BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 29, 2021
SROs School resource officers (SROs) really came into the public’s vision on April 20, 1999, when the Columbine school massacre occurred in Denver, Colo. I don’t believe there was a soul in our nation that was over 10 that didn’t know about the school shooting that killed 12 students...[More]
Pleasanton sees retail side of hemp production - Sep. 29, 2021
A new production business, Soggy Bottom Hemp, has opened in Pleasanton at 1014 Main and is giving area residents a good look at the retail side of hemp production. In the early 1920s hemp, like marijuana and alcohol, was prohibited. In the 1930s, alcohol made its way back, but hemp and marijuana remained...[More]
Aloma Ann Sterling 10-03-1942 to 09-25-2021 - Sep. 28, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 29, 2021 Aloma Anne Sterling, 78, was born Oct. 3, 1942, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Clifton and Gertrude Gillespie. They moved to the Midwest when she was about 9 years old. There she met Lee Breese Sterling, and they were married on May 2, 1960. They had six children:...[More]
Robert Jackson Green 04-23-1934 to 09-25-2021 - Sep. 27, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 29, 2021 Robert Jackson Green, age 87, Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He was born on April 23, 1934, in Leeton, Mo., the son of Forrest Jackson and Mabel Jane Campbell Green. He served his country in the United States...[More]
SPECIAL: Student detained after bringing knife to school - Sep. 22, 2021
For immediate release: September 22, 2021 On September 21, 2021, The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was given information that a student at Pleasanton USD #344 was bringing a knife to school. Information led Deputies to believe that the student may want to harm others. The student, who...[More]
PHS class promotes Suicide Prevention Month, school resources - Sep. 22, 2021
Linn County News reporter@linncountynews.net Students in a Pleasanton High School computer applications class have turned an assignment into a way to promote suicide awareness. Under the direction of their teacher, Destiny Fletcher, the class designed and created magnets in honor of...[More]
State-of-the-art HVAC, plumbing installed in county jail cells - Sep. 22, 2021
By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn@linncountynews.net A patent-pending idea to make HVAC and plumbing easily accessible and repairable has now come to fruition in the new Linn County Justice Center. Pauly Jail Building Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is installing the system designed...[More]
Locally made film set to premiere Oct. 23 - Sep. 22, 2021
A project which began a little over two years ago is set to premiere this October. The film, titled “Original Jayhawker,” was produced by a group of women, most of whom are from the Mound City area. Now that the film is completed, these women extend an invitation...[More]
Blu-Jays hope for first strike Friday - Sep. 22, 2021
LINN COUNTY NEWS NEWSPAPERSRME@yahoo.com After losing their first three games, including by 30-6 at Uniontown last Friday, Pleasanton’s Blu-Jays will be looking to score first when they host Troy at 7 p.m. this Friday in a non-district matchup. “We need to become a team...[More]
Prairie View football 3-0 after defeating Parsons, 38-14 - Sep. 22, 2021
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View football team continues to perform at a high level as they hosted Parsons on Sept. 17. The Buffalos took control of the game early on both sides of the ball, which led to an eventual 38-14 victory. The Buffalos reached the...[More]
