Raymond Milton White ~ 08-09-1925 to 05-06-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Raymond Milton White, age 97 of Osawatomie, Kan., died Saturday May 6, 2023, at Vintage Park of Osawatomie. Raymond was born Aug. 9, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo. He was the second born of six children to Clark Hudson and Effie (Deyoung) White. He grew up...[More]
Loretta Mae “Sis†Brown ~ 01-17-1944 to 05-07-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Loretta Mae “Sis” Brown, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023. Graveside funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 12, at the Green Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Schneider Funeral...[More]
Sharon Kay Ala ~ 05-01-1944 to 05-01-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Sharon Kay Ala, age 79, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away at her home on May 1, 2023, surrounded by family. Sharon was born the daughter of Verne “Shorty” Ray and Ruth Bernice (Gilmore) Ross on May 1, 1944, at Blue Mound, Kan. She married Leon...[More]
James Frances Ptacek ~ 10-01-1928 to 04-01-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 James Francis Ptacek, 94, of Parker, Kan., died on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo. Jim was born on Oct. 1, 1928, in Emporia, Kan., to Antone and Martha (Rezac) Ptacek. He attended schools near Miller,...[More]
SPECIAL: Search continues for missing Parsons man - May. 5, 2023
UPDATE: Body of missing Parsons man located and two arrested NEOSHO COUNTY _ The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office located the body of missing 23-year-old Dakota A. Patton, and arrested two...[More]
BREAKING NEWS: Fire at Sugar Valley Lake - May. 3, 2023
On April 27, 2023, at 9:48 pm the Linn County Rural Fire District #1 was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 182 Mine Creek Drive in Sugar Valley Lake Community. On arrival at that address, responding fire units found flames coming from the north and west side of the structure. During suppression...[More]
STARS requests county help for future funding - May. 3, 2023
Dr. Jay Allen, Director of the STARS Rural Technical Academy at Pleasanton, spoke with Linn County Commissioners during their weekly meeting on Monday, May 1, regarding financial aid to the school. Allen introduced several student representatives who came with him to speak on the variety of classes the...[More]
Filing deadline approaches for local seats - May. 3, 2023
Filing deadline is noon on June 1 for open positions on local city government and school district boards, as well as for Linn County seats on the Kansas State University Marais des Cygnes Extension board. David Lamb, master county clerk, said that candidates can file for election at their city hall...[More]
Linn County Planning & Zoning holds public hearing - May. 3, 2023
The nine-person board of Linn County Planning and Zoning met Thursday night at the Prairie View Performing Arts Center to hold a public hearing on the 2023 Comprehensive Plan. Land use attorney Jim Kaup moderated the hearing that had approximately 50 people in attendance. Kaup commented several times...[More]
STARS HVAC and Heavy Equipment programs a success - May. 3, 2023
Walking into the STARS building could be like walking into any HVAC company or heavy equipment facility; only the STARS building is for educating future heating, air conditioning and electric tradesman or heavy equipment operators. HVAC Instructor Bill Hinds, who has years in the air conditioning business,...[More]
