Broadband proposals reviewed by commissioners - Apr. 27, 2022
Months after determining that broadband access is a necessity for the county, the county commissioners at their Monday meeting heard from both contractors bidding on providing service to the west side of the county from Parker to Blue Mound. Prior to meeting with KwiKom Communications and Peoples Telecommunications,...[More]
La Cygne discusses building permits - Apr. 27, 2022
Codes officer notes additions without permission Scheduled to be revisited at the regular 7 p.m. La Cygne council meeting next Wednesday, May 4, will be information provided last week by its codes officer of property additions lacking filed city building permits. At the regular council meeting last...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 27, 2022
First Amendment Law.cornell describes the first amendment on a list of 27 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States as, “The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over...[More]
Domestic violence: A series - Apr. 27, 2022
Knowing signs Domestic violence (also called domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting. The term domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, or IPV, which is usually committed by one of the persons in an intimate relationship...[More]
Prairie View baseball falls to Frontenac - Apr. 27, 2022
The Prairie View baseball team hosted Frontenac in a non-league game on April 19. The game was originally scheduled to be a doubleheader, but the teams only played one game due to weather. The Buffalos were not able to outperform the Raiders as Frontenac won the game, 14-2. The game started with the...[More]
Jayhawk baseball falls to Heritage Christian - Apr. 27, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn baseball team hosted Heritage Christian Academy on April 18 in a non-league doubleheader. The Hawks competed but lost to Heritage in both games, 3-4 and 4-11. The first game started with Heritage taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jayhawk tied the game in the fourth, 1-1, before...[More]
Pleasanton baseball falls to league foes Southeast Cherokee, Crest - Apr. 27, 2022
The Pleasanton baseball team played TRL opponents Southeast Cherokee on April 18 and Crest on April 21. They hosted Southeast on April 18 in a doubleheader and lost both games, 1-4 and 6-11. They then traveled to Crest on April 21 and lost both those games, 0-10 and 3-16. The first game against Southeast...[More]
Richard Ronald “Ron†Brock 11-14-1951 to 04-10-2022 - Apr. 22, 2022
Linn County News Published April 27, 2022 Richard Ronald "Ron" Brock, age 70, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022. He was born Nov. 14, 1951, to Leonard (L.M.) Brock and Beatrice (Davis) Brock in Colony, Kan. Ron graduated from Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, now Pitt State...[More]
Discovering Fort Scott’s little known stories - Apr. 20, 2022
Exploring the African American experience FORT SCOTT – Students from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College will be researching the little known and under told stories of progressive African Americans and leaders from the Fort Scott area. Students will create...[More]
Pleasanton track places second at home invitational - Apr. 20, 2022
The Pleasanton track teams hosted their home invitational on April 12, and both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed second out of nine teams. The boys scored 111 points while the girls scored 107 points. Southeast Cherokee won the event for the boys with a score of 146 while Jayhawk-Linn won...[More]
