Jury trial dates set in Linn Valley rape case - Sep. 23, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Colin Wilson, case LN-2026-CR-000128, made an appearance in Linn County District Court with his court-appointed attorney, Albert Harris, for an arraignment hearing. During that hearing Judge Andrea Purvis set out several...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 23, 2026
Name your work First, I want to thank all of the people that said yes to being on our KU grant focus committee. It’s not easy to take time out of a day to help someone, but you all did that and I appreciate it so much. Next, thank you to all who took time to come to our community meeting where...[More]
Slower Than a Stationary Bullet - Sep. 23, 2026
California’s decades-in-the-making high-speed rail system has problems. The first: In 2008 Californians approved a $10 billion bond measure as down payment on a $45 billion, 800-mile bullet-train system. At the time, a policy analyst suggested that many people “sense that maybe that [bullet...[More]
Not enough rich people to tax - Sep. 23, 2026
There aren’t enough rich people to tax to fund what Democratic Socialists of America candidates are promising. The millionaire next door When the DSA says “tax the rich,” they want us to think of guys like Thurston Howell III, the “Gilligan’s Island” millionaire...[More]
Bobby Lee Runkle ~ 11-26-1956 to 09-15-2026 - Sep. 22, 2026
Linn County News Published September 23, 2026 Bobby Lee Runkle, 69, of Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born Nov. 26, 1956, in Dixon, Ill., to the late Bobby Hugh Runkle and the late Rosemary May Gibbons...[More]
Raymond E. Cornett ~ 05-21-1953 to 09-18-2026 - Sep. 22, 2026
Linn County News Published September 23, 2026 Raymond E. Cornett, age 73, Garnett, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Schneider Funeral Home, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery. Visitation will...[More]
SPECIAL: KDHE is accepting applications for CPR training and AED funding! - Sep. 21, 2026
This is a great opportunity to share with school districts, religious and charitable organizations, libraries, and tribal entities in your communities. A total of $750,000 is available to support CPR training and AED purchase and maintenance across Kansas, with an emphasis on expanding access...[More]
SPECIAL: KDOT to begin K-68 expansion in Miami County - Sep. 21, 2026
The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin the $60 million four-lane expressway project on K-68 on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The existing two-lane highway will be expanded to four lanes separated by a median to improve safety and traffic flow to accommodate growth in Louisburg and area communities....[More]
SPECIAL: Leonard booked into Linn County Jail - Sep. 20, 2026
Just after 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, Damon Leonard was booked in the Linn County Jail on an arrest warrant associated with case LN-2025-CR-000212, which as of Sunday, Sept. 20 remains sealed from public view. Charges listed on the inmate roster for the jail include: - Criminal desecration;...[More]
SPECIAL: Remember this number: 14 cents - Sep. 16, 2026
University of Kansas journalism professor It’s the number I’m repeating as I work with local newspapers as part of a national experiment to help save local news. That number, 14 cents, is how much it costs you each day to support this newspaper. Fourteen cents. Put another way,...[More]
