Jayhawk boys’ basketball goes 1-2 at Cherokee - Jan. 25, 2017
Jayhawk boys’ basketball traveled to Southeast-Cherokee this past week to compete in the 25th Lancer Classic.The Hawks entered the tournament as a three seed but did not live up to their seeding as they again placed seventh - as they did last year. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Women’s march - Jan. 25, 2017
Ugh is the only word I can use. Sorry, girls, but that was embarrassing.I watched Madonna on national television, using her star power, make a disastrous speech to women who think they are going to help their cause listening to a has-been drop the f-bomb and ask that someone blow up the White House.Are...[More]
Prairie View girls still looking for first win at midseasontournament at Burlington - Jan. 25, 2017
The Lady Buffs are still looking for their first win and traveled this last week to Burlington to compete in the Burlington midseason tournament.Prairie View went 0-3 in the tournament and is still looking for that first win. However, the girls continue to play hard and came close to that first win against...[More]
Pleasanton girls place fourth at midseason tournament - Jan. 25, 2017
The Pleasanton girls’ basketball team hosted their annual midseason tournament this past week and ended up placing fourth.The Lady Jays were a two seed in the tournament and were in pool play with the three seed Oswego and the six seed Marmaton Valley. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
Continuous learning curve for appreciative lifetime diverse horseman - Jan. 25, 2017
From the days of handling the lines of his father’s work team, horses have been close to his heart and soul.“My initial interest in horses was directly influenced by how dad understood and handled horses,” credited John Teagarden of La Cygne.That foundation developed Teagarden to be...[More]
School winners headed to county spelling bee - Jan. 25, 2017
Three students from each elementary school in the county are headed to the Linn County Spelling Bee set for 9:45 a.m. Feb. 1 at the Prairie View Performing Arts Center. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Nazarene Church to welcome special guest speaker - Jan. 25, 2017
Jennie Noriega grew up in New Mexico. Half Mexican, half Indian, she never felt like she fit in anywhere until she found drugs, and through them what she thought was her niche in life.Her drug use brought her a myriad of problems, starting with being removed from her home in New Mexico and sent to California,...[More]
County seeking part-time senior citizen help through senior organization - Jan. 25, 2017
Jackie Messer, Linn County public works field supervisor, commented to the County Commissioners Monday that he could use part-time help from time to time. For instance, his Courthouse Annex assistant was out for a funeral, and he wanted to go into the field – he couldn’t because there was...[More]
Mound City sells land to Dollar General Corp. - Jan. 25, 2017
The City Council of Mound City held a quick special meeting last Monday afternoon to approve the sale of a strip of land that Dollar General wants to acquire to build a new store north of the old nursing home on Kansas Highway 7.The council approved the amount of $5,000 for the approximate three-fourth...[More]
Ungeheuer bridge construction to close road 2 - 3 months - Jan. 25, 2017
Engineers from Pfefferkorn Engineering have informed Linn County personnel that Ungeheuer Road between County Roads 700 and 800 will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 31, first thing in the morning, due to construction on the box bridge. This is not the historic arched bridge.Jackie Messer, county field supervisor,...[More]