USD 346 discusses settlement on arctic weather gas bill - Aug. 25, 2021
The Jayhawk USD 346 board of education learned from Superintendent Shawn Thomas that a settlement had been reached in regards to the district gas bill for February in which the area was immersed in arctic-like temperatures. Thomas explained that the KJUMP – Kansas Joint Utilities Management Program,...[More]
Coleman resigns as county health department director - Aug. 25, 2021
Linn County Health Department Director Tisha Coleman resigned her position effective Sept. 16 during Monday’s meeting of the Linn County Commissioners. Coleman will be moving into a new position with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment as a regional public health nurse. In this position...[More]
SPECIAL: KBI affidavit/warrant of Martin case - Aug. 25, 2021
(Graphic sexual content in the following report.) State Of Kansas vs. Shane Lonnie Martin Case No. 2019-Cr-000210 Redacted Copy Affidavit and Application for Warrant or Summons In the District Court of Linn County, Kansas Sixth Judicial District Arrest/Detention/Probable Cause Affidavit State...[More]
SPECIAL: Victim non-contact on deal suspends Martin plea - Aug. 25, 2021
Revelation that direct contact concerning a plea agreement had not yet been made with the alleged minor victim has delayed a Pleasanton man’s plea. In Linn County District Court Aug. 17, upon questioning by Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District, Justin Meeks, assistant Linn County...[More]
Book tells of woman’s transition to country life - Aug. 24, 2021
Mary Barbara McKay spent her early adulthood as an English and art teacher before she and her husband, Rod, began a family of their own. When their youngest child reached high school, she returned to college and acquired a degree in nursing and then worked with maternity patients before moving into the...[More]
Joseph Michael Dellinger 01-17-1950 to 08-20-2021 - Aug. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 25, 2021 Joseph Michael Dellinger, age 71, Mound City, passed away at his home on Aug. 20, 2021. A private family service will be held at a later time....[More]
Timothy Sean “Doc†Smith 02-25-1974 to 08-21-2021 - Aug. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 25, 2021 Timothy Sean “Doc” Smith, age 47, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Johnny Allen Smith and Claudette Irene Hearn. He was raised most of his life by Opal Ruth Smith. He graduated from...[More]
Thomas Francis Palzer 07-26-1951 to 08-16-2021 - Aug. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 25, 2021 Thomas Francis Palzer, age 70 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at the VA Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on July 26, 1951, the son of Francis Casper and Marcella (Hofschulte) Palzer in Pine Island, Minn. Thomas married Mi Ae Cho...[More]
LaVerne Frances McGee 02-14-1929 to 08-21-2021 - Aug. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 25, 2021 LaVerne Frances McGee, age 92, Mound City, Kan., formerly of Centerville, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. She was born on Feb. 14, 1929, in Coyle, Okla., the daughter of Arthur and Vonnie Morgan Lamb. She spent her younger years in Oklahoma and moved...[More]
Donnie Ray Moore 05-21-1950 to 08-19-2021 - Aug. 24, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 25, 2021 Donnie Ray Moore, age 71, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born May 21, 1950, in Prescott, Kan., the son of William Lee Moore and Virgia May Alice Milton...[More]
