La Cygne forms fire station committee - Aug. 11, 2021
City leaders mull three design options Members of La Cygne City Council’s standing public safety committee have volunteered to be a new ad hoc council committee to research grant/loan opportunities for a new combined fire/police station. At the regular council meeting last Wednesday,...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 11, 2021
Travel adventures It’s been two years since I’d camped at Roaring River, a trout hatchery south of Cassville, Mo. Well, last weekend that wrong was righted, and the adventure began. It really was a two-fold adventure. First, I sold my 27-foot camper. I had used it one time since H.A. died...[More]
Regina’s Rescues to be featured on Mission Driven website - Aug. 11, 2021
On Friday, Aug. 6, Scott Poore, the man behind the Mission Driven website, met with Regina and Mike McClellan, operators of Regina’s Rescues, located northeast of Parker. Poore is the driving force behind Mission Driven Goods, a website based out of Kansas City that features various animal...[More]
It’s demolition derby time at fairgrounds - Aug. 11, 2021
After a year off, the demolition derby was back at the Linn County Fair and Rodeo with a two-night event. On Aug. 6 the team derby and figure eight races took place while on Aug. 7 the traditional demo derby took place. On the night of Aug. 6, in the team derby there were three regular heats and then...[More]
Dale Wyatt Ray 08-28-1934 to 07-31-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Dale Wyatt Ray of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away July 31, 2021, at the age of 86. He retired from AT&T after 42 years of service. Dale was preceded in death by his sister Alice and brothers Ervin and Kenneth. He is survived by his brother Virgil...[More]
Ellen Y. Brenner 03-20-1951 to 08-02-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Ellen Y. Brenner, age 70, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. A gathering to celebrate the life of Ellen Brenner will be announced at a later date. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com....[More]
Verena Ruth Moore 08-12-1938 to 05-19-2020 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Verena Ruth Moore, born Verena Ruth Foster, died during the late evening of May 19, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. She was born on Aug. 12, 1938, in La Cygne, Kan., to George and Renoma Foster. She had been a resident of York Healthcare and Wellness Centre, not...[More]
John J. (Jeff) Long 10-22-1959 to 07-29-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 John J. (Jeff) Long, 61, passed away at SE GA Health System – Camden Campus on July 29, 2021. He was born on Oct. 22, 1959, at Great Lakes, Illinois Naval Hospital to Vernon R. Long and Jaunita E. (Chambers) Long of Kansas. He’d lived in Camden...[More]
Olympic medal count - Aug. 4, 2021
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo is underway, and everyone is enjoying cheering on Team USA and watching sports they only watch once every four years. One of the primary things we do when engaged in the Olympics is keep track of the medal count. We want our country to have the most total medals and the most...[More]