Chase ends with suspect in custody - Dec. 1, 2021
Deputy Tanner Ogden joined on a chase initiated by the Garnett Police Department after it crossed county lines on Wednesday, Nov. 24, on the western edge of Linn County. Ogden followed the vehicle, a white van being driven by Daniel R. Evans, on 2200 Road past Iliff then the suspect blew through the...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 1, 2021
The stove They say things run in threes; well, twos are it so far. I speak of my new gas oven. I moved into my new house last year a couple of days before Thanksgiving. I set the goal of having family over and being relatively unpacked in my new house – it worked, mostly. Last year I’d...[More]
Hume splits home season openers - Dec. 1, 2021
Ten days prior to their Linn County border counterparts (including Feb. 15 opponent Pleasanton), Hume began their promising basketball season Nov. 23 with a split decision. Against an Osceola opponent not on the original schedule, Hume’s girls came up a bucket short, 34-32, while the boys won,...[More]
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]
