Kenneth Henne 07-14-1937 to 08-05-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Kenneth Henne, 81, passed away Aug. 5, 2018, at Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hume, Mo., on July 14, 1937, to Verl and Ruby (Wakefield) Henne. He graduated from Hume High School and briefly attended Pittsburg State...[More]
Owen Lee Haverfield 08-09-1929 to 08-04-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Owen Lee Haverfield, age 88, formerly of La Cygne and Parker, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. He was born on Aug. 9, 1929, the son of George and Violet Robinson Haverfield. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War.Owen was...[More]
Lois Keating Harrison 10-23-1928 to 08-01-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Lois Keating Harrison, age 89, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Graveside funeral services were held on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Mound City. Visitation was held Saturday at the Schneider Funeral Home and...[More]
Orlena Pearl Rookstool 04-24-1946 to 08-04-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Orlena Pearl Rookstool, age 72, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. She was born on April 24, 1946, in Chetopa, Kan., the daughter of Charles and Treva Smith Channel. She graduated from Franklin Technical Institute and worked as an LPN in several...[More]
Eldred S. Whitley 05-10-1939 to 08-07-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Eldred S. Whitley, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1939, in Carrollton, Mo., the son of Joseph and Hazel Brock Whitley. He graduated from Olathe High School. He married Carol Adams on July 2, 1961.Eldred served...[More]
Christopher John Allen 02-19-1970 to 07-25-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Christopher John Allen, age 48, of Jasper, Ind., passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at home. Chris was born in Eureka, Kan., on Feb. 19, 1970, to J.L. and Sadie (Howard) Allen. He married Melissa Bass on May 24, 1997, at the First Christian Church...[More]
Two-car wreck due to failure to stop - Aug. 1, 2018
A two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Tucker Road and 1000 Road, also known as Tiger Road, just east of Pleasanton at approximately 2:45 p.m. July 24. Law enforcement officers and emergency personnel, including firefighters from Station 920 in Pleasanton, responded...[More]
Pleasanton trash compactor site discussed - Aug. 1, 2018
New location south of town mentioned After handling many phone calls from concerned residents who didn’t want the trash compactor, now located near the ball fields at Stegge Lake, moved to a residential area north of town on Thomas Road, Pleasanton City Administrator Erica Kern...[More]
High fences – commissioners pass info to county counselor - Aug. 1, 2018
Bringing more research on high fences, or fences that wildlife can’t jump over, to the County Commissioners Monday, Brock Bruner asked that they look at regulations limiting fence height to 6 feet, or 8 feet for wildlife enclosures. He said on high fences: “Ethically, it’s...[More]
Shooting, standoff lead to charges against 2 - Aug. 1, 2018
A shooting that occurred in Blue Mound on Friday afternoon, July 20, in the vicinity of the 600 block of Walnut Avenue and later led to a standoff in Mound City that same day has resulted in an investigation that brought criminal charges filed in Linn County District Court against two individuals. John...[More]
