Leota Jean Lile ~ 10-08-1940 to 10-03-2024 - Oct. 8, 2024
Linn County News Published October 9, 2024 Leota Jean Lile age 83 of Parker, Kan., passed away Thursday Oct. 3, 2024, at Olathe Medical Center. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Monday Oct. 7, 2024, at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Osawatomie. Graveside service was held on Tuesday, Oct. 8,...[More]
USD 362 board struggles to pass revenue neutral budget - Oct. 2, 2024
Revenue exceedance resolution, FY 2025 budget both have 2 split votes Prairie View Unified School District 362’s board of education struggled but ultimately prevailed in passing a revenue neutral fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget at its monthly meeting Sept. 17. The revenue neutral budget,...[More]
Pleasanton mulls removing stop signs at 6th & Tucker - Oct. 2, 2024
What was brought up in a brief discussion at Pleasanton’s Sept. 16 meeting became a larger discussion Monday night at the Sept. 30 council meeting concerning removing stop signs on 6th Street at Tucker. Councilman Bill Skipper who suggested the city look into doing a traffic study at the four-way...[More]
La Cygne considers chicken code - Oct. 2, 2024
Ordinance could amend 1-acre policy La Cygne city leaders are expected to consider amending their residential chicken policy at Wednesday’s 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Mayor Debra Wilson has directed Zachary Mathies, police chief, and Devin Canada, codes officer, to produce...[More]
Handcart donated to museum restored by local craftsman - Oct. 2, 2024
A hand cart that was used at the Pleasanton railroad depot in the early 1900s was recently donated to the Linn County Museum by Kenton and Mary Lynn Sylvester Bell. After it was donated, local craftsman Freddy Miller restored the cart enabling it to work as it once did. “The cart was originally...[More]
Handcart donated to museum restored by local craftsman - Oct. 2, 2024
A hand cart that was used at the Pleasanton railroad depot in the early 1900s was recently donated to the Linn County Museum by Kenton and Mary Lynn Sylvester Bell. After it was donated, local craftsman Freddy Miller restored the cart enabling it to work as it once did. “The cart was originally...[More]
Jayhawk football routs Erie on Homecoming - Oct. 2, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn football team hosted Erie for Homecoming night and their first district game of the season on Sept. 27. Jayhawk had no problems with the Red Devils as they routed Erie on Homecoming night 61-8. The game started with three straight touchdowns for the Hawks. Ryan Broyles had an eight-yard...[More]
Pleasanton cross country competes at Prairie View - Oct. 2, 2024
The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Prairie View on Sept. 26 to compete in the Ramsey Invitational. The team did well and continues to make progress through the season. Here are the results for the Blu-Jays at the Ramsey Invitational. Seventh Grade Boys 2 Mile Race Cooper Reeves – 31st...[More]
Prairie View volleyball wins Midway tournament - Oct. 2, 2024
The Prairie View volleyball team continues to have success and that was seen this past week. They traveled to Anderson County for a Pioneer League triangular against Anderson County and Burlington and then had a best of five sets home match against Pleasanton on Sept. 26. Finally, they competed...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Oct. 2, 2024
Dock shutdown Most people will remember when the Los Angeles docks were shut down in 2022 by workers due to concerns over automation. Adding to the pain of the shutdown was that was when our nation was still in the midst of shutdown over covid. Toilet paper was flying off the shelf, when you could...[More]
