BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 19, 2025
An issue of entitlement I look at back on the past four years and what a travesty to our young people was committed. Cry rooms, special coloring books, DEI that hires you if you look a certain way or don’t look a certain way, and so much more. Young people were raised during the past few years...[More]
Kenneth Lawrence Sloan ~ 01-24-1950 to 03-11-2025 - Mar. 18, 2025
Linn County News Published March 19, 2025 Kenneth Lawrence Sloan, age 75, of Centerville, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at his home. Kenny was born on Jan. 24, 1950, in Kansas City, Kan., to James and Gertrude (Tebbe) Sloan. He was one of four children in the Sloan family. Kenny...[More]
Lois Joan Streeter ~ 11-18-1931 to 03-05-2025 - Mar. 18, 2025
Linn County News Published March 19, 2025 Lois Joan Streeter, age 93 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away in Louisburg, Kan., on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. She was born the daughter of Chlorus and Clara Henkel Boone on Nov. 18, 1931, at Tacoma, Wash. She married Ulas Grant Miller, he preceded her...[More]
Commissioners discuss new option for Devlin Road - Mar. 12, 2025
During the meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on March 10, Renee Slinkard of rural Parker, asked once again that the county look into the possibility of paving a three and half mile section of Devlin Road. Slinkard told the commissioners, as she had previously, that the road section to which she...[More]
Board votes to extend Meik contract - Mar. 12, 2025
Ray Scholarship discussed at USD 344 board meeting Meeting Monday night, again with a packed board room, the Board of USD 344 voted to extend Elementary Principal Nathan Meik’s contract through the 2026/2027 school year in a 4-3 vote; board members Cindy Inman, Kay Hardy, Linda Conley...[More]
Resident questions legal opinion on approved minor plat - Mar. 12, 2025
On March 10, Jan Longnecker spoke to the Linn County Commissioners regarding a legal opinion given at the previous meeting on March 3 on the minor plat that was approved by a former Planning and Zoning Administrator for a property near Parker. Longnecker began by stating he wasn’t able to attend...[More]
Shillito selected for Heartland Youth Tour - Mar. 12, 2025
Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative recently announced that homeschool sophomore Louis Shillito has been selected as one of several young persons to participate in their annual Youth Tour this summer. Louis is the son of Chris and Carissa Shillito who operate the Shalom Retreat Center north of Mound...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball earns Sub-State runner-up - Mar. 12, 2025
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team had quite the run to their Sub-State tournament bracket this year. The Jays were in the 2A Yates Center Sub-Sate Bracket 1 as a five seed. They won their first game against the 12 seed Eureka on Feb. 27 to advance to the semifinal to host the 13 seed Douglass...[More]
Prairie View girls’ basketball ends season against Neodesha - Mar. 12, 2025
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team traveled to Neodesha on March 4 to compete in the 3A girls’ basketball Columbus Sub-State Bracket #2 semifinal. The girls reached this game by defeating Iola in the first round on Feb. 27 at Prairie View, 39-35. In this game the seven seed Lady Buffs...[More]
The Miracle Fish - Mar. 12, 2025
There was no underestimating the size of the walleye I hooked. He was a dandy, five or six pounds a least and maybe bigger. You could see him easily as I fought him alongside the boat, with my fishing partner whackin’ at him with the dip net, something like a great blue heron would stab at a sunfish. I...[More]
