Jacob Thomas “Jake” Hays ~ 04-13-1990 to 01-09-2025 - Jan. 14, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 Jacob Thomas “Jake” Hays, age 34, Concord, Okla., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. He was born on April 13, 1990, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Thomas and Jody Purinton Hays. He graduated from...[More]
David Leslie Nation ~ 02-14-1968 to 01-12-2025 - Jan. 14, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 David Leslie Nation, age 56, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. He was born on Feb. 14, 1968, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Melvin and Carol Johnson Nation. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1986. David...[More]
Karen Marie Hargrove MacDonald Webb ~ 02-19-1954 to 01-05-2025 - Jan. 14, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 Karen Marie Hargrove MacDonald Webb was born Feb. 19, 1954, to Marie (Nettleton) and John “Jack” Hargrove in Helena, Mont., and left this world on Jan. 5, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan., after battling COPD and cancer. Karen was a unique...[More]
Eleanor Eileen Reynolds ~ 12-16-1927 to 01-04-2025 - Jan. 14, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 Eleanor Eileen Reynolds, age 97, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. Eileen will lie in state from 12-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Vansant–Mills Chapel in Clinton. A graveside service was held...[More]
Marjorie Ann Kneisel ~ 01-21-1936 to 12-28-2024 - Jan. 14, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 Marjorie Ann Kneisel, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Dec. 28, 2024, at Midland Hospice House. She was born on Jan. 21, 1936, to Phillip and Lillian (Moddelmog) Kneisel at Powhatan, Kan. Marjorie worked for Kansas Corporation Commission and...[More]
Joseph W. Wilkes ~ 10-15-1961 to 01-07-2025 - Jan. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published January 15, 2025 Joseph W. Wilkes, age 63 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at this home on Jan. 7, 2025. There are no services scheduled at this time. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...[More]
Commissioners vote to remove trash service from Pleasanton unless city signs agreement - Jan. 8, 2025
Following an executive session for legal matters with attorney Mark Hagen during the Jan. 7 meeting, Linn County Commissioner Danny McCullough noted that the commissioners had been working with cities and communities for some time to bring uniformity and issue resolution to a closure in regard to city...[More]
Commissioners learn of taxing options on leased properties - Jan. 8, 2025
During the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, which was rescheduled from Jan. 6 due to weather conditions, the commissioners heard a report from Economic Development Administrator Chasity Ware who requested a one-year lease option on a property that will bring it current and match it, time frame-wise, with...[More]
Pleasanton Council tables water rate change - Jan. 8, 2025
After broaching the subject of changing how water is billed in Pleasanton last month, the council once again discussed it – this time asking for more concrete numbers on how it would affect the city’s bottom line. Councilman Bill Skipper commented that they can’t increase the water...[More]
La Cygne leaders talk property, kennel - Jan. 8, 2025
During reports of city officers, items concerning a condemned property and proper dog kenneling were broached at last Thursday’s regular La Cygne council meeting, delayed a day from the normal first-Wednesday date because of the New Year’s Day holiday. During his report, Dan Nasalroad, public...[More]
