Gloria Jean Long ~ 08-13-1947 to 01-10-2025 - Feb. 4, 2025
Linn County News Published February 5, 2025 Gloria Jean Long, age 77, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. She was born on Aug. 13, 1947, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Melvin and Maxine Hanthorne Camden. She graduated from Drexel High School. Gloria was united in marriage to...[More]
Donations sought for families following accident - Jan. 30, 2025
Following the tragic loss of two young lives on Monday, Jan. 27, in an accident at Lake Chaparral, efforts are being made to raise funds to help cover funeral expenses for both boys as well as other expenses for the families. Both families are using Schneider Funeral Home and donations to...[More]
Keagan Grubbs ~ 11-04-2016 to 01-28-2025 - Jan. 30, 2025
Linn County News Published February 5, 2025 Keagan Grubbs, age 8, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, as a result of an accident. He was born on Nov. 4, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Jason Grubbs and Angel Balz. He was currently a student at Jayhawk Elementary School. He...[More]
Bowonn Edward Owen ~ 10-26-2015 to 01-28-2025 - Jan. 30, 2025
Linn County News Published February 5, 2025 Bowonn Edward Owen, age 9, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, as the result of an accident. He was born on Oct. 26, 2015, in Fort Scott, Kan. He came into this world the youngest of his mother Estell Owen. He was a bright eyed,...[More]
Prairie View girls’ basketball are champions of the Kenny Holt Memorial tournament - Jan. 29, 2025
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team traveled to Uniontown on Jan. 21, 23-24 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The Lady Buffs did well in the tournament as the team went 3-0 to win the tournament. The first game on Jan. 21 the Buffalos faced the host team Uniontown. Prairie...[More]
Juveniles fall through ice, drown at Lake Chaparral - Jan. 29, 2025
At approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two missing children. The reporting party stated the children should be together and were supposed to go to another house but had not been there. At that point, several deputies and fire stations were...[More]
Trash compactor negotiation continues with Pleasanton and county - Jan. 29, 2025
The Pleasanton Council continued discussion over the trash compactor Monday night with City Attorney Jacklyn Paletta zooming in on her laptop. She explained to the council, “Apparently, though I met with Shaun (Linn County Public Works Administrator Shaun West), there was not a meeting of the...[More]
USD 362 gives ‘go-ahead’ on fire repairs - Jan. 29, 2025
Also approved is maintenance side-by-side vehicle purchase The Prairie View Unified School District 362 board of education has voted to accept a bid price to repair damage from a Nov. 22 fire in the high school’s vocational-agricultural department. At their monthly Jan. 21 meeting on...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball team placed seventh at Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament - Jan. 29, 2025
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team traveled to Uniontown on Jan. 21, 23-24 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The Jays ended up going 1-2 and placing seventh in the tournament. The Jays played Osawatomie first on Jan. 21 and Pleasanton had lost to the Trojans earlier in...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ basketball takes second at Uniontown - Jan. 29, 2025
The Jayhawk girls’ basketball team traveled to Uniontown on Jan. 21, 23-24 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The Lady Hawks came into the tournament undefeated but the team suffered their first loss of the season in the championship match against Prairie View. The Lady Hawks went...[More]
