Pleasanton Police Chief hired - Oct. 28, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Following multiple executive sessions Monday night, the four-person council approved the appointment of Police Chief Phillip Davis to take the reins of the Pleasanton Police Department. Davis has many years of law enforcement experience and currently lives...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Chase County - Oct. 28, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton football team played their final regular season game as they hosted district opponent Chase County on Oct. 23. Chase County was the one seed in the Jays district and a win over the Jays would ensure them a top seed in the Week 9 round...[More]
Jayhawk cross country qualifies boys’ varsity team and Meyer for State - Oct. 28, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com It was a good day for the Jayhawk Linn cross country team as they traveled to the 2A Sub-State at Alma on Oct. 24. The Hawks did well as everyone of their boys’ runners placed in the top 21 to place first overall at the meet. Both the boys’...[More]
Prairie View cross country competes at 3A Sub-State - Oct. 28, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com Prairie View cross country brought their varsity girls’ team to 3A Sub-State at Fredonia on Oct. 24. The Lady Buffs ran in group A at Sub-State. The girls ran hard but none of them qualified for the 3A State tournament on Oct. 31. However, a couple...[More]
A short history of Halloween - Oct. 28, 2026
Every year on October 31 most American kids and their friends celebrate Halloween. They go out house to house to get candy. But do you know where the history of Halloween originated from? Let’s go explore the 2,000-year history of Halloween! Over 2,000 years ago, a group called the Celts...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Oct. 28, 2026
Rebates Bahhh, on rebates. What a gimmick. Every time I see a rebate on a product, I wonder why the manufacturer doesn’t just put the product on sale. But no, we, the purchasing public, have to jump through hoops to get money back from the manufacturer, or distributor, that they promise in the...[More]
What Is It? - Oct. 28, 2026
America’s founding fathers talked a lot about virtue. Freedom requires it; there can be no liberty without virtue, they said. “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People,” insisted John Adams. “It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” “No...[More]
SPECIAL: Red Cross tips to keep trick-or-treaters safe - Oct. 27, 2026
Follow these simple steps as you enjoy Halloween [TOPEKA, OCT. 26, 2026] — Halloween is almost here, and trick-or-treaters will soon be out in their neighborhoods for all the fun. The American Red Cross of Greater Kansas offers tips adults can follow to help keep the kids safe...[More]
Fred Louis Kautt ~ 12-08-1936 to 10-25-2026 - Oct. 26, 2026
Linn County News Published October 28, 2026 Fred Louis Kautt, 89, of Centerville, Kan., died on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. at his home surrounded by his loving family. Fred was a first generation American born on Dec. 8, 1936, to German immigrant parents, John Jacob and Elsa Irma (Miller) Kautt...[More]
Dee Wagner ~ 10-10-1939 — 10-21-2026 - Oct. 26, 2026
Linn County News Published October 28, 2026 Our mom officially checked out at Homestead of Osawatomie with all of us there. She would have been happy knowing we were all present and accounted for. Mom was born in Beloit, Kan., to Floyd and Wilma Woolman Melton. She was blessed...[More]
