Dale Wyatt Ray 08-28-1934 to 07-31-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Dale Wyatt Ray of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away July 31, 2021, at the age of 86. He retired from AT&T after 42 years of service. Dale was preceded in death by his sister Alice and brothers Ervin and Kenneth. He is survived by his brother Virgil...[More]
Ellen Y. Brenner 03-20-1951 to 08-02-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Ellen Y. Brenner, age 70, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. A gathering to celebrate the life of Ellen Brenner will be announced at a later date. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com....[More]
Verena Ruth Moore 08-12-1938 to 05-19-2020 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 Verena Ruth Moore, born Verena Ruth Foster, died during the late evening of May 19, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. She was born on Aug. 12, 1938, in La Cygne, Kan., to George and Renoma Foster. She had been a resident of York Healthcare and Wellness Centre, not...[More]
John J. (Jeff) Long 10-22-1959 to 07-29-2021 - Aug. 10, 2021
Linn County News Published Aug. 11, 2021 John J. (Jeff) Long, 61, passed away at SE GA Health System – Camden Campus on July 29, 2021. He was born on Oct. 22, 1959, at Great Lakes, Illinois Naval Hospital to Vernon R. Long and Jaunita E. (Chambers) Long of Kansas. He’d lived in Camden...[More]
Olympic medal count - Aug. 4, 2021
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo is underway, and everyone is enjoying cheering on Team USA and watching sports they only watch once every four years. One of the primary things we do when engaged in the Olympics is keep track of the medal count. We want our country to have the most total medals and the most...[More]
Pleasanton city administrator discusses sales tax increase for new pool - Aug. 4, 2021
Discussing that city employees were able to keep the pool open for the season, City Administrator Teresa Whitaker at the Pleasanton City Council’s Monday meeting said they think they’ve finally figured out that the problem at the pool is in the filter causing an air bubble in the tank. She...[More]
Citizen warns commissioners of National Heritage Area legislation - Aug. 4, 2021
Angel Cushing of the city of Allen, a concerned citizen, spoke before the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Aug. 2, asking them to adopt a resolution that opts the county out of Freedom’s Frontier and the National Heritage Area. Cushing went on to explain that Senate Bill 1942, which was introduced...[More]
Pleasanton Council addresses brown water - Aug. 4, 2021
City to discount water bills by $30 this month Following what was described as an organized calling effort by the public to complain about brown water, the Pleasanton City Council addressed the problem and possible fixes at their meeting on Monday. City Superintendent Casey Osborne told the council...[More]
Fundraisers set to aid county fair secretary - Aug. 4, 2021
Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of meeting or dealing with Lizz Nation, either through her position at Farmers and Merchants Bank, Mound City, or through her position as Linn County Fair Board secretary, quickly learned that she is all heart, willing and able to serve and help in any way she possibly...[More]