Wakefield retiring after six decades in business - Nov. 24, 2021
David Wakefield began his career as a barber 63 years ago and has spent the last 37 years in his Main Street location in Mound City. He was born and raised in the Mound City area, his father a farmer, and recalls hoeing corn on the land where the First Baptist Church now sits at the corner of Kansas...[More]
Local football players make All League teams - Nov. 24, 2021
The 2021 high school football season has concluded, and the three Linn County high school football teams had multiple players make their respective All League football teams. The Prairie View Buffalos had multiple players on this year’s All-Pioneer League team. Colton McCammon was a first team...[More]
Leonard Frank Fyock 02-02-1929 to 11-20-2021 - Nov. 22, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 24, 2021 Leonard Frank Fyock, age 92, formerly of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. He was born on Feb. 2, 1929, in Prescott, the son of Virgil and Bernice Lounsbury Fyock. He graduated from Prescott High School. Leonard...[More]
SPECIAL: KDHE Amends Travel & Exposure Related Quarantine List - Nov. 19, 2021
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the state of Alaska and the countries of Estonia, Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania and Serbia. The countries of Austria, Cayman Islands,...[More]
Laura “Elaine” Johnson 09-14-1939 to 11-18-2021 - Nov. 18, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 24, 2021 Laura "Elaine" Johnson, age 82, Mound City, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. She was born Sept. 14, 1939, in the Armourdale community of Kansas City, Kan. She was the last of 12 children born to Clarence C. and Laura Smith...[More]
County election canvass held - Nov. 17, 2021
690 voters show up for general election Following the general election for city, school board and Marais des Cygne Extension held Tuesday, Nov. 2, results were certified Monday morning by County Clerk David Lamb and the Linn County Commissioners. The certification showed that 690 people voted, approximately...[More]
Linn County departments help escort fallen firefighter - Nov. 17, 2021
On Oct. 15, Baxter Springs firefighter Lt. Malachi Brown was injured while fighting a fire and was transferred to the Springfield, Mo., burn center for treatment of his injuries. Brown died Thursday morning, Nov. 11, from those injuries and was then transported to Kansas City that same day with an escort...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 17, 2021
Timing is everything Go, Rams! Had to stick that in as I’m a Colorado State alumna who majored in journalism and concentrated in marketing and sales. Part of my sales training came from a professor who walked this planet about the same time Jesus did – but he was awesome and I remember...[More]
Hook N Deals under new ownership - Nov. 17, 2021
Hook N Deals Bait Shop in La Cygne is now under new ownership. Rosemary Long and her son, Nick Long, purchased the business and took over from former owners Mark and Katherine Lee on Oct. 7. “We saw their post about it being for sale about six hours after it was put on Facebook,” said Rosemary....[More]
Marais des Cygnes 4-H members compete at national judging contests - Nov. 17, 2021
The Marais des Cygnes Extension District 4-H’ers have had great success at national livestock and horse judging contests. Both the livestock judging team and the horse judging team qualified to compete at the national level through qualifying at the Kansas State 4-H events. Horse Judging In March...[More]
