Paul Dean Benham ~ 09-23-1944 to 04-26-2025 - Apr. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published April 30, 2025 Paul Dean Benham, age 80, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025. He was born on Sept. 23, 1944, in rural Stockton, Mo., the son of John H. and Ada Mae Lucille West Benham. After graduating from Stockton High School in...[More]
Bonnie Faye Bishop ~ 03-25-1949 to 04-22-2025 - Apr. 23, 2025
Linn County News Published April 30, 2025 Bonnie Faye Bishop, age 76, Olathe, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025. She was born on March 25, 1949, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of William and Imogene Krueger Carter. After graduating from high school, she was united in marriage to...[More]
Lois A. Murray ~ 11-03-1931 to 04-20-2025 - Apr. 23, 2025
Linn County News Published April 30, 2025 Lois A. Murray, age 93, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. Lois was born the daughter of Arlie and Winifred Stanhope Poindexter on Nov. 3, 1931, near Drexel, Mo. She married William “Bill”...[More]
SPECIAL: Legislative Update - Apr. 23, 2025
April 18, 2025 Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act, SB 9, prohibits foreign adversaries from purchasing property within 100 miles of a military installation and any foreign adversary ownership of non-residential real property purchased prior to July 1, 2025, will have to register with...[More]
16 criminal cases from Tanglewood Lake incident dismissed - Apr. 23, 2025
Late Wednesday afternoon, April 16, orders were filed dismissing all 16 current cases on file in Linn County District Court concerning the Tanglewood Lake gate incident, 14 of which were filed against separate individuals that stemmed from the incident in May 2023. According to documents filed with the...[More]
Tanglewood seeks clarification, aid from county - Apr. 23, 2025
During the April 21 meeting, Linn County Commissioner Jason Hightower reported to his fellow board members that he had met with the Tanglewood Lake board president and a resident the previous week and noted that they wanted a resolution or motion that clarified if the roads are public or private. Hightower...[More]
Commission workshop hears of justification for SEKMHC CEO $600,000 salary - Apr. 23, 2025
With budget time coming in August and information circulating concerning the large salary of Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) Chief Executive Officer Nathan Fawson, five of six commissioners of the six-county area serviced by SEKMHC, plus the wife of Linn County Commissioner Jim Johnson,...[More]
La Cygne police get automatic plate readers - Apr. 23, 2025
First Option Bank grant will pay for purchase La Cygne leaders have accepted a grant that will pay for automatic license plate readers. At last Wednesday’s regular meeting, the council voted 3-0, with Jerome Mitzner and Ed Smith not present, for a $42,376 grant through First Option Bank...[More]
Jayhawk track wins the Pleasanton Invitational - Apr. 23, 2025
The Jayhawk Linn track team traveled to Pleasanton on April 15 for the Pleasanton Invitational. The Hawks did very well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet. The girls won with a score of 188 points while the boys won with a score of 127 points. There were nine teams at the meet. Here...[More]
Pleasanton track places in top three at home invitational - Apr. 23, 2025
The Pleasanton track team hosted their home invitational on April 15. The Jays did well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed in the top three out of nine teams. The boys were second with 92 points while the girls were third with 107.5 points. “It was a good day for us with multiple...[More]
