Hawk Project making a difference for USD 346 students - Jan. 19, 2022
At the December meeting of the Jayhawk USD 346 board of education Curt Toll, Hawk Project leader and interventionist for USD 346, spoke to the board about the project and the difference it is making for students at the high school level in the district. In a subsequent interview, Toll explained that...[More]
JES program focused on social- emotional growth and learning - Jan. 19, 2022
Jayhawk USD 346 adopted a research-based social-emotional learning program in 2020 called 7 Mindsets Academy, which is currently under the direction of Denise Umphenour, elementary school counselor, who has been implementing it once per month since they purchased it. “This month, our teachers...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 19, 2022
Quandary “We’re in a pickle, Dick” as said by Téa Leoni playing Jane to Dick, Jim Carrey, in “Fun with Dick and Jane.” Or, what’s Big Pharma going to do to try to continue getting people vaccinated against Covid when two pills have been produced that can be...[More]
Stainbrookâs store sold; Chad & Tara Allen new owners - Jan. 19, 2022
Approximately three years after he bought Stainbrook’s Auto, Home, Farm & Feed, La Cygne, Jeff Yowell sold the store to Chad and Tara Allen – again bringing store ownership under the wings of the Stainbrooks as Tara Allen is the daughter of Terry Stainbrook and Chad Allen the son of Bill...[More]
Truck service center, tow lot approved - Jan. 19, 2022
Two conditional use permits (CUPs) and one zoning exception were approved Tuesday, Jan. 11, by the Linn County Planning Commission including CUP CUP 21-07 requested by RB Towing & Recovery to build a towing and recovery lot, plus much more, located south of Fabcon in Pleasanton at 9215 Thomas Road. Ron...[More]
School superintendents meet with commissioners on SRO cost - Jan. 19, 2022
Following back and forth meetings with their own school boards and discussion amongst the Linn County Commissioners concerning a proposal by the county to charge $12,000 per school resource officer, school superintendents met with the commissioners Tuesday to clarify the issue. USD 362 Superintendent...[More]
Leota Irene Schneider 03-19-1938 to 01-16-2022 - Jan. 18, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 19, 2022 Leota Irene Schneider, age 83, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel....[More]
Jeffrey Kirk Brown 08-02-1950 to 01-12-2022 - Jan. 18, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 19, 2022 Jeffrey Kirk Brown, age 71, Paola, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. He was born in Missouri on Aug. 2, 1950, the son of Donald L. and Katheryn L. Sampson Brown. He was a graduate of Ruskin High School. He served his country during...[More]
Debbie Kay Brown 02-03-1958 to 01-15-2022 - Jan. 18, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 19, 2022 Debbie Kay Brown, age 63, Paola, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. She was born in Butler, Mo., on Feb. 3, 1958, the daughter of Loy J. and Anna Lee Moore. She was united in marriage to Jeffrey Brown on Feb. 15, 1998. She...[More]
Dennis Jerome Higgins 06-06-1957 to 01-08-2022 - Jan. 17, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 19, 2022 Dennis Jerome Higgins, age 64, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. He was born on June 6, 1957, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Joseph "Joe" Brian and Carol Ann Galvin Higgins. He graduated from Burlington, Kan.,...[More]
