Elizabeth Ann Florez 08-01-1945 to 03-28-2021 - Apr. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published April 14, 2021 Elizabeth Ann Florez, age 75 of Clinton Missouri, passed away in Pittsburg, Kan., Sunday, March 28, 2021. Known to all her family and friends as Liz, she was born on Aug. 1, 1945, the daughter of Lawrence and Imo Johnson Leach, in Sheldon, Mo....[More]
SPECIAL: Death of Alonzo Brooks ruled as homicide 17 years later - Apr. 7, 2021
New autopsy confirms injuries not consistent with decomposition The death of Alonzo Brooks, Gardner, whose body was found in a creek in La Cygne in 2004, has been ruled a homicide following a new autopsy completed after the body was exhumed in conjunction with the Netflix series “Unsolved...[More]
Jayhawk softball defeats Pleasanton - Apr. 7, 2021
The Pleasanton softball team hosted their in-county rival Jayhawk-Linn on April 1. The girls played a league double header which was all Jayhawk from the very beginning. The Lady Hawks won the first game, 20-0, and then the second game, 20-1. The first game started with the Hawks scoring four runs in...[More]
Pleasanton baseball falls to Jayhawk - Apr. 7, 2021
The Pleasanton baseball team hosted in-county rival Jayhawk-Linn on April 1 in a league double header. The Jays started their season with two dramatic wins, but things did not go Pleasanton’s way as both Jayhawk bats and pitching showed up for the game. The first game started with the Hawks having...[More]
Prairie View girls win first track meet of season - Apr. 7, 2021
The Prairie View track teams started their season on April 1 at the Adrian Invitational. The girls’ team did exceptionally well as they placed first out of 15 teams with 128.5 points. The boys placed 10th with 51 points. There were 13 teams for the boys, and Butler won the boys’ meet with...[More]
Youth outreach event planned for this weekend - Apr. 7, 2021
The Pleasanton Assembly of God Church is partnering with Charis Bible College second-year students for an outreach event this coming weekend aimed at local youth and young adults. Charis Bible College is located in Overland Park and was founded in 1994 by internationally renowned Bible teacher Andrew...[More]
Destroying free elections and the Constitution with one bill - Apr. 7, 2021
On the heels of the Equality Act which opens the door for religious persecution and damages the right of assembly and speech, the Democrats with H.R.1, also misnamed, Bill For the People Act of 2021, seeks to cement corrupt election practices indefinitely. Also, like the Equality Act, it had already...[More]
State could prosecute Allen murder case - Apr. 7, 2021
Harding cites possible inclusion issue on witness list The Kansas Attorney General’s office could be prosecuting the Linn County criminal case of a suspect charged with the second-degree murder of his mother. At a March 30 in-person no go non-evidentiary preliminary hearing in Linn County...[More]
Commissioners discuss burn ban policy with county fire chief - Apr. 7, 2021
The Linn County Commissioners and Linn County Fire Chief Doug Barlet discussed the county burn ban policy and how bans are determined during the weekly meeting on Monday, April 5. Barlet began the discussion by stating he had put a ban out on Thursday that caused him to receive several calls. Barlet...[More]
Noel George Jurgens 06-17-1937 to 04-01-2021 - Apr. 6, 2021
Linn County News Published April 7, 2021 Noel George Jurgens, 83, of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Noel was born June 17, 1937, in Omaha, Neb., to George and Leola (Sautter) Jurgens. After graduating from Pleasanton High School, Noel married Mildred “Millie”...[More]