CHC/SEK announces new pharmacy residency program - Jan. 7, 2026
PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) has expanded its graduate medical education offerings with the addition of a community-based pharmacy residency program. CHC/SEK, with a long-standing commitment to clinical education, also offers a family medicine...[More]
Kansas Soybean Commission confirms next year’s checkoff funding decisions - Jan. 7, 2026
Market development and production research remain top priorities Kansas Soybean Commissioners met in early December to hear funding proposals and establish the budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which runs July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The board of volunteer farmer-leaders worked through 39 funding...[More]
KDA reminds poultry owners of HPAI risk - Jan. 7, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Over the last three years, an ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has threatened poultry flocks in Kansas and across the nation, primarily spread by wild waterfowl. The fall again brought a resurgence of the virus detected in wild birds across the state,...[More]
WTAS: Nation’s farmers, producers, and ag leaders praise President Trump’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program - Jan. 7, 2026
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today highlighted the outpouring of support from governors, commodity groups, farm bureaus, and agriculture industry leaders across the country following President Trump’s announcement of $12 billion in Farmer Bridge Assistance...[More]
Eagles and Treasures - Jan. 7, 2026
Right now in the Ozarks, there are eagles everywhere, and each spring more and more of them nest here. If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you know where eagles nest, and it is very easy to see them. I found a new eagles nest this week, and counted about a dozen different birds, about half of them immature. Last...[More]
John Harold Masters ~ 02-18-1932 to 01-03-2026 - Jan. 6, 2026
Linn County News Published January 7, 2026 John Harold Masters, age 93, Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at ICU KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., after a traumatic fall on Dec. 30 in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born on Feb. 18, 1932, in Farlinville, Kan., the son of...[More]
SPECIAL: KCKPD Releases Cause of Death for Pleasanton, Kansas Teen - Jan. 5, 2026
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, which is leading the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Airen Andula of Pleasonton, Kan., has now confirmed the cause of the teen's death. According to the autopsy conducted by the Wyandotte County Kansas Coroner's Office, the cause...[More]
Paul R. Arnett ~ 10-06-1933 to 12-27-2025 - Jan. 5, 2026
Linn County News Published January 7, 2026 Paul R. Arnett, 92, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2025. He was born Oct. 6, 1933, in Fontana, Kan., where he was raised by his parents Ivan and Gladys Arnett. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S....[More]
Dorothy Maxine New ~ 08-04-1934 to 12-29-2025 - Jan. 5, 2026
Linn County News Published January 7, 2026 Dorothy Maxine New, age 91, Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. She was born on Aug. 4, 1934, in Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Ross and Audrey Hixson Huckaby. She was a member of the International...[More]
Donald Lee Porter ~ 10-31-1936 to 12-28-2025 - Jan. 5, 2026
Linn County News Published January 7, 2026 Donald Lee Porter, age 89, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. He was born on Oct. 31, 1936 in Kansas City, Kan., the son of R.A. and Roxie Smith Porter. He was employed as a maintenance engineer. His longtime companion and wife, Phyllis...[More]
