Local teacher becomes published novelist - Jun. 23, 2021
A Prairie View Middle School teacher became a published novelist when his Christian-based crime thriller became available for purchase in March of this year. Author Larry Pope was raised just outside of Osawatomie, where he graduated from high school in 1991. He attended Pittsburg State University and...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jun. 23, 2021
Critical race theory – what is it? Any American that listens to nationalized media will soon have an earful of critical race theory and learn how many school boards are gobbling it up like people at a movie theater gobble up popcorn. Thankfully, there are states out there that are telling...[More]
Sheriff warns commissioners: Archive social media accounts - Jun. 23, 2021
Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend took a moment to talk with the Linn County Commissioners on Monday about the importance of archiving social media accounts for public entities. Friend noted that in his case documents must be kept for five to seven years and noted a special concern about social media...[More]
McCoy enters guilty plea to amended charge - Jun. 23, 2021
Culminating a two-year long criminal case, Samantha L. McCoy appeared in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Tuesday, June 22, and entered a plea of guilty to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter. The original charge filed against McCoy at the time of her arrest on May 1, 2019, was...[More]
Court denies Theel bond reduction - Jun. 23, 2021
A defense request to reduce bond for a La Cygne man charged with the Memorial Day weekend murder of his father has been denied by a Linn County district court judge. At a no go non-evidentiary preliminary hearing June 15 via Zoom videoconference, Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District,...[More]
SPECIAL: Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Pleasanton, Linn County - Jun. 22, 2021
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Pleasanton public water supply system located in Linn County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19. Customers should observe the following precautions until further...[More]
Dylan A. Querry 09-23-1997 to 06-21-2021 - Jun. 22, 2021
Linn County News Published June 23, 2021 Dylan A. Querry, age 23, passed Monday, June 21, 2021. Funeral services are pending at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory....[More]
Terry Wayne Wood 09-17-1959 to 06-21-2021 - Jun. 22, 2021
Linn County News Published June 23, 2021 Terry Wayne Wood, 61, La Cygne, Kan., passed Monday, June 21, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be 1 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Star Valley Cemetery, La Cygne, Kan. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Schneider...[More]
Lance Burroughs 1942 to 2021 - Jun. 22, 2021
Linn County News Published June 23, 2021 Lance Burroughs, 78, Parker, Kan., passed away April 27, 2021. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Parker Cemetery with military honors....[More]
Adeline Joy Weien 12-30-2020 to 06-13-2021 - Jun. 16, 2021
Linn County News Published June 23, 2021 Adeline Joy Weien, infant daughter of Cody Weien and Jennifer Younger of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Sunday June 13, 2021. She was born on Dec. 30, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather,...[More]
