Lewis Michael Wilson ~ 08-13-1952 to 03-05-2023 - Mar. 14, 2023
Linn County News Published March 15, 2023 Lewis Michael Wilson, age 70, Pleasanton, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed Sunday March 5, 2022. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested...[More]
Janet Dean Robinson Staton ~ 02-16-1939 to 03-08-2023 - Mar. 13, 2023
Linn County News Published March 15, 2023 Janet Dean Robinson Staton, age 84, Cleveland, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will...[More]
Margaret Ellen McRae ~ 01-30-1932 to 03-06-2023 - Mar. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published March 8, 2023 Margaret Ellen McRae, age 91, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born on Jan. 30, 1932, near Drexel, Mo., the daughter of Richard Allen and Florence May (Moyer) Hatch. She was united in marriage to Leo D. McRae on Feb....[More]
Council approves land grant for riding academy - Mar. 8, 2023
Clarification: The incorrect parcel was supplied and noted in this article. The parcel granted to Ms. Brixey for her business is solely owned by the city of Pleasanton, and lies adjacent to the one indicated in this article. The Pleasanton City Council heard from Nancy Brixey regarding a...[More]
C.H. Parker ~ 08-24-1942 to 03-06-2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
Linn County News Published March 15, 2023 C. H. Parker, age 80, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 6, 2023. C.H. Parker was born into a Kansas family with a history in the early railroads of southeast Kansas. He was the youngest of four brothers all born to...[More]
Louise Shattuck ~ 11-28-1933 to 03-06-2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
Linn County News Published March 15, 2023 Louise Marie Shattuck, age 89, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday March 6, 2023. She was born in a farmhouse west of Prescott on November 28, 1933, the daughter of Ed and Avis (Smith) McIntyre. She traveled by herself to Tacoma, Wash.,...[More]
USD 362 selects new leader - Mar. 8, 2023
Unified School District 362 has named its next district superintendent. Chris Johnson, Ph.D., will assume the leadership post July 1. Johnson will succeed Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., current district superintendent, who will retire from the Prairie View leadership post June 30 and take a similar position...[More]
Preliminary study on landfill completed - Mar. 8, 2023
Commissioners review engineers’ recommendations The Linn County Commissioners received the report on the study of the landfill by Pfefferkorn Engineering and Environmental, L.L.C. during their meeting on Monday, March 6 and reviewed those findings with engineer Gabe Pfefferkorn. The first...[More]
Pleasanton students compete in Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge - Mar. 8, 2023
The USD 344 school board was invited to attend a Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) Tuesday in Pleasanton at the Community Center. High School Principal Sarah Conley said the venture is sponsored by the Linn County Economic Development Board and others and explained the challenge is a competition...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, March 6, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners began their meeting on March 6 with the approval of the minutes of the last meeting followed by the approval of the weekly claims totaling $158,239.13. County Counselor Gary Thompson noted he would need to leave soon due to other obligations and requested a 10 minute executive...[More]
