La Cygne mulls balance in Pollman cemetery fund - Oct. 13, 2021
Leaders contemplate 1920 permanent maintenance ordinance Prior to approving updated code regulations for Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne municipal leaders have contemplated the monetary balance of a permanent maintenance fund adopted in 1920. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 6, council...[More]
COVID-19 by the numbers - Oct. 13, 2021
Recently it seems as though every time we get on a social media site, someone is posting about someone in their family or knowing someone having COVID-19. It has also seemed as if cases in Linn County are on the rise, and perhaps our county is a hot spot. According to data posted on the KDHE COVID-19...[More]
Vendor aids USD 362 in food crunch - Oct. 13, 2021
Director cites trucking, not supplies, as the issue During this fall’s nationwide school-food crunch, having a contracted food vendor places the Prairie View schools in a more favorable position than others. So reported Beth Sandness, district food service and student services director,...[More]
For first 18 minutes Hawks stay close to Humboldt in 62-18 loss - Oct. 12, 2021
For the first 18 minutes last Friday, Jayhawk-Linn stayed close to a Humboldt team yet to lose to a Kansas school. But the Cubs’ size, speed and experience kicked in for five unanswered touchdowns to win the Class 2-A, District 2 contest, 62-18. Though his charges are now 0-3 in the district...[More]
James Raymond Howell 10-16-1945 to 10-04-2021 - Oct. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Oct. 13, 2021 James Raymond Howell, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Graveside funeral service with military honors will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to help defray...[More]
George Junior Williams 11-07-1949 to 10-11-2021 - Oct. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Oct. 13, 2021 George Junior Williams, 71, of La Cygne, Kan., died at 2:39 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Promise Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. He was born in Topeka, Kan., on Nov. 7, 1949, the son of Loren “Lee” and Ruby M. (Eiserman) Williams. He married Linda...[More]
Thomas Eugene Schasteen 11-11-1934 to 08-29-2021 - Oct. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Oct. 13, 2021 Thomas Eugene Schasteen, age 86, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. He was born on Nov. 11, 1934, in Mound City, the son of Abraham Lincoln and Beulah Hewitt Schasteen. He proudly served his country in the United States Army serving...[More]
Richard Lee White 09-03-1943 to 09-28-2021 - Oct. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Oct. 13, 2021 Richard Lee White, age 78, formerly of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Bedford, Texas. He was born in Henderson, Ky., on Sept. 3, 1943, the son of James Arnett and Mildred Lucille Richmond White. He was...[More]
William Dean “Bill†Potter 11-30-1946 to 10-06-2021 - Oct. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Oct. 13, 2021 On Oct. 6, 2021, William Dean “Bill” Potter, Pittsburg, Kan., moved to eternal rest from the family home where he was lovingly cared for by his daughter and wife. Bill was born on Nov. 30, 1946, to Orville and Virginia Potter in Columbus, Kan. He...[More]
Mary Ellen Gray Cheek - Oct. 11, 2021
Mary Ellen Gray Cheek, 87, of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021. She was born in Linn County in 1934. She is the daughter of John Wolfinger and Jessie Ellen Cross Wolfinger. She graduated from Linnville Schools in Pleasanton, Kan. and graduated...[More]
