Lady Jays claim TRL fourth; boys fall to champs - Mar. 2, 2022
Final Three Rivers League standings rode with Pleasanton’s final regular-season games Feb. 22. With their 29-22 home win over Southeast-Cherokee, the Lady Blu-Jays avoided a fifth-place tie with the visiting Lady Lancers to finish in fourth at 8-3. Southeast’s league mark ended at 6-5. In...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 2, 2022
Ukraine, standing for freedom The United States has their historic Alamo moment, now Ukraine has theirs – I speak of the Russian takeover of Snake Island off of the Ukrainian mainland. Nypost.com reported, “The 13 guards were posted on the small but strategic Snake Island off Ukraine’s...[More]
Going the extra mile for his community - Mar. 2, 2022
John Bruns moved to Linn County at the age of 18. He married his wife, Amy, in 1990 and he began working for the city of Mound City when his wife was pregnant with their first son. “I had to take my GED in order to get the job with the city,” recalled John. “I remember...[More]
PVHS play to open on March 8 - Mar. 2, 2022
Prairie View High School will hold the opening night of their play on Tuesday, March 8, for a two-night run. The cast will perform “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which is based on the lovable characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip “Peanuts.” Charlie...[More]
Dustin James Johnson 04-04-1984 to 02-27-2022 - Mar. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Dustin James Johnson, age 37, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Graveside funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. A visitation will follow to be held from 3:30 to 5 pm at the Pleasanton Church of the Nazarene....[More]
Addie Lou Grigsby 05-01-1938 to 02-26-2022 - Mar. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Addie L. Grigsby, age 83, a resident of rural Prescott, Kan., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Louisburg Healthcare and Rehab Center in Louisburg, Kan. She was born May 1, 1938, in Springfield, Tenn., the daughter of John Edward...[More]
Joseph Nicholas Wurtz 10-27-1963 to 02-16-2022 - Mar. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Joseph Nicholas Wurtz, age 58, Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Nick was born in St. Charles, Mo., on Oct. 27, 1963, the son of Richard Joseph and Janice Holt Wurtz. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School in the Class of 1982. He attended...[More]
Ronnie Dean Mendel 02-11-1948 to 02-24-2022 - Mar. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Ronnie Dean Mendel, age 74, of Paola, passed away on Feb. 24, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center. Ron was born Feb. 11, 1948, in La Cygne, Kan., to Floyd (Jack) and Alta (Clearwater) Mendel. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in 1966. On July 13,...[More]
Nancy Jan Williams 08-17-1935 to 02-25-2022 - Mar. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Nancy Jan Williams, age 86, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. She was born on Aug. 17, 1935, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of George Emmon and Viola Ann Evans Mingel. She was a graduate of Parsons High School. She was united in marriage...[More]
Larry Duane Walrod 06-03-1938 to 2-21-2022 - Feb. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Larry Duane Walrod, age 83, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. He was born in Hume, Mo., on June 3, 1938, the son of George Morris and Marjorie Keith Walrod. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son,...[More]