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]
Pleasanton BASE grant: Option 2 no longer available - Feb. 25, 2022
Pleasanton Council opts to purchase building, offers $300,000 from special meeting Following a motion at the Feb. 14 Pleasanton City Council to use BASE (Build A Stronger Economy) grant funds to build a 30’x80’ shell on city property located at 6th St. and Tucker, the...[More]
Jacqualine A. Mathews-Breuel 02-11-1952 to 2-22-2022 - Feb. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published March 2, 2022 Jacqualine A. Mathews-Breuel, age 70, Mound City, Kan., passed away Feb. 22, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial in the Woodland Cemetery. The...[More]
Pleasanton to build business location shell - Feb. 23, 2022
Council hopes to entice restaurant to town using BASE grant funds Following word that grant money exists to help cities and other entities to build business infrastructure, the city of Pleasanton met in a special meeting Friday, Feb. 18, to further discuss a plan for possibly obtaining grant...[More]
La Cygne will apply only for fire station funding - Feb. 23, 2022
Leaders discuss Community Building space for police La Cygne city staff has been empowered to seek funding for a new fire station and to study Community Building options. That was the 4-0 vote, with Keith Stoker not present, decided at the regular council meeting last Wednesday, Feb. 16. Jodi Wade,...[More]
Prairie View project to include new science plumbing - Feb. 23, 2022
Though beyond the original scope of the $8.86 million Prairie View High new construction and renovation project, new plumbing will be installed at the school’s three science rooms this summer. That was the 5-0 decision, with Brad Stainbrook not present, voted upon by the Unified School District...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 23, 2022
Canadian trucker convoy It was interesting to watch Canadian truckers say no to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reportedly Nazi-esque way he handled the vaccine mandate strike. The two sides clashed with the truckers in the Freedom Convoy shutting down the Ottawa, Canada, economy for a couple...[More]
