PVHS play on Dec. 3 - Dec. 1, 2021
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Students at Prairie View High School will be giving one performance of the play “Arsenic and Old Lace” this coming weekend in the Performing Arts Center. The play was originally to have opened just before the holiday but was postponed. “Arsenic...[More]
Kristina Diane Roth 03-11-1978 to 11-21-2021 - Nov. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 24, 2021 Kristina Diane Roth, age 43, of Hesston, Kan., entered her heavenly home on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Kris was born March 11, 1978, the daughter of Robert (Bob) and Diane Burnett in Garnett, Kan., and lived with her family in Princeton, Kan. Kris attended...[More]
Neta Lee Leonard 07-02-1952 to 11-19-2021 - Nov. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 24, 2021 Neta Lee Leonard, age 69, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. She was born on July 2, 1952, at Lincoln, Kan., the daughter of Dee and Delores Hall Montgomery. Neta was a nurse over the years. She enjoyed doing genealogy, video games, camping,...[More]
George Herbert Eaton 04-18-1938 to 11-18-2021 - Nov. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Nov. 24, 2021 George Herbert Eaton, age 83, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. He was born on April 18, 1938, in El Reno, Okla. He graduated from El Reno High School and attended Johnson County Community College obtaining certification as an automobile mechanic....[More]
Miller Feed & Farm opens inside Stainbrook’s Auto, Farm & Home - Nov. 24, 2021
The sweet smell and feel of a hometown feed store was apparent at the new location of Miller Feed & Farm inside of Stainbrook’s Auto, Farm & Home in La Cygne. Shoppers who need feed for their dogs and cats, goats, horses, cattle and more will find a large selection of not only animal feed...[More]
Coffey’s walk with the Lord taking them to Virginia - Nov. 24, 2021
There are some people that seem like they’ve always lived in a community, and Cary and Debbie Coffey are two of those people. But, they’ve only been in Pleasanton since June 2016, and now they’re headed to Virginia in June 2022. “A year ago, the Lord began to speak to us –...[More]
Telehealth room being built in Pleasanton Library - Nov. 24, 2021
An almost six-month process of grant writing, planning and now construction is providing the Pleasanton Lincoln Library a new telehealth room for both job seekers and those wishing to visit with their doctor via computer. Pleasanton Librarian Wendy Morlan said that the grant was offered through AARP...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 24, 2021
Coming back around Well, legislatures are people in the community, and the Kansas Legislature rolled over vaccine mandates in a big way – despite what the courts may or may not do with the vaccine mandate. Kansas.com reports, “Kansas Gov. Kelly will sign bill, championed by Republicans,...[More]
Wakefield retiring after six decades in business - Nov. 24, 2021
David Wakefield began his career as a barber 63 years ago and has spent the last 37 years in his Main Street location in Mound City. He was born and raised in the Mound City area, his father a farmer, and recalls hoeing corn on the land where the First Baptist Church now sits at the corner of Kansas...[More]
Local football players make All League teams - Nov. 24, 2021
The 2021 high school football season has concluded, and the three Linn County high school football teams had multiple players make their respective All League football teams. The Prairie View Buffalos had multiple players on this year’s All-Pioneer League team. Colton McCammon was a first team...[More]