Mark Anthony “Woody” Woodhead 01-13-1960 to 12-16-2021 - Dec. 21, 2021
Linn County News Published Dec. 22, 2021 Mark Anthony “Woody” Woodhead, age 61, Parker, Kan., passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Memorial service was scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at the Living Proof Church, Paola, Kan. Contributions are suggested to the Living...[More]
Lisa Marie Wheatley 01-16-1966 to 12-16-2021 - Dec. 21, 2021
Linn County News Published Dec. 22, 2021 Lisa Marie Wheatley, age 55, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. A gathering to celebrate Lisa’s life will be held at a later date. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...[More]
Got Christmas lights? - Dec. 15, 2021
The Linn County News wants photos of your outdoor Christmas decorations for our edition on Dec. 29! Send your photo of your outdoor lights, decorations, all of it. If you have it we want to see it. Our goal is to get as many photos of Christmas decorations and lights on local Linn County homes...[More]
Pleasanton girls’ basketball wins Linn County Tournament - Dec. 15, 2021
The annual Linn County Basketball Tournament was this past week with Pleasanton, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Osawatomie. The Lady Jays were clearly the best girls’ team in the tournament as they won all three of their games for the championship. Not only did they win all three games for first...[More]
Prairie View boys’ basketball wins Linn County Tournament - Dec. 15, 2021
The annual Linn County Basketball Tournament was this past week with Pleasanton, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Osawatomie. The Prairie View boys’ team did very well as they won the tournament going 3-0. In their first game on Dec. 7 they hosted Jayhawk-Linn. They led 18-8 after one quarter and...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ basketball goes 1-2 in Linn County Tournament - Dec. 15, 2021
The annual Linn County Basketball Tournament was this past week with Pleasanton, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Osawatomie. The Jayhawk boys’ team went 1-2 in the tournament with losses to Prairie View and Osawatomie but a victory over Pleasanton. The Hawks first traveled to Prairie View on Dec....[More]
Linn Valley Community Church welcomes new pastor - Dec. 15, 2021
The Linn Valley Community Church welcomes their new pastor, David Van Bebber, the son of a Southern Baptist pastor from Kansas, who gave his life to Christ at the age of 6. Van Bebber is married to Valerie, and they have four children, Jonathan, Evie, Violet and Elisha. David is a decorated veteran...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 15, 2021
Christmas hidden gifts Well, Christmas is almost on us. People are scurrying around like little squirrels getting the last of the nuts gathered before a snow sets in. I had to hit Sam’s Club the other day to replace one of the battery backups that I lost in my lightning strike. The parking...[More]
Allen set for no go preliminary on Jan. 18 - Bonded out of jail - Dec. 15, 2021
The case against James Rocky Allen, LN-202-CR-000240, is set for a no go preliminary hearing on Jan. 18. The case is continued from a Nov. 12 hearing in which the defense requested a reduction in bond due to the fact that Allen had been in custody since Dec. 15, 2020, on a $1 million bond. The defense...[More]
Health department flu vaccine damaged; virus fighting ability compromised - Dec. 15, 2021
Melissa Lancaster, Linn County Health Department administrator and public health officer, told the County Commission Monday that COVID-19 numbers are trending down. She also informed the commissioners that a refrigerator, which they keep flu vaccine in that must be kept at a certain temperature, failed....[More]
