SPECIAL: Former Sheriff Paul Filla passes away - Apr. 12, 2022
Former Sheriff Paul Filla passes away Many kind words were spoken Monday by elected officials and others following word that former Sheriff Paul Filla passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening. Following a prayer for comfort for Filla’s wife, Lynne, County Commissioner Rick James told...[More]
Fire destroys Tanglewood home - Apr. 6, 2022
A fire devastated a home in Tanglewood Lakes on Sunday, April 3, leaving the home a complete loss. According to property owner Melissa Thompson, she and her significant other, Craig Wuerfele, and their 15-year-old daughter were not at home at the time of the blaze. “We lost everything,”...[More]
Local paramedic nominated for Stars of Life Award - Apr. 6, 2022
Out of thousands of nominations nationwide, only 110 EMS personnel will be recognized for the prestigious Stars of Life Award – and that includes Jeff Boyd, Linn County Field Operations supervisor paramedic, of American Medical Response. AMR Operations Manager Capt. Galen Anderson told the county...[More]
Linn County Sheriff’s Department state-of-the-art equipment, training - Apr. 6, 2022
A question to Sheriff Kevin Friend from this reporter prompted a response one year later following the second degree murder plea of Edward Theel Jr. in Linn County District Court last week. Friend called and asked if this reporter remembered a conversation questioning if the sheriff’s department...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 6, 2022
If you can’t beat them, join them Ah, I got a chuckle out of yesterday’s news that Tesla owner Elon Musk purchased a controlling share of Twitter stock; hence, the title of this article, “If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them.” Idioms.thefreedictionary.com explains the saying...[More]
Jayhawk to present ‘The Old Cookie Shop’ this weekend - Apr. 6, 2022
Students at Jayhawk-Linn will be presenting two performances of the melodrama “The Old Cookie Shop or Nellie Was a Baker ‘Cause She Kneaded the Dough” this weekend on Friday and Saturday night, April 8-9. The play centers on Nellie O’Grady, a young woman who operates a cookie...[More]
Jayhawk baseball routs Yates Center - Apr. 6, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn baseball team hosted Three Rivers League member Yates Center on April 1 in a doubleheader. The Hawks had no troubles with the Wildcats as they won the first game 16-2 and the second game 17-5. These games were rescheduled from the day before, March 31, due to weather conditions. The...[More]
Prairie View softball starts season with home games against Santa Fe Trail - Apr. 6, 2022
The Prairie View softball team started their 2022 season this past week against league foe Santa Fe Trail. The Lady Buffs hosted the Lady Chargers on March 29 in a varsity and JV doubleheader. Individual stats were not available at press time, but the final scores of the games indicate that the Prairie...[More]
Pleasanton track does well at first meet in Uniontown - Apr. 6, 2022
The Pleasanton track teams traveled to Uniontown on March 29 for their first track meet of the 2022 season. The Jays did well at the meet as the boys placed fourth out of eight teams with 72 points, and the girls placed sixth with 30 points. “It was a good first meet for us although we had extreme...[More]
Julie Ann Gibson 06-25-1953 to 03-28-2022 - Apr. 5, 2022
Linn County News Published April 6, 2022 Julie Ann Gibson, age 68, of Parker, Kan., died Monday, March 28, 2022, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab. Julie was born June 25, 1953, in Paola, Kan. She was the younger of two children born to Milton George and Avis Lavara (Smith) Kramer. She attended Parker...[More]
