$1.97 million SPARK funding winding down - Jan. 13, 2021
County utilizes funds in multiple ways The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce was given the responsibility of bringing Kansas through the recovery of COVID-19, and in so doing the SPARK executive and steering committees, working with the Office of Recovery,...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 13, 2021
Jumping ship It’s been interesting watching people’s reactions after each state’s electors certified Joe Biden as president-elect. Most politicians could be equated to rats jumping ship – they couldn’t distance themselves from President Trump soon enough. Immediately following...[More]
Prairie View, Pioneer League ponder Baldwin addition - Jan. 13, 2021
Pioneer League schools, including Prairie View, are pondering a request by Baldwin to join the league in the 2022-23 school year. The item was broached by Russell Pope, board member, at Monday’s monthly meeting of the Unified School District 362 board of education. During the meeting’s...[More]
Jayhawk basketball splits against Chetopa, girls fall and boys win - Jan. 13, 2021
The Jayhawk basketball team hosted league foe Chetopa on Jan. 8 in their first game after the Christmas break vacation. The Hawks split in their competition against the Hornets. The girls lost their game 31-53 but the boys won big 75-34. The game started close for the Lady Hawks as they were only down...[More]
Health Department settling in at new location - Jan. 13, 2021
Housed in an older conjoined building on Main Street in Pleasanton, the Linn County Health Department was in need of repair and restoration - or a new home. The county commissioners had discussed several options for the department, including possibly building a new facility, when the county received...[More]
SPECIAL: KBI report outlines death of Charlotte Grimes by Rocky Allen - Jan. 12, 2021
Following the release of the original Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) report garnered through a Request for Disclosure of Affidavit by the Linn County News from the Linn County District Court, the Linn County News is releasing the narrative from KBI Special Agent Robert Beabout concerning the crash...[More]
Anna Marie Danley Cox 05-11-1926 to 01-09-2021 - Jan. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Jan. 13, 2021 Anna Marie Danley Cox, age 94, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. She was born in Linn County, Kan., on May 11, 1926, the daughter of Fred Lee and Ida E. Merriman DeMott. She was united in marriage to Ray Danley...[More]
Troy Scott Felt 07-03-1989 to 01-08-2021 - Jan. 12, 2021
Linn County News Published Jan. 13, 2021 Troy Scott Felt, age 31, resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Scott was known in his younger years as Cow Truck Buck and then grew into Scotty too Hottie. He was always handy with a wrench, from tearing apart bikes as a kid...[More]
The Chiefs will face one of four opponents after Wild Card Weekend in the playoffs - Jan. 6, 2021
Well, the Kansas City Chiefs are here again and for the third year in a row will receive a first round bye in the playoffs. This year the NFL went to a seven team playoff format so there is only one bye available instead of the traditional two and the Chiefs with their 14-2 record got that only bye. Since...[More]
COVID-19 Vaccines - Jan. 6, 2021
Excerpt from Jennifer Bacani McKenney, MD, FAAFP Pfizer/BioNTech produced the first COVID-19 vaccine and did so without government financial assistance. The Moderna vaccine is expected to be distributed before the end of the year and received funding through “Operation Warp Speed.” ...[More]
