Presbyterian CRE at Pleasanton marks one year in community - Sep. 4, 2019
Linda Dudley has been a Commissioned Ruling Elder or CRE in the First Presbyterian Church at Pleasanton for just over a year now. However, she began her journey 20 years ago at the age of 50 when she became a lay pastor for the church. “Several years ago the Presbyterian...[More]
New pastor welcomed to Pleasanton, Prescott Methodist churches - Sep. 4, 2019
Jee Sook Gil came to the United States from South Korea in 2012 and obtained her master’s in public health from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. “I have a passion to help people, especially children, so I prayed to God to please help me help those in need,”...[More]
Mound City and Blue Mound UMCs welcome new pastor - Sep. 4, 2019
Israel Kamudzandu was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the United States with his wife and daughter in 2000. He attended college in Dayton, Ohio, and received a master’s in languages. He then went to Fort Worth, Texas, where he studied for and received his Ph.D. in...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Irreplaceable - Sep. 4, 2019
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, or “For dust you are, And dust you shall return” as the Bible says, or none of us is irreplaceable. The first time a person thinks he or she is the only one who can do a job, along comes another who jumps right in – a lot of times for less...[More]
Defendant fails to appear, warrant issued - Sep. 4, 2019
Colt Thompson was scheduled to appear in Linn County District Court in Mound City for a preliminary hearing in Case 2019-CR-034 on Aug. 21 on multiple charges, including possession of opiate, opium, narcotic; possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia; driving while cancelled,...[More]
USD 362 receives KESA accreditation - Sep. 4, 2019
Prairie View system was among exclusive pilot districts Unified School District 362 has received “accredited” status from the Kansas State Board of Education under a recently-adopted accreditation process. The Prairie View district was one of eight Kansas...[More]
Sutherland sentenced to prison, fined - Sep. 4, 2019
Former Linn County Attorney John Sutherland faced United States District Judge Daniel Crabtree Thursday, Aug. 29, at the federal courthouse in Wyandotte County to hear the sentence that the judge deemed appropriate after Sutherland pled guilty on charges of mail fraud and making...[More]
Letha F. Wurtz 06-19-1940 to 09-03-2019 - Sep. 3, 2019
Letha F. Wurtz 06-19-1940 to 09-03-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 4, 2019 Letha F. Wurtz, age 79, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. She was born in Farlinville, Kan., on June 19, 1940, the daughter of Oscar and Edna Poole...[More]
Johnnie M. Gooden 03-05-1935 to 08-29-2019 - Aug. 30, 2019
Johnnie M. Gooden 03-05-1935 to 08-29-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 4, 2019 Johnnie M. Gooden, age 84, of Osawatomie, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Graveside service was scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at the Cadmus Cemetery in Fontana, Kan....[More]
Jayhawk volleyball scrimmage at Iola - Aug. 28, 2019
The Jayhawk volleyball teams traveled to Iola on the morning of Aug. 24 to compete in a scrimmage with Iola. This scrimmage was a KSHSAA sponsored event as they used it to train new volleyball officials for the upcoming season. Both teams split into two groups, and both groups...[More]
