LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, February 6, 2023 - Feb. 8, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, Feb. 6, in regular session and began their meeting with the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting. County Clerk David Lamb then presented claims and commissioner Jim Johnson questioned two of the items listed on the claims sparking what would become...[More]
Gavonn Burk ~ 01-05-1999 to 02-05-2023 - Feb. 8, 2023
Linn County News Published February 15, 2023 Gavonn Michaela Annette Elise Burk, age 24, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. She was born on Jan. 5, 1999, in Olathe, Kan., the daughter of Jeff Burk and Mary McCully. She grew...[More]
Jayhawk basketball face league foes Northeast Arma and St. Paul - Feb. 8, 2023
The Jayhawk basketball teams played Northeast Arma and St. Paul this past week. It was Senior/Parent Night for the Hawks on Jan. 31 as they hosted Northeast. The girls lost their game 30-61 while the boys won 37-32. The team traveled to St. Paul on Feb. 3 and the varsity teams went 1-1, the girls lost...[More]
Bloodgood 16 leads Lady Buff split week - Feb. 8, 2023
Senior Addison Bloodgood poured in 16 points in Prairie View’s 53-21 home win Jan. 31, the winning end of split Pioneer League decisions for the Lady Buffalos last week. Despite sophomore Kally Stroup scoring all six of the Lady Buffs’ first-quarter points at Santa Fe Trail Friday, the league-leading...[More]
Pleasanton basketball on the road against Crest and Chetopa - Feb. 8, 2023
The Pleasanton basketball teams were on the road this past week at Crest and Chetopa. The team traveled to Crest on Jan. 31 to take on the Lancers. The boys lost a high scoring close game, 63-67, while the girls held the Lady Lancers to only 15 points and won the game 29-15. Both the boys’...[More]
Linn Fair Board member inducted to Fair Hall of Fame - Feb. 8, 2023
Linn County Fair Board member John Teagarden. LaCygne, was inducted into the Kansas Fairs & Festivals Association Hall of Fame at the 98th annual convention of the association January 28 in Topeka. The association, composed of county fair groups across Kansas, annually recognizes up...[More]
Question on line items sparks heated discussion among commissioners - Feb. 8, 2023
A query from Commissioner Jim Johnson regarding two very different line items in the weekly claims presented at Monday morning’s meeting sparked what would become a heated discussion among the commissioners on everything from the line items to grants to the current hospital district in the northern...[More]
Operation Red File continues in Linn County - Feb. 8, 2023
In an effort to help first responders weed through health issues they may find when called to an emergency, Linn County Emergency Management Director Randy Hegwald and Deputy Linda Simons are working to get “red files” out to the public. Red files are available at the Emergency Management...[More]
La Cygne votes to review RV codes - Feb. 8, 2023
Council responds after patrons voice proposal opposition La Cygne city leaders have agreed to review regulations on recreational vehicles (RVs) after a code proposal brought out RV owners in opposition last week. The unanimous council vote occurred at the regular meeting last Wednesday, Feb....[More]
PVHS students to assist on honor flight - Feb. 8, 2023
Stephanie Nichols, Prairie View High School counselor, recently announced that several PVHS students will be taking part in the schools’ first Honor Flight-Student Edition Hub trip. “That means that we are a local intergenerational service program, where high school students serve as Guardians...[More]
