BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 9, 2026
Partisan politics? After the last few days of seeing the hatred, terrible comments, etc. on Facebook, it’s once again very apparent how caustic Facebook is. People can say terrible things on there, all without thinking there are any repercussions, and, after posting their say they go on with their...[More]
Does 9/11 mean enough to you? - Sep. 9, 2026
Not that Don McLean asked me, but I was born too late to “recall what was revealed the day the music died.” The terrorist plane crashes of Sept. 11, 2001, though? Those I remember. And how they revealed the paired vulnerability and tenacity of a nation. In fact, on the 20th anniversary...[More]
Jayhawk football starts season with rout of Uniontown - Sep. 9, 2026
The Jayhawk Linn football team began their season on Sept. 4 with a home contest against Three Rivers League foe Uniontown. The Hawks had little trouble with the Eagles and had more trouble committing penalties but Jayhawk came out with the big 44-8 victory. In the first quarter neither team scored....[More]
Prairie View volleyball starts season at Baldwin and home triangular - Sep. 9, 2026
The Prairie View volleyball team started their season with a tournament at Baldwin on Aug. 29 and then a home triangular against Uniontown and Olathe Metro Academy on Aug. 31. The Baldwin tournament was a very tough tournament and the Lady Buffs played four games. They lost all four of those games but...[More]
Pleasanton football defeats St. Paul in overtime - Sep. 9, 2026
The Pleasanton football team played their first game of the season on Sept. 4 against TRL foe St. Paul. Pleasanton is 8-man this year after quite a few years in 11-man so it had been a while since they played St. Paul in football. The Jays were victorious in the first game back to 8-man as they defeated...[More]
Neva Ann Huffman ~ 02-10-1931 to 08-31-2026 - Sep. 8, 2026
Linn County News Published September 9, 2026 Neva Ann Huffman, age 95, Kansas City, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. She was born on Feb. 10, 1931, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Elwood and Ona Mae Watson Thomas. She worked as an assembly...[More]
Helen Florence Smith ~ 12-30-1941 to 09-04-2026 - Sep. 8, 2026
Linn County News Published September 9, 2026 Helen Florence Smith, age 84, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. She was born on Dec. 30, 1941, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Jim Zimmerman and Katherine Smally. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed raising flowers, animals,...[More]
SPECIAL - UPDATE: Pleasanton pastor arrested - Sep. 2, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Wade Booth, age 70, pastor of the Pleasanton First Baptist Church , was arrested on Monday, Aug. 31 and booked into the Linn County Jail at approximately 7 p.m. According to new information updated on the Linn County Jail inmate...[More]
Water emergency lifted in Pleasanton - Sep. 2, 2026
With water issues going in a positive direction, Councilman Alex Wills told the council Monday night that flow rate has increased by 20 percent with the new diesel pump standing in and lines being cleaned of sludge. Wills told the council that they do not need bigger pumps as the backup pump is producing...[More]
Linn Valley Mayor clears the air on data centers - Sep. 2, 2026
City no longer supports Facebook site Linn Valley Mayor Lister Potter laid out a chronology of events to clear the air over rumors being dispersed on Facebook and elsewhere concerning his actions over data centers. Potter, after initially broaching the subject and speaking of economic development...[More]
