Buck of a lifetime – 20 years later - Sep. 29, 2021
Georgia resident takes home trophy deer They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but for Donna S. Blaylock Jones of Georgia lightning equates to big bucks and she struck twice. Her story began in 1990 when she turned 39, and she had only hunted dove, rabbit and squirrel, “but my...[More]
Spencer resigns as public health officer - Sep. 29, 2021
On Sept. 16 Robin Spencer tendered her resignation as Linn County public health officer; her last day of work was Thursday, Sept. 23. Spencer will be taking a position with Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) in their Fort Scott facility starting Oct. 4, primarily handling family care...[More]
School knife incident prompts SRO discussion with commissioners - Sep. 29, 2021
Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend issued a press release Wednesday, Sept. 22, stating, “On Sept. 21, 2021, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office was given information that a student at Pleasanton USD No. 344 was bringing a knife to school.” The release continued, “Information led deputies...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 29, 2021
SROs School resource officers (SROs) really came into the public’s vision on April 20, 1999, when the Columbine school massacre occurred in Denver, Colo. I don’t believe there was a soul in our nation that was over 10 that didn’t know about the school shooting that killed 12 students...[More]
Pleasanton sees retail side of hemp production - Sep. 29, 2021
A new production business, Soggy Bottom Hemp, has opened in Pleasanton at 1014 Main and is giving area residents a good look at the retail side of hemp production. In the early 1920s hemp, like marijuana and alcohol, was prohibited. In the 1930s, alcohol made its way back, but hemp and marijuana remained...[More]
Aloma Ann Sterling 10-03-1942 to 09-25-2021 - Sep. 28, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 29, 2021 Aloma Anne Sterling, 78, was born Oct. 3, 1942, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Clifton and Gertrude Gillespie. They moved to the Midwest when she was about 9 years old. There she met Lee Breese Sterling, and they were married on May 2, 1960. They had six children:...[More]
Robert Jackson Green 04-23-1934 to 09-25-2021 - Sep. 27, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 29, 2021 Robert Jackson Green, age 87, Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He was born on April 23, 1934, in Leeton, Mo., the son of Forrest Jackson and Mabel Jane Campbell Green. He served his country in the United States...[More]
SPECIAL: Student detained after bringing knife to school - Sep. 22, 2021
For immediate release: September 22, 2021 On September 21, 2021, The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was given information that a student at Pleasanton USD #344 was bringing a knife to school. Information led Deputies to believe that the student may want to harm others. The student, who...[More]
PHS class promotes Suicide Prevention Month, school resources - Sep. 22, 2021
Linn County News reporter@linncountynews.net Students in a Pleasanton High School computer applications class have turned an assignment into a way to promote suicide awareness. Under the direction of their teacher, Destiny Fletcher, the class designed and created magnets in honor of...[More]
State-of-the-art HVAC, plumbing installed in county jail cells - Sep. 22, 2021
By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn@linncountynews.net A patent-pending idea to make HVAC and plumbing easily accessible and repairable has now come to fruition in the new Linn County Justice Center. Pauly Jail Building Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is installing the system designed...[More]
