BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 26, 2022
Tool time I’ve always had an appreciation for people who can use tools – and know what they were for before they picked them up. When I became a widow I especially appreciated those who knew how to use tools, and could accomplish a project before they were too old to enjoy it, before they...[More]
STARS looks to open for 2022-2023 school year - Jan. 26, 2022
STARS, which stands for Southeast Technical Academy for Rural Students, is working toward their goal of opening for the 2022-2023 academic year. “STARS is a dream that actually started seven or eight years ago,” explained USD 344 Superintendent Travis Laver. “It was at that time we...[More]
Capitol Happenings…Just a Thought-Week 2 - Jan. 25, 2022
Action on the House Floor… We were introduced to HB2477 to extend the Governor’s executive orders, which is “AN ACT concerning governmental response to COVID-19; relating to health and healthcare; renewing provisions of law authorizing expanded...[More]
Legislative Update - Jan. 25, 2022
January 21, 2022 Wildfires Result in Possible Tax Change In December 2021, several communities in Kansas were devastated by wildfires. The high winds, storms, and fires resulted in loss of life, homes, and livelihoods. In response, Senate Bill (SB) 318 passed the Senate 35...[More]
Coach Doug Whitcraft 12-05-1958 to 01-16-2022 - Jan. 25, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Douglas Leonard Whitcraft, son of the late Donald Francis Sr. and Bernice Rose (Benson) Whitcraft, was born on Dec. 5, 1958, in Cleveland, Mo., and began his eternal journey with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the evening of Sunday, Jan....[More]
Sandra Louise “Sandy†Hagman 06-26-1941 to 01-21-2022 - Jan. 24, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Sandra Louise "Sandy" Hagman, age 80, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will...[More]
Kathryn N. Kite McGee 06-07-1929 to 01-18-2022 - Jan. 20, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Kathryn N. Kite McGee, age 92, Centerville, Kan., passed away, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kan. Kathryn was born, June 7, 1928, the daughter of Chester and Velma (Lee) Kite, at Garnett, Kan. She...[More]
Leota Irene Schneider 03-19-1938 to 01-16-2022 - Jan. 20, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Leota Irene Schneider, age 83, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. She was born in Whiting, Kan., on March 19, 1938, the daughter of Stanley and Irene Andrick Knutsen. She graduated from Whiting High School. She...[More]
Melvin L. Barnett 06-14-1944 to 01-19-2022 - Jan. 20, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Melvin Leroy Barnett, 77, passed away Jan. 19, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. He was born June 14, 1944, in Paola, Kan., to Marion B. and Phoebe E. (McCarty) Barnett. Melvin was a 1962 graduate of Parker Rural High School, Parker,...[More]
Michael Bowyer 05-11-1953 to 01-16-2022 - Jan. 20, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 26, 2022 Sunday morning, Jan. 16, 2022, Michael Bowyer stooped right down, buckled up his travelin’ shoes and headed out to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face. As he was leaving he said, “Let's get a move on,”...[More]
