Eulela May Matthews 03-10-1930 to 01-19-2018 - Jan. 23, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Jan. 24, 2018Eulela May Matthews, age 87 of Amoret, Mo., was born March 10, 1930, to George and Ethel Bowen Bohlken in Amoret. She died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at her home in Amoret.Eulela, one of three children, was a lifelong resident of Amoret, graduating from Amoret High...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ basketball blasts Chetopa and drops first league loss to Yates Center - Jan. 17, 2018
The Jayhawk boys’ basketball team hosted two Three River League teams this past week, Chetopa on Jan. 9 and Yates Center on Jan. 12. The Hawks routed Chetopa, 81-28, but lost their first league game of the year against Yates Center in overtime, 71-61. The Chetopa game was somewhat close...[More]
PHS Courtwarning - Jan. 17, 2018
Katelyn Yeamans (left) and Aiden Ballinger (right) are this year’s PHS Courtwarming King and Queen. This year’s crownbearers are Aalyiah Marshall (left) and Quinton Adams-Morasch. ...[More]
PHS Royalty - Jan. 17, 2018
ADAM HOLT | LINN COUNTY NEWS Katelyn Yeamans (left) and Aiden Ballinger (right) are this year’s PHS Courtwarming King and Queen. This year’s crownbearers are Aalyiah Marshall (left) and Quinton Adams-Morasch....[More]
Edward Lee Umphenour inducted into Kansas Fairs & Festivals Hall of Fame - Jan. 17, 2018
Long-time Linn County Fair Board member Edward Lee Umphenour was recently inducted into the Kansas Fairs and Festivals Hall of Fame during the association’s annual meeting held January 5-7 in Topeka. Making the announcement even more memorable was the introduction Umphenour received from his grandson,...[More]
Parker sewer rate to decrease next month - Jan. 17, 2018
Parker monthly sewer rates will decrease by $10 effective Feb. 1. In action taken by the city council at last Thursday’s regular monthly meeting, the city’s sewer fee will drop to $16.50 monthly. In computations presented to the council, Mayor Wayne Burk showed that the average annual sewer...[More]
La Cygne man pleads guilty to single amended rape charge - Jan. 17, 2018
Sentencing is set for 3 p.m. March 6 in Linn County District Court for Hunter McQueen, La Cygne. At a Jan. 9 no-go preliminary hearing before Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District, McQueen, 19, pled guilty to an amended charge of one count of felony rape. McQueen’s counsel,...[More]
Bond set in Huggins first appearance - Jan. 17, 2018
Judge Valerie Leblanc oversaw court proceedings in the State of Kansas vs. David Allen Huggins last Wednesday, Jan. 10 with Appointed Special Prosecutor Gerald Merrill acting as prosecuting attorney and Zach Thomas representing Huggins. Huggins, former deputy with the Linn County Sheriff’s...[More]
Kason Jack Davis January 14, 2018 to-01-16-2018 - Jan. 16, 2018
Linn County News Published Jan. 17, 2018 Kason Jack Davis, infant son of Derek and Jordan Davis of Blue Mound, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. Kason is survived by his parents and his sister, Bristol Davis, of the home; grandparents, Doug and Debbie...[More]