Sherman Leroy Spence ~ 08-09-1940 to 12-06-2024 - Dec. 10, 2024
Linn County News Published December 11, 2024 Sherman Leroy Spence, age 84, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. He was born on Aug. 9, 1940, in Welch, Okla., the son of Roy and Sadie Reavis Spence. After graduating from Pleasanton High School, Sherm attended Pittsburg State Teachers...[More]
Richard Lee Lindsey ~ 10-06-2955 to 12-08-2024 - Dec. 10, 2024
Linn County News Published December 11, 2024 Richard Lee Lindsey, age 69, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. He was born in Wichita, Kan., on Oct. 6, 1955, the son of Glen and Lilah Hall Lindsey. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He then went to work for Smith Miller...[More]
Merle Lynn Schneider ~ 11-04-1948 to 12-06-2024 - Dec. 10, 2024
Linn County News Published December 11, 2024 Lynn (Graham) Schneider, 76, recently of Mound City, passed away on Dec. 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Lynn was born Nov. 4, 1948, in Kansas City, Kan., to parents Warren and Lois (Truax) Graham. Lynn was raised in Kansas City, Kan., graduating from...[More]
La Cygne leaders anticipate quotes - Dec. 4, 2024
Price tags are related to City Hall software subscriptions La Cygne city leaders will be anticipating price-quote reports on City Hall software subscriptions when they meet in regular session at 7 p.m. this Wednesday. As motioned by Jerome Mitzner and seconded by David Brenneman, a unanimous...[More]
Commissioners review option for county website - Dec. 4, 2024
Commissioners spent a portion of their Dec. 2 meeting reviewing an option for a new website hosting company. CivicPlus representative Ryan McNally provided the commissioners information on his company, focusing on their website design and hosting abilities. McNally began by thanking the commissioners...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 4, 2024
Hunter - tell me it isn’t so… Knock me over with a feather – Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for crimes he committed, may have committed or even thought about committing for the past 11 years. It was entertaining watching Katie Couric out-takes from months ago stating that “the...[More]
Prairie View football sets multiple school and individual records - Dec. 4, 2024
The Prairie View football team had a great season this year. They finished with an 8-3 record and were both 3A District and Regional champions. With such success multiple records were set this season on both a team and individual level. Here are those individual and team records according to the Prairie...[More]
Hume teams lose openers at Appleton City - Dec. 4, 2024
When your teams graduate four 1,000-point career scorers, a rebuild is to be expected. And that’s the case at Missouri border neighbor Hume. Well, kinda. Yes, Hume’s boys graduated cousins Beriah and Bryson Morrison, Beriah now in Kansas City, Mo.’s, Avila University hoops program...[More]
SPECIAL: Lamb resigns County Clerk position - Dec. 3, 2024
Linn County County Clerk David Lamb announced his intent to resign his position in January; that despite his original words to voters that he’d stay in the position for two years until he could train a replacement. A press release was received over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that Lamb...[More]
Cynthia Eileen “Cindy” Staton ~ 03-31-1957 to 11-26-2024 - Dec. 3, 2024
Linn County News Published December 4, 2024 Cynthia Eileen “Cindy” Staton, age 67, Prescott, Kan., passed away Nov. 26, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1957, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of James Willaim and Jean Rae Long Mayhugh. She graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School...[More]
