Andrew James Collette 12-01-1988 to 12-13-2020 - Dec. 14, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Andrew James Collette, age 32, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at the Blue Mound Federated Church. The service will be live-streamed on the Blue Mound Federated...[More]
Billie Suzanne Wilson 03-09-1938 to 12-07-2020 - Dec. 11, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Billie Suzanne Wilson, age 82, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. She was born on March 9, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Roy and Esther Hutson Wilson. She is survived by her son, Richard...[More]
Pete Mincks 01-01-1966 to 12-07-2020 - Dec. 11, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Pete Mincks, age 54, Fort Scott, Kan. formerly of Pleasanton, passed Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial in Glenwild...[More]
Elma Jean Holmes Casida 06-15-1933 to 12-07-2020 - Dec. 9, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Elma Jean Holmes Casida, age 87, Platte City, Mo., formerly of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. She was born on June 15, 1933, in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Harold and Marguerite Coon Holmes. She graduated from...[More]
Prairie View wrestling starts season at Fort Scott - Dec. 9, 2020
frairie View wrestling starts season at Fort Scott BY ADAM HOLT LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View wrestling team traveled to Fort Scott on Dec. 4 to compete in the Fort Scott Dual Tournament. A dual tournament is where each team wrestles each other in a dual format instead...[More]
Jayhawk basketball opens season against Cass Midway - Dec. 9, 2020
The Jayhawk-Linn basketball teams opened their seasons against non-league foe Cass Midway in a home contest on Dec. 4. However, both the boys’ and girls’ teams did not fare well against Midway as the girls lost their game 22-52 and the boys lost their game 21-41. In the girls’ game...[More]
Christmas in Linn County - Dec. 9, 2020
Saturday, Dec. 12 Mound City Holiday Mart – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 4H Building on the Fairgrounds. Come shop local vendors and finish up your Christmas shopping. Santa visits Prescott - 2 p.m. at City Hall. Mound City Christmas Tree Lighting at 7 p.m. at the amphitheatre on Main Street. Santa...[More]
McGinnis and Clinch Realty recognized in Real Producers magazine - Dec. 9, 2020
Local businessman Brandon McGinnis and his real estate company, Clinch Realty, were recently recognized in the December issue of Kansas City Real Producers Magazine. The magazine focuses on the top producing agents and companies in Kansas City and the surrounding areas and the layout on McGinnis and...[More]
Staton opens second location: Farm Bureau Financial Services, Mound City under new management - Dec. 9, 2020
Tim Staton, agent for Farm Bureau Financial Services, began his career with the company in June of 2015 in La Cygne by filling a need in that location. By November of 2016 he had moved that office to his hometown of Pleasanton, occupying an location at 509 Magnolia Street. Now, just over...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 9, 2020
Learning lessons Oh, the things you can learn from a three-year-old. Having spent the last four days with my granddaughter, I feel so much more educated. Things are so black and white for children that age – no political correctness, no dancing around the bush – it was actually very...[More]
