Wade and Schneider start impressive girls’ golf season for the Buffalos and Hawks - Sep. 17, 2025
Both the Prairie View and Jayhawk Linn girls’ golf teams competed at Fort Scott and Pittsburg this past week. The teams traveled to Fort Scott on Sept. 9 to compete in the Fort Scott Invitational and then to Pittsburg on Sept. 11 to compete in the Colgan Invitational. To see the full article,...[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]
Property taxes and how they work - Sep. 10, 2025
In Kansas, there is a definitive process for determining what the property taxes are on any given piece of property. Did you know that according to SmartAsset.com Linn County has the second lowest property tax average in the entire state? According to information available on their website, the average...[More]
Pleasanton Fire Department personnel hiring questioned - Sep. 10, 2025
What started out as a department update from Pleasanton Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom, turned into a showdown between councilmembers and the mayor in who was hired as volunteer firefighters in Pleasanton. Wisdom informed the council he was beginning training for new firefighters September through December...[More]
Commission ‘bares’ down to pass public nudity ban - Sep. 10, 2025
Linn County commissioners passed a resolution banning public nudity at its Sept. 2 weekly meeting, delayed a day for the governmental Labor Day holiday. Resolution No. 2025-16, enacted on a 2-0 vote with Alison Hamilton not present, forbids nudity on public property or outside the home on private property...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 10, 2025
Taxation There is one state in 50 that thinks a candidate for public office should have their taxes paid in order to serve – and that state is Missouri. A quick search of AI brought the Missouri statute up, 115.306, and explained what happens if a candidate owes taxes, qualifications and disqualifications...[More]
