenn Christopher Ray Snyder, age 3 months, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Bodenn was born Jan. 4, 2020, in Olathe, Kan. He was the youngest of three born to Dustin Christopher Snyder and Breanna Elaine Decker. He was a very happy baby. He was recently...[More]
SPECIAL: Small businesses: PPP funds are exhausted, now what? - Apr. 17, 2020
As of Thursday, April 16, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) had reached the maximum loan limit authorized by Congress, just 14 days after small businesses were first able to apply. The program was created as part of the CARES Act,...[More]
Helen Isabel Endecott 08-29-1926 to 04-16-2020 - Apr. 17, 2020
Helen Isabel Endecott, 93 of Louisburg, Kan., passed away April 16, 2020. A private graveside service will be held in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Mo., with Reverend Steven Donnelly officiating; services under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel. A celebration of life will be held...[More]
SPECIAL: COVID-19 testing now available through County Health Department - Apr. 15, 2020
After receiving 100 test kits, from Kansas Department of Health and Environment Laboratory, the Linn County Health Department is now able to do testing of any person showing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus including fever of 100 degrees or more, cough, shortness of breath; also,...[More]
The Lost Season: Jayhawk-Linn softball - Apr. 15, 2020
Well, there is no high school spring sports this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, we are going to look at what could have been, so to speak. This week, one of the spring sports we will cover is Jayhawk-Linn softball. The Lady Hawks had a great season last year as they went 20-4 and...[More]