Margaret Eileen Wier 02-15-1943 to 09-21-2020 - Sep. 24, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 30, 2020 Margaret Eileen Wier, age 77, Parker, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. She was born on Feb. 15, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Terry) Stoker. She attended grade...[More]
Parker to buy old library for new city hall - Sep. 23, 2020
Parker will purchase the city’s former library building to become its new city hall. At its monthly meeting Sept. 10, the council voted 4-1, with Gary Earley dissenting, to accept the Linn County Library District No. 1 asking price of $5,000. Earley objected to Lance Burroughs’ motion because...[More]
USD 344 to form community group for reopening plan - Sep. 23, 2020
A special meeting was called for the Pleasanton USD 344 School Board Wednesday, Sept. 23, for the purpose of discussing reopening plans for the district following off-site learning due to the pandemic. Cindy Inman, vice president of the board, opened the meeting with a motion from board member Jay Allen...[More]
Crash leaves three injured Seatbelts save lives - Sep. 23, 2020
On Thursday, Sept. 17 at approximately 1:49 p.m. an injury crash was reported to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. Linn County sheriff’s deputies, Linn County Rural Fire from Mound City and Blue Mound stations, and AMR responded. The crash involved a 1986 Ford F-250 that was eastbound...[More]
Tentative Justice Center groundbreaking scheduled Oct. 13 - Sep. 23, 2020
The County Commissioners held a special meeting last Thursday, Sept. 17, via Zoom with representatives of River City Construction to approve a GMP, or greatest maximum price, on the Linn County Justice Center (Law Enforcement and Judicial Center). Joe Seymour with River City Construction opened discussion,...[More]
Jayhawk cross country girls place second at Fort Scott Invitational - Sep. 23, 2020
The Jayhawk cross country team traveled to Fort Scott on Sept. 17 to compete in the Fort Scott Invitational. Fort Scott tried to have the event last week, but due to complications it was cancelled. The Tigers made up the meet this week with the Jayhawks being one of the few teams at the meet. The...[More]
Win over Parsons propels Buffs to Burlington showdown - Sep. 23, 2020
Prairie View scored five first-half touchdowns Friday to defeat Parsons, 41-14, in non-league football. The win preserves the Buffalos’ unbeaten record, now at 3-0, to set up an early Pioneer League 7 p.m. home showdown with 3-0 Burlington, a game that also opens Class 3-A, District 2 play. The...[More]
Pleasanton football falls in close game to Uniontown on Homecoming - Sep. 23, 2020
The Pleasanton football team hosted league foe Uniontown on Sept. 18 for their Homecoming. The Jays came into the game 0-2 with big losses against Christ Prep and Lyndon. The Jays would lose this game as well, but this time they were in the game and scored their first points of the season as they fell...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 23, 2020
Never discount Ann Landers I remember as a kid in Denver reading the Ann Landers’ column from time to time. “Dear Ann – my neighbor has a pesky cat; how do I deal with it and keep my neighbor calm?” for example. Ann always came up with a pretty common sense answer to whatever...[More]
A tribute to Dick Carpenter - Sep. 23, 2020
A tribute to a community icon I pulled what I’m sure are just a couple of many tributes on Facebook to a man that spent his lifetime building a family, a successful business and a community. Each of us that live in Linn County, or Pleasanton specifically, go to work, eat, sleep and do our thing...[More]
