Ewalt earns Academic All American - Jul. 31, 2019
Joey Ewalt has been named an Academic All American. Ewalt, a 2018 Prairie View graduate, wrestles for Barton Community College and has been doing well on both the mat and in the classroom in his time there. As a freshman, he qualified for the NJCAA National Championship in Council Bluffs,...[More]
Stylishly rural: Faith and Farm Designs in Iola - Jul. 31, 2019
Faith and Farm Designs is a boutique located on Madison in Iola, which began as a home-based business owned and operated by Trent and Shana Forsyth. “We were doing custom signs, woodworking, wreaths and so on,” explained Shana. “We began looking around for a...[More]
Cedar Cove: Providing more than sanctuary - Jul. 31, 2019
After graduating from high school Billy Pottorff, a Louisburg native, joined the United States Army and was soon shipped off to Vietnam. It was there in the jungles of that faraway country where he developed a passion for saving the tigers. While serving in Vietnam, he watched...[More]
U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins coming to Pleasanton - Jul. 31, 2019
U. S. Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., is scheduled to be in Pleasanton at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the City Hall council room, 1608 Laurel St. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. ...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Poverty – it’s in our own backyards - Jul. 31, 2019
I found it interesting – probably a more accurate description would be frustrating – how the Democrats are handling the problem at the border. I also found it interesting how President Donald Trump reversed the rhetoric being slung by several House of Representatives members back...[More]
Fatality crash on K31 - Jul. 31, 2019
A fatal accident occurred on Kansas Highway 31 approximately 2 1/2 miles west of Blue Mound at approximately 9:20 p.m. Monday, July 29. According to reports filed by the Kansas Highway Patrol, Edward W. Lewis, 56, Blue Mound, was eastbound on K-31 on his 2007 Harley Davidson...[More]
Claim Your Campus coming to county in 2020 - Jul. 31, 2019
Local pastors in La Cygne have been praying for something big to happen for students for years – and prayer was answered when the group Claim Your Campus put Youthfront, outside of La Cygne, on their map after organizing a nationwide rally coming next July 4. La Cygne Christian...[More]
Commissioners say no to nursing home in budget - Jul. 31, 2019
Appearing before the County Commissioners at their Monday meeting, Jessy Willard, owner of the former Prescott Country View Nursing Home building, hoped to add a budget for a future nursing home to the 2020 approved Linn County budget, but the commissioners told him again that they needed...[More]
Olive Tartenaar 12-11-1927 to 07-30-2019 - Jul. 30, 2019
Olive Tartenaar 12-11-1927 to 07-30-2019 Linn County News Published July 31, 2019 Olive Tartenaar, age 91, of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Louisburg Health Care and Rehab. A gathering to celebrate Olive's life will be held 6 p.m. Friday,...[More]
Jacqueline Jo Johnson 08-05-1948 to 07-27-2019 - Jul. 29, 2019
Jacqueline Jo Johnson 08-05-1948 to 07-27-2019 Linn County News Published July 31, 2019 Jacqueline Jo "Jackie" Johnson, age 70, Burlington, Kan., formerly of Iola, Kan., passed Saturday, July 27, 2019, at the Coffey County Hospital. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug....[More]
