Bully Pulpit - Atmosphere of hate - Aug. 14, 2019
Apparently glass can only be seen through from one perspective or one side. And I’m speaking on the subject of hate speech and the ridiculous double standard present in today’s politics. Any one of the 20 presidential candidates are echoing each other on how racist President Donald...[More]
McCoy arraigned on murder charge - Aug. 14, 2019
Samantha L. McCoy appeared in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, with her public defender, Jeff Martin, for an arraignment hearing in front of Judge Julie Highley-Kuetzer on the charge of murder in the first degree, which was filed as an amended...[More]
La Cygne councilwoman announces resignation - Aug. 14, 2019
A longtime civic leader has announced her resignation from the La Cygne City Council. At the end of the council’s regular meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 7, Esther Shields cited an impending relocation to a Paola senior apartment complex as her reason. In motioning...[More]
Dale Lynette Wilkerson 03-11-1968 to 05-06-2019 - Aug. 12, 2019
Dale Lynette Wilkerson 03-11-1968 to 05-06-2019 Linn County News Published Aug. 14, 2019 Dale Lynette Wilkerson, 51, passed away on May 6, 2019, due to liver transplant complications several years after her second liver transplant. She was born on March 11, 1968, to John Dale...[More]
Local driver ranked high in Outlaw Tractor Pulling Association - Aug. 7, 2019
Mound City’s Tyler Paddock (17) is one of the fast-rising stars in the very competitive world of tractor pulling competition in the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association (OTTPA). The OTTPA is the largest of three national sanctioned tractor pulling associations...[More]
Linn County Fair and Rodeo kicks off with two nights of demo derby - Aug. 7, 2019
The 2019 Linn County Fair and Rodeo started this year in its usual way, the demolition derby. This year the action started on Friday, Aug. 2 with the team derby and then on Saturday, Aug. 3 the more traditional demo derby took place. Both nights had its share of contestants but especially...[More]
LCHD offers Feeding and Changing Station at fairgrounds - Aug. 7, 2019
Submitted by Tisha Coleman Administrator Linn County Health Department Linn County Health Department is sponsoring for the 2nd year a “Feeding and Changing Station” for parents, caregivers of infants at the Linn County Fair on August 3-10th, 2019. This station will...[More]
New Lancaster General Store is a step back in time - Aug. 7, 2019
The New Lancaster General Store is tucked away on a side road just a few miles north by northwest of Linn Valley on the corner of 367th Terrace and New Lancaster Road, but when you make the trip you find you just may have stepped back in time to bygone days when folks...[More]
USD 362 board awards basement bid for next house - Aug. 7, 2019
A La Cygne builder has won the bid award to construct a basement this month for a second high school vocational construction design classroom house. At a July 29 special meeting, Prairie View Unified School District 362 board members voted 5-0, with Chuck Dunlop and Nicolas Philpott...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Social programs versus socialism - Aug. 7, 2019
It was an epiphany. The light went on – finally, I figured it out – the majority of Americans supporting socialism doesn’t really know what socialism is, and is confusing it with social programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. This I learned from observing the...[More]
