21 years of serving the public together Walrod retires from Franklin County Planning and Building - Jun. 30, 2021
It was the year 2000 when Franklin County first began “electing” their County Commissioners. After spending two years on the Planning Commission (1998 and 1999), current 5th District Commissioner Donald Stottlemire was one of those newly elected commissioners – the only living commissioner...[More]
Generational farm mixes old with new - Jun. 30, 2021
Not a lot of businesses in the nation, or world, can say they are generational, but farming is one industry that seems to bring the new in with the old. And, the farm of Steve and Penny Johnson of rural Prescott is one of those. They have melded new equipment into their farm while protecting and enjoying...[More]
Close call with lightning for Mound City couple - Jun. 30, 2021
Flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder are not a new experience for Linn County residents, but for David and Debbie Nickelson, Mound City, that experience was too close for comfort. Debbie said, “It was around 11 a.m. (Thursday). There was a nice rain coming down. I’d just walked to...[More]
Regular criminal docket will go all in-person - Jun. 30, 2021
Final Zoom conferences were heard June 15; Smith, Jones, Hudson & Ungeheuer make appearance via zoom Beginning next Tuesday, all cases on the regular semi-monthly criminal docket of a Linn County judge will occur in-person at the county’s Judicial Center courtroom at Mound City. Hearings...[More]
New backup system prohibits repeater failure - Jun. 30, 2021
Linn County IT Director Chris Martin spoke to the County Commissioners on Monday about a backup system for county repeaters that would prohibit them from going out of service like they did in February during the extreme cold spell that hit eastern Kansas. Following his discussion with the commissioners,...[More]
Multiple highway crashes Monday - Jun. 29, 2021
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office received several calls from subjects on US 69 of a vehicle crash at approximately 1:50pm. Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies, Linn County Fire and American Medical Response all responded to the scene that was reported near the 96 mile marker in the northbound...[More]
Josephine Mae Hetzke 08-14-1933 to 06-28-2021 - Jun. 29, 2021
Linn County News Published June 30, 2021 Josephine Mae Hetzke, age 87, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021. She was born on Aug. 14, 1933, in Waterville, Kan., the daughter of William and Hulda Kneemeyer Smith. She was united in marriage to Arthur Hetzke on April 10, 1960, in Blue...[More]
Dylan Alan Querry 09-23-1997 to 06-21-2021 - Jun. 29, 2021
Linn County News Published June 30, 2021 Dylan Alan Querry, age 23, Prescott, Kan., died Monday, June 21, 2021. Funeral service was Friday June 25, 2021, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial was in the Star Valley Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to...[More]
2021 All Linn County baseball team - Jun. 23, 2021
The 2021 high school baseball season has concluded, and it is time for the 2021 All Linn County baseball team announcement. All three teams played well and were playing some of their best baseball by the end of the season. Jayhawk ended the season with a winning record, and Pleasanton hovered around...[More]
2021 All Linn County softball team - Jun. 23, 2021
The 2021 softball season was certainly exciting for all three county schools, and some had better success than others. Prairie View continues to have a very successful softball program. This season the team reached the State Tournament and won the Pioneer League. Jayhawk-Linn had a very similar situation...[More]
