Creating a healthier park with fire - Mar. 13, 2024
Prescribed fire planned Fort Scott – Park managers at Fort Scott National Historic Site, in coordination with Fire Managers at the US Fish and Wildlife Service from Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, plan to burn the five-acre restored prairie this March 2024. The soonest...[More]
Pleasanton and Jayhawk boys’ basketball TRL All League selections - Mar. 13, 2024
The 2023-2024 high school basketball season is concluded and it is time for the annual season honors. The Three Rivers League announced their All League selections for boys’ basketball and both Pleasanton and Jayhawk players made the teams. Pleasanton had two players make TRL All League,...[More]
La Cygne patrons defend departed chief - Mar. 13, 2024
Fenoughty’s resignation was accepted on Feb. 28 More than 50 persons, nine of them speakers, appeared at La Cygne’s regular council meeting last Wednesday to ask for Tina Fenoughty’s reinstatement. Fenoughty, the city’s police chief and animal control officer, had submitted...[More]
Commissioners discuss county counselor’s position - Mar. 13, 2024
A discussion between the commissioners, County Clerk David Lamb and County Attorney Burton Harding regarding the county counselors’ position took place at the end of Monday’s meeting. The topic began with Harding asking if he needed to sit in again next week. Commissioner Jim Johnson...[More]
County and landowner work together on issues with road near feedlot - Mar. 13, 2024
Linn County Public Works Administrator Shaun West reported that he had spoken with rancher and feedlot owner Brad Aust about meeting with the commissioners. West then presented numbers for dust control that Aust is willing to reimburse other property owners near his feedlot location. He then read aloud...[More]
JLHS store program wins Stahl Scholarship package - Mar. 13, 2024
STAHLS’ Company recently announced the 2023 fourth quarter winners of the Stahl Family Scholarship, celebrating entrepreneurial spirit and one of the two winners was Terri Gentry, a teacher at Jayhawk Linn High School, and her spirit wear store crew comprised of students. The scholarship, initiated...[More]
Linn County Twisters have six place at State - Mar. 13, 2024
The Linn County Twisters traveled to Topeka on March 8-10 to compete in the USAWKS 2024 State Wrestling Championship. The Twisters had 16 wrestlers compete in the event with six bringing home State medals. Shawna Case, HS Girls 155, placed third and scored 21 team points. Case won her first three...[More]
Four wrestlers place at State for Jayhawk Wrestling Club - Mar. 13, 2024
The Jayhawk Wrestling Club traveled to Topeka from March 8-10 to compete in the USAWKS 2024 State Championship. The Hawks had four wrestlers place and receive medals. Margaret Earnest, 8U Girls 80, placed second and scored 23 team points. Earnest won her first two matches before losing in the semifinal....[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 13, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and us The year 2020 was eye-opening as to how intrusive social media was in our everyday lives. Facebook, Twitter at that time, YouTube, etc. were all joining in the process to keep the American public, and the world, blinded to what was really going on. The advent of...[More]
Doris Maxine Basore ~ 01-02-1920 to 03-10-2024 - Mar. 12, 2024
Linn County News Published March 13, 2024 Doris Maxine Basore, age 104, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 10, 2024. She was born in Bates County, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1920, the daughter of Ray and Verna Chapman Lacy. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in the Class of 1937. Doris...[More]
