BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 17, 2025
Charlie Kirk Oct. 14, 1993 – Sept. 10, 2025 Many may have seen the movie, Tora! Tora! Tora! where Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, regarding the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by forces of Imperial Japan, stated, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with...[More]
Charlie Kirk, RIP - Sep. 17, 2025
I was obviously a fan of the 31-year-old conservative political activist who captured the hearts and minds of millions of college kids and built Turning Point USA into a potent force that helped put Donald Trump back in the White House. But my daughter Ashley, 42, was much more familiar than I was with...[More]
Those celebrating martyr of Charlie Kirk being rooted out - Sep. 17, 2025
Editor: Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, in Utah has started a worldwide backlash against those who are deranged and deluded, those who have spouted hate and lies about anyone they don’t agree with. We are no longer complacent and unwilling to speak out against those who are...[More]
Turnovers and other mistakes see Hawks fall at Anderson County 27-6 - Sep. 17, 2025
The Jayhawk Linn football team hosted Anderson County on Sept. 12 for their first “home” game of the season. Anderson County is class 3A in football compared to Jayhawk’s 1A and is the Pioneer League so the Hawks had their work cut out for them. Jayhawk played tough but too many mistakes...[More]
Prairie View girls’ cross country leads the Buffalos at Fort Scott - Sep. 17, 2025
The Prairie View girls’ cross-country team traveled to Fort Scott for the Fort Scott Invitational on Sept. 11. The Buffalos performed well at the meet on both the girls’ and boys’ side. The girls in particular performed well as the 7th grade girls got 1st overall and the varsity girls...[More]
Morgan Leon Wakefield ~ 05-08-1996 to 09-09-2025 - Sep. 15, 2025
Linn County News Published September 17, 2025 Morgan Leon Wakefield was called home to heaven on September 9, 2025. Morgan was born May 8, 1996, in Olathe, Kan., to Shane and Debbie (Snyder) Wakefield of Mound City, Kan. From an early age, he showed a love for the outdoors and anything with...[More]
Opening drive, opportunities spur 'Jays to 1st win - Sep. 13, 2025
Start with an opening 12-play, 72-yard sustained scoring drive elapsing the game's first 6:27. Mix in heroics--first on special teams and then defensively--by sophomore Owen Miller. Top it off with touchdown passes from four-year signal-caller Kamden Staton to fellow seniors Mario Davis and Gage McGinnis. What...[More]
SPECIAL: Mound City resident killed in Allen County crash - Sep. 11, 2025
On Sept. 9, just after 5:30 p.m., emergency personnel were called to the scene of a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 169 just south of Humboldt, Kan., in Allen County. According to reports filed by the Kansas Highway Patrol, Morgan Wakefield of Mound City, was driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu northbound...[More]
Alvarez leads Pleasanton cross country - Sep. 10, 2025
The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Garnett for their first meet of the year on Sept. 4 at the Annual Jerry Howarter Invitational. The Jays had runners in both the junior high and high school races. Dominic Alvarez led the Hawks as he earned a medal and placed eighth with a time of...[More]
Jayhawk football starts season with shutout over Central Heights - Sep. 10, 2025
The Jayhawk Linn football team traveled to Fort Scott on Sept. 5 to host the Central Heights Vikings for their first game of the season. This was supposed to be a home game for the Hawks but had to be played at Fort Scott because the field was not ready. The game began with neither offense doing much....[More]
