With district seeding set, Hawks rout Erie - Oct. 26, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn football team traveled to Erie on Oct. 20 to play the Red Devils in a non-league, non-district game. Win or lose, this game did not mean anything for the Hawk’s playoff standings, they were a two seed in their district regardless. However, you always want to win and Jayhawk did...[More]
Linn County Commissioner - Monday, October 24, 2022 - Oct. 26, 2022
The Linn County Commissioners began their meeting on Monday, Oct. 24, with the approval of the minutes of the last meeting on Oct. 10. The Oct. 17 meeting was cancelled so that commissioners could attend the KAC Conference. Commissioners then voted 3-0 to approve the claims in the amount of $516,587.02. Galen...[More]
LA Cygne City Council - Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - Oct. 26, 2022
In addition to setting an amended budget hearing and streamlining a single year-round regular meeting start time, a report included elsewhere in this edition, La Cygne city leaders handled routine business during their one-hour regular council meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 19. On a 3-0 vote, with Jerome...[More]
Linn Valley City Council - Monday, October 24, 2022 - Oct. 26, 2022
The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, with Mayor Cindy Smith presiding and all council members present. Codes Enforcement Officer Don Hastings reported that 63 building permits were issued in September, including four for new residences. ...[More]
Facing the battle head on - Oct. 26, 2022
One year and four months ago Lizz Nation began her battle with cancer and has faced it head on from day one. Today she is on her fourth round of treatment with her fourth medication, Todolvy, a fairly new medication in the treatment of breast cancer. “It was used mainly for lung cancer...[More]
Donald Lee “Don†McGinnis ~ 09-02-1940 to 10-03-2022 - Oct. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published October 26, 2022 Donald Lee “Don” McGinnis passed away Oct. 3, 2022, at Topeka Center in Topeka, Kan., at the age of 82 years old. Don was born Sept. 2, 1940, the son of Lee and Earline McGinnis of Pleasanton, Kan. He attended Pleasanton High School...[More]
Mary Kay (Lynn) Smith ~ 04-11-1927 to 10-16-2022 - Oct. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published October 26, 2022 Mary Katherine (Lynn) Smith, retired businesswoman, farm operator and community volunteer, passed peacefully on Oct. 16, 2022, at the Residencies of Pleasanton, Kan. During the nearly seventy years that she resided in Pleasanton, she lived...[More]
LaDonna Irene Cosens Covey ~ 10-03-1937 to 10-19-2022 - Oct. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published October 26, 2022 LaDonna Irene Covey, 85, Rapid City, S.D., passed away on Oct. 19, 2022. She was born on Oct. 3, 1937, to Guy and Ellen (Swanson) Cosens in Mound City, Kan. LaDonna was raised in Mound City with five siblings. She graduated from Mound City...[More]
Craig Allen Bouska ~ 06-11-1994 to 10-14-2022 - Oct. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published October 26, 2022 Craig Allen Bouska, age 28 of La Cygne, Kan., passed away at his home on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Craig was born the son of Steve Bouska and Dawn Cones, June 11, 1994, in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from Prairie View High School in 2012. Craig...[More]
SPECIAL: Linn County Historical Park Fundraiser - Oct. 19, 2022
Saturday, Oct. 22, 4-6 p.m., Mound City United Methodist Church at 3rd & Main. Corn Hole Tournament, Cupcake Walk, Pumpkin Decorating Contest, Puppet Skit. Free-will donation - hotdog feed with smores! All are welcome!...[More]
