Deputy Klayton Parscale to command SRO program - Aug. 31, 2022
Deputy Klayton Parscale was promoted to Sergeant beginning August 17, 2022. Sergeant Parscale will take command of the School Resource Officer program; under his command will be Deputy Bob Ward who serves at Prairie View High School, Deputy Kyler Parscale who serves at Parker Elementary, Deputy...[More]
Jobless, unemployment - Aug. 31, 2022
I remember my first real job. I was in Loveland, Colo. and talked to my best friend who had recently become a soccer coach/referee for the Loveland Parks and Recreation. They needed help, I was 16 and had a car to use, so I applied and got the job. I earned $2.50 each hour I spent with my teams...[More]
Pleasanton opts to purchase two patrol vehicles - Aug. 31, 2022
Linn County News jackielcn@ckt.net After hearing monthly or bi-monthly updates from Pleasanton Police Chief Tristan Snyder that cars are unavailable from Ford and sell quickly from Chevy, the council approved purchasing two Dodge Charger patrol cars from Landmark Dodge in Independence,...[More]
Clara B. Swann Shaull 04-19-1933 to 08-24-2022 - Aug. 30, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 31, 2022 Clara B. Swann Shaull, age 89, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Aug. 24, 2022, in Topeka with her daughters at her side. She was born April 19, 1933, near Wheeling, Mo., the daughter of Carl and Evelyn Cleo Anglen...[More]
Judith Ann Farris-Medcalf 03-03-1946 to 08-24-2022 - Aug. 30, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 31, 2022 Judith Medcalf 76, of La Cygne, Kan. passed away August 24, 2022 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, Kansas. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Missouri. Judith Ann...[More]
Marjorie Ann Smith 01-23-1936 to 08-26-2022 - Aug. 30, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 31, 2022 Marjorie Ann Smith, age 86, Mound City, Kan. passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. She was born on Jan. 23, 1936 in Trenton, N.J. the daughter of William and Anne (Embley) Cramer. She was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Smith...[More]
Bonnie V. Patton 05-13-1929 to -8-24-2022 - Aug. 30, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 31, 2022 Bonnie V. Patton, age 93, Hume, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at the West Liberty United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Underwood Cemetery. Contributions...[More]
Ken Koechner 10-09-1957 to 08-25-2022 - Aug. 30, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 31, 2022 Ken “Fat Daddy” Koechner, age 64, Fontana, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Memorial...[More]
Football season ready to begin - Aug. 24, 2022
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Kansas high school football season is set to begin on Sept. 2 and all three Linn County football teams are ready to begin. Prairie View will play in the Class 3A District 2 bracket. The other teams in this bracket include Pioneer League foes Burlington,...[More]
D.A.N. Chase: Part of Pleasanton’s rich history - Aug. 24, 2022
Linn County News reporter@linncountynews.net Some may have noticed the recent work being done on what most folks around Pleasanton know as the Waldon Cox house on 10th Street. Originally the home belonged to DeLanson Alson Newton Chase, otherwise known in Kansas history as D.A.N. Chase. Chase...[More]
