Michael Bowyer 05-11-1953 to 01-16-2022 - Jan. 20, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Sunday morning, Jan. 16, 2022, Michael Bowyer stooped right down, buckled up his travelin’ shoes and headed out to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face. As he was leaving he said, “Let's get a move on,”...[More]
Paul D. Satchell 03-13-1938 to 01-02-2022 - Jan. 19, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Paul D. Satchell, 83, of Bunker Hill, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kan. Paul was born March 13, 1938, in Centerville, Kan., the son of Ellsworth Paul and Lilly (Vickerstaff) Satchell....[More]
Lady Buff win reflects new culture - Jan. 19, 2022
For the past five basketball seasons, the most wins a Prairie View girls’ varsity team had registered in any one campaign was four (two years ago). In just their seventh game Jan. 11 hosting Anderson County, the Lady Buffalos matched that total with a 31-22 win that also moves them to 2-1 in Pioneer...[More]
Pleasanton basketball hosts Jayhawk in Three Rivers competition - Jan. 19, 2022
The Pleasanton and Jayhawk basketball teams played each other already this year in the Linn County Tournament and will play again in the Mid-Season tournament. However, on Jan. 11 the teams faced Three Rivers League action at Pleasanton. Like the Linn County Tournament, the Pleasanton girls were victors...[More]
Hawk Project making a difference for USD 346 students - Jan. 19, 2022
At the December meeting of the Jayhawk USD 346 board of education Curt Toll, Hawk Project leader and interventionist for USD 346, spoke to the board about the project and the difference it is making for students at the high school level in the district. In a subsequent interview, Toll explained that...[More]
JES program focused on social- emotional growth and learning - Jan. 19, 2022
Jayhawk USD 346 adopted a research-based social-emotional learning program in 2020 called 7 Mindsets Academy, which is currently under the direction of Denise Umphenour, elementary school counselor, who has been implementing it once per month since they purchased it. “This month, our teachers...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 19, 2022
Quandary “We’re in a pickle, Dick” as said by Téa Leoni playing Jane to Dick, Jim Carrey, in “Fun with Dick and Jane.” Or, what’s Big Pharma going to do to try to continue getting people vaccinated against Covid when two pills have been produced that can be...[More]
Stainbrookâs store sold; Chad & Tara Allen new owners - Jan. 19, 2022
Approximately three years after he bought Stainbrook’s Auto, Home, Farm & Feed, La Cygne, Jeff Yowell sold the store to Chad and Tara Allen – again bringing store ownership under the wings of the Stainbrooks as Tara Allen is the daughter of Terry Stainbrook and Chad Allen the son of Bill...[More]
Truck service center, tow lot approved - Jan. 19, 2022
Two conditional use permits (CUPs) and one zoning exception were approved Tuesday, Jan. 11, by the Linn County Planning Commission including CUP CUP 21-07 requested by RB Towing & Recovery to build a towing and recovery lot, plus much more, located south of Fabcon in Pleasanton at 9215 Thomas Road. Ron...[More]
School superintendents meet with commissioners on SRO cost - Jan. 19, 2022
Following back and forth meetings with their own school boards and discussion amongst the Linn County Commissioners concerning a proposal by the county to charge $12,000 per school resource officer, school superintendents met with the commissioners Tuesday to clarify the issue. USD 362 Superintendent...[More]
