Betty Ernst 01-25-1948 to 05-03-2019 - May. 6, 2019
Linn County News Published May 8, 2019 Betty Ernst, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Olathe Hospice House. She leaves behind her husband of almost 53 years, Mike Ernst; daughter Shelly Arnett and son-in-law Mark; grandsons Jacob and Thomas; and a son,...[More]
BREAKING NEWS - May. 3, 2019
UPDATE: Investigation into Butler, Mo., death crosses state line By BARBARA PROFFITT Linn County News barbara@linncountynews.net The Butler Police Department in Butler, Mo. recovered the body of 69-year-old Cindy McCoy, of Butler, in a vehicle that was pulled from the...[More]
BREAKING NEWS - May. 2, 2019
UPDATE: Samantha McCoy was detained by a team from the Linn County Sheriffs Office around 6 p.m. this evening, Thursday, May 2, at Sugar Valley Lake. Details to come. Investigation into Butler, Mo., death crosses state line By BARBARA PROFFITT Linn County News barbara@linncountynews.net The...[More]
Pleasanton baseball falls to Northeast; softball gets first wins of season - May. 1, 2019
The Pleasanton baseball team hosted Northeast Arma on April 22 in a league doubleheader. The boys lost both games to a very good Northeast team, 16-3 and 12-3. The girls also hosted Northeast on the same date and lost both their games as well, 13-8 and 20-9. The softball team...[More]
Lady Hawks tune up for league, regional title runs - May. 1, 2019
A home doubleheader sweep of Oswego last Thursday has Jayhawk-Linn on the verge of claiming – at the very least –a share of this year’s Three Rivers League softball title. Using the 11-1 and 11-6 wins to maintain a top seed for the Class 2-1A regionals at Yates Center...[More]
Prairie View track hosts home invitational - May. 1, 2019
The Prairie View track teams hosted their home invitational on April 25. Eleven teams competed at the meet and the Prairie View girls’ team did well by placing second with 111 points. The boys’ team placed seventh with 37 points. Louisburg won the meet for the girls with...[More]
Gerken retires from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - May. 1, 2019
After 37 years of public service, the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is saying goodbye to Valerie Gerken, budget analyst. Marais des Cygnes NWR Manager Patrick Martin said, “If you count seasonal jobs in high school, Valerie has worked for four different...[More]
La Cygne hears possible sewer project options - May. 1, 2019
Council to mull rate increase; engineers to draft PER La Cygne’s city leaders will contemplate a sewer rate increase, and its engineering firm will write a preliminary engineer’s report (PER). Those are among the next steps toward La Cygne’s determination on whether...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Kansas is now abortion state - May. 1, 2019
I still don’t get it. The same ones that cry and moan and vow to take our guns when a synagogue, morque or other entity has a shooting – presumably to save human lives – are the same ones that are parading to make our states abortion states so babies can be killed, by the thousands. I...[More]
Storm leaves damage across two counties - May. 1, 2019
Flash flooding a concern for the week A storm system that moved through Linn and Miami counties early Monday morning, April 29, left damage in its wake in both counties. Damages In Linn County, the storm took out approximately 15 power line poles between the Kansas Department...[More]