Emma June Croan 06-25-1933 to 11-04-2021 - Nov. 9, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 10, 2021 Emma June Croan, age 88, Mound City, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial was in the Curry Cemetery. Contributions are suggested...[More]
Alvin (“Al”) Raymond Thompson 11-22-1960 to 07-25-2021 - Nov. 9, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 10, 2021 Alvin (“Al”) Raymond Thompson, 60, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away July 25, 2021, at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. Al was born Nov. 22, 1960, to Harold and Mary Thompson at Olathe Community Hospital. Al recalled...[More]
Carl Wayne Bowman 06-29-1945 to 11-01-2021 - Nov. 4, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 10, 2021 Carl Wayne Bowman, age 76, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. He was born in Goodrich, Kan., on June 29, 1945, the son of Roy and Eva Shafer Bowman. He served his country in the United States Army. He was united in marriage...[More]
Vicory receives award from alma mater - Nov. 3, 2021
Last week Sue Vicory was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washburn University Department of Mass Media. The award presented by Matt Nyquist was a physical presentation of the one she was given last spring. “I moderated an online panel of filmmakers for them last spring,”...[More]
Prairie View cross country girls’ team places third at State Meet - Nov. 3, 2021
The Prairie View girls’ cross country team traveled to Wamego on Oct. 30 to compete in the 3A State Cross Country Meet. The team did very well as they placed third out of 11 teams. “The last girls’ team to go was in 1986; they were Regional Runner-up and placed fourth at State. The...[More]
Pleasanton football falls in bi-district play to Valley Heights - Nov. 3, 2021
The bi-district round of the playoffs began for the Blu-Jays on Oct. 29 as they hosted Valley Heights. The Jays came into the game as the four seed from Class 1A – District 1 while Valley Heights was the six seed from Class 1A – District 2. Pleasanton had a 2-6 overall record while Valley...[More]
Jayhawk cross country competes at State Meet - Nov. 3, 2021
The Jayhawk cross country teams took two runners to the 2A State Meet this year on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Victoria. Madeline Batcheler represented the girls’ team, and Dakota Wallace represented the boys’ team. Batcheler placed 47th out of 104 runners with a time of 22:26. Wallace...[More]
Veteran Day programs and ceremonies - Nov. 3, 2021
Wednesday, Nov. 10 8 a.m. – Parker Elementary will display their flags and plaques along the fence. Thursday, Nov. 11 8:15 a.m. – Jayhawk Elementary Salute to Veterans, a third grade music program focused on veterans, from the third grade families. 9 a.m. – Jayhawk-Linn High...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 3, 2021
Do as I say, not as I do The only thing I can say is if you don’t have a sense of humor, you’d go crazy. I reference our green friends’ thought process when asked where electricity comes from – well, the wall socket plug-in thingy, of course! Like the question greenies get asked...[More]
County comprehensive plan draft released - Nov. 3, 2021
Five areas targeted for goals Following community meetings held around Linn County earlier this year, a framework of five goals with subcategories under each has been released for the County Commissioners to read and mull the contents of. Jennifer Reinhardt, planner for the county comprehensive...[More]
