BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 3, 2021
Green New Deal green for only a few Everything in politics is a case of follow the money or the power. And Green New Deal is no different – and guess who will be paying all the money that others have their hands out for? The American taxpayer - of course. The line of thinking? That...[More]
Fire destroys new Pleasanton business - Feb. 3, 2021
After holding a grand opening not too many months ago, Haynes Treasurer Chest located just off of 6th Street on Depot in Pleasanton was destroyed by a fire early Sunday morning that brought in four fire stations to extinguish the blaze. Owner of the business, Josh Haynes, said the cause of the fire...[More]
La Cygne man arrested on charge of criminal use of explosives - Feb. 3, 2021
On Jan. 25, La Cygne Police Chief Tina Fenoughty’s department received information that a La Cygne man was manufacturing explosives. Fenoughty contacted the Linn County Sheriff’s Department, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...[More]
Judge issues sentencing lesson - Feb. 3, 2021
Munger case set for March 9 no go A Wichita man charged with beginning a three-county crime spree here in 2018--and his newly-appointed attorney--heard a sentencing tutorial from a Linn County District Court judge last week. At an in-person no go non-evidentiary hearing last Wednesday, Jan. 27, Ora...[More]
Gary W. Keitel 08-05-1952 to 01-22-2021 - Feb. 2, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 3, 2021 Gary W. Keitel went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 22, 2021. Gary was born on Aug. 5, 1952 in Paola, Kan., to Herman and Madge Keitel. He went to school at Cadmus, Parker and Prairie View High School (PVHS), graduating with the PVHS class of 1970....[More]
Ruth Marian Curry 09-20-1924 to 01-30-2021 - Feb. 2, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 3, 2021 Ruth Marian Curry, 96, La Cygne, Kan., went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. She was born on Sept. 20, 1924, the daughter of Charles A. and Greeta Gove Lee in Springfield, Vt. Her family moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1929 where...[More]
Grace Pauline Dougherty 06-18-1942 to 01-31-2021 - Feb. 2, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 3, 2021 Grace Pauline Dougherty, 78, of Mound City, Kan., died on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, with her loving daughters by her side. Grace was born in Lamar, Colo., on June 18, 1942, the only child of Clifford and Geneva (Oyler) Batterton. The family moved to Kansas...[More]
Bradley Jonathan Metcalf 09-29-1959 to 01-30-2021 - Feb. 2, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 3, 2021 Bradley Jonathan Metcalf, Sr., age 61, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at the New Lancaster United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the New Lancaster Cemetery. Individual...[More]
Mary Jane Pemberton 10-16-1940 to 02-01-2021 - Feb. 2, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 3, 2021 Mary Jane Pemberton, age 80, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. She was born on Oct. 16, 1940, in Albany, Mo., the daughter of Henry James and Layla Viola Hazelbaker Pittsenbarger. She worked on the assembly line for General Motors before...[More]
SPECIAL: Department to begin Phase 2 of Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan - Jan. 28, 2021
Governor Laura Kelly announced last week that Kansas counties can proceed to Phase 2 under the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Linn County Health Department will begin vaccinating those eligible in phase 2, beginning with 65 years and older in upcoming vaccination clinics...[More]
