SPECIAL: After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably - Mar. 24, 2021
USDA Reopens Program Sign-Up to a Larger Share of Producers with Plans to Expand Outreach and New Programming Washington, D.C., March 24, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial...[More]
Bullying: How can you help? - Mar. 24, 2021
Once you’ve learned your child is the victim of a bully, the next question most parents and caregivers have is relatively the same: How can I help my child through this? The first step is to let the child or children know they have support through this issue. Listen to them and remember that a...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 24, 2021
Border situation Ha, interesting what was four years ago a huge media brouhaha is now simply a situation – not a crisis, just something going on at the border – all according to President Joe Biden’s press secretary. Obviously, the United States has more than a situation going on...[More]
Court denies Allen evaluation-access order - Mar. 24, 2021
Ruling does not prohibit private family from working with jail A suspect in the second-degree murder of his mother has been denied court-ordered jail access to a psychology professional for a competency evaluation. At a Zoom videoconference no go non-evidentiary preliminary hearing March 16...[More]
Jones counsel seeks global resolution - Mar. 24, 2021
The defender of a Prescott man is asking Linn County District Court to combine eventual rulings of four separate cases into one global resolution. At a Zoom videoconference hearing March 16, Luke Alsobrook, Kansas City, Mo., requested the consolidation for Kenneth Wayne Jones, 46. Jones was scheduled...[More]
La Cygne Community Building readies for rentals - Mar. 24, 2021
Changes in fee structure, frequency will mark reopening La Cygne’s Community Building will be reopening for public rental April 1. No fooling! With it will come changes in associated frequency and fees. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, March 17, La Cygne’s council voted...[More]
All County high school girls’ basketball teams - Mar. 24, 2021
The 2020-2021 high school girls’ basketball season has concluded and all three Linn County teams, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Pleasanton, battled throughout the season. The end results may have been short of what each team wanted but the girls played hard and some of them stood out this season....[More]
All County high school boys’ basketball teams - Mar. 24, 2021
The 2020-2021 high school boys’ basketball season has concluded and all three Linn County teams, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Pleasanton, battled throughout the season. The end results may have been short of what each team wanted but the boys played hard and some of them stood out this season....[More]
Glenn Thomas Vaughn 06-01-1933 to 03-20-2021 - Mar. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published March 24, 2021 Glenn Thomas Vaughn, age 87, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born on June 1, 1933, in Vinita, Okla., the son of Raymond and Mildred Murr Vaughn. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Glenn...[More]
John Dean “Johnny†Nichols 09-08-1953 to 03-20-2021 - Mar. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published March 24, 2021 John Dean "Johnny" Nichols, age 67, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 8, 1953, the son of John Edwin and Jewel Dean Price Nichols. He graduated from Prairie View High School...[More]
