Pleasanton City Council - Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 - Sep. 28, 2022
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com The Pleasanton City Council met on Monday, Sept. 26, and opted to push the annexation hearing to the end of the meeting due to City Attorney Burton Harding running late. City Administrator Teresa Whitaker then asked the council to jump to number...[More]
La Cygne City Council - Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 - Sep. 28, 2022
LINN COUNTY NEWS NEWSPAPERSRME@YAHOO.COM In addition to addressing a sewer-line slope issue discovery, a report located elsewhere in this edition, La Cygne city leaders heard Tina Fenoughty, police chief and animal control officer, explain that 19 animal cruelty citations and three for aggressive...[More]
Linn Valley City Council - Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 - Sep. 28, 2022
Linn County News jackielcn@ckt.net The council heard several condemnation cases in their opening condemnation hearing and approved pulling the Woodrum condemnation from the list as the owner had made big progress in getting the property cleaned up. Councilman Lew Donelson said opening demolition...[More]
Prairie View cross country hosts Ramsey Invitational - Sep. 28, 2022
The Prairie View cross country team hosted the annual Ramsey Invitational on Sept. 22. The Buffalos ran well at the meet and especially the varsity girls’ team as they placed first. Bree Allen continues to win varsity girls’ cross country races. Here she placed first with a time of 20:00,...[More]
Jayhawk football routs Northern Heights on Homecoming - Sep. 28, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn celebrated Homecoming on Sept. 23 by playing district opponent Northern Heights. The Hawks had no problems with Northern Heights as Jayhawk won 64-8. Almost all the Jayhawk scoring was done in the first quarter. Gus Grote scored on the first play of the game with a 62 yard run...[More]
Despite first loss, Blu-Jay defense shines - Sep. 28, 2022
Olpe is still Olpe. They find a way to win. As for Pleasanton, the Blu-Jays are a squad that legitimately could claim the Three Rivers League championship next week, earn a home-field advantage in Class 1-A’s bi-district round Oct. 27-28, and have only one loss heading into the Nov. 4 road regional...[More]
James Randel “Randy†Leach ~ 01-15-1964 to 09-25-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 James Randel “Randy” Leach, age 58, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was born in Iola, Kan., on Jan. 15, 1964, the son of James Paul and Sharon Leigh(Henson) Leach. He attended grade school in Iola. He graduated from...[More]
Kristina Dawn Weers-Colin ~ 02-19-1980 to 09-22-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Kristina Dawn Weers-Colin, 42, of Parker, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Advent Health Medical Center, Shawnee, Kan. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at Bucyrus Cemetery, Bucyrus, Kan. Family will meet...[More]
Norma Jane Johnson Surbaugh ~ 01-19-1942 to 09-26-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Norma Jane Johnson Surbaugh, age 80, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept., 26, 2022, in Louisburg, Kan. She was born the only child of Norman Everett and Alberta Frances Reed Johnson on Jan. 19, 1942, at the Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas...[More]
Harry Roger Knight ~ 01-07-1944 to 09-23-2022 - Sep. 27, 2022
Linn County News Published Sept. 28, 2022 Harry Roger Knight, age 78, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Roger was born in Garnett, Kan., on Jan. 7, 1944, to Harry Austin and Minnie Belle (Kline) Knight. He graduated from Parker High School in 1962. Roger married the love of his life Fern Elizabeth...[More]