USD 344 gains students, places Meik on administrative leave - Oct. 14, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com The USD 344 Board of Education met Monday night with a fairly short agenda in front of them. The board made a unanimous decision following executive session to place Pleasanton Elementary School Principal Nathan Meik on paid administrative leave...[More]
Commissioners discuss Heritage Trust grant, boiler system - Oct. 14, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com During the meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Linn County Commissioners discussed the Heritage Trust grant and Commissioner Alison Hamilton asked for a commitment from the other two commissioners for the matching funds of up to $25,000. Hamilton...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Oct. 14, 2026
Changes Ah, exciting times ahead! We heard our community speak and we are making some cool changes to improve the Linn County News. First, check out the new website design (www.linncountynews.net); it is not done yet, but many of the bones are there. We expect to add another page for area events! That...[More]
Will the West Awaken? - Oct. 14, 2026
“The most magnificent speech in the last 50 years,” is how journalist and novelist Robert Bidinotto described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address last week from the Acropolis. “Here, in Athens, we found the first full realization of all the essential traits that would...[More]
Patricia Ann Sloan ~ 07-09-1932 to 10-10-2026 - Oct. 13, 2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Patricia Ann Sloan, age 94, a resident of Sugar Valley Lake in Mound City, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at her home. She was born July 9, 1932, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Morris Larson and LaVonne King Larson. She graduated...[More]
SPECIAL: Murder and Mayhem at the Fort - Oct. 13, 2026
Special Halloween Candle Lantern Tours FORT SCOTT, KAN. – Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer four special candle lantern tours on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, as part of its Murder and Mayhem at the Fort program. Tour leaders will share lesser-known stories of tragedy and macabre...[More]
Florine O’Rourke ~ 09-09-1924 to 10-11-2026 - Oct. 13, 2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Florine was born Sept. 9, 1924, on a small farm outside Prescott, Kan., the youngest of six children, to A.E and Florence Holmes. As spoiled as one could possibly be during the Great Depression, she still managed to keep a fairly level head as she...[More]
Sharon Vail Tennison ~ 07-19-1948 to 10-10-2026 - Oct. 12, 2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Sharon Vail Tennison, 78, of Girard, died at 9:10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kan., where she had been residing for approximately three years. Sharon was born July 19, 1948, in Pleasanton, Kan., a daughter...[More]
Samuel Chilton Bryant ~ 04-14-1990 to 09-11-2026 - Oct. 12, 2026
Linn County News Published October 14, 2026 Samuel Chilton Bryant, 36, of Centerville, Kan., went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at St. Luke's Hospital Heart Institute, Kansas City, Mo., after a serious health battle. Sam was born on April 14, 1990, in Kansas City, Kan., and...[More]
Jayhawk earns hard fought win over Fredonia - Oct. 7, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk Linn football team hosted Fredonia for their Homecoming on Oct. 2. It was a battle but the Hawks ended up holding on for a 14-6 victory. Jayhawk scored first as quarterback Londonn Burk ran in a 10 yard touchdown to put Jayhawk...[More]
