Elias Duo to perform - Jun. 19, 2019
Elias Duo to perform concert July 3 The Elias Duo will perform at First Christian Church in Pleasanton at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. The husband and wife duo formed by Carlos Elias, violin, and Andrea Arese-Elias, piano, has performed extensively throughout the United States, Argentina, El Salvador,...[More]
Bully Pulpit - 20 years will fly - Jun. 19, 2019
Twenty years when you are a child sound like an eternity; 20 years at my age are like the blink of an eye – it’ll be here in no time. And so it goes with the possible end date of Kansas City Power & Light’s La Cygne Station. We’ve been hearing rumors for the last...[More]
Maxwell attorney withdraws despite objections from County Attorney - Jun. 19, 2019
Following four separate continuances of arraignment hearings for Shawn Maxwell since Jan. 1, for various reasons, the defendant and his attorney, Richard Fisher, appeared in Linn County District Court on Monday, June 3, and requested yet another continuance, noting the filing of a request to...[More]
Calculations show county saved $9.4 million in interest - Jun. 19, 2019
Joey McLiney, president of McLiney & Co., informed the County Commissioners that they actually saved $9,446,234.54 in interest on the Linn County Law Enforcement Center project financing not using USDA or the interim financing they would have required. The county’s...[More]
Parker patron seeks action on city eyesore properties - Jun. 19, 2019
A Parker citizen is seeking city action on eyesore properties. At the Thursday, June 13, regular council meeting, Tim Griffin, 129 W. Kimball, referenced the town’s June 8 citywide cleanup. “Free has always been good to me but a lot did not take advantage of the...[More]
Isabel Marie Read 10-07-1917 to 06-17-2019 - Jun. 17, 2019
Isabel Marie Read 10-07-1917 to 06-17-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Isabel Marie Read, age 101, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019, at The Residencies at Pleasanton, Kan. She was born in Linnville, Kan., on Oct. 7, 1917, the daughter...[More]
Steven Louis Finley 05-24-1966 to 06-15-2019 - Jun. 17, 2019
Steven Louis Finley 05-24-1966 to 06-15-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Steven Louis Finley, age 53, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at his home on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was born in Nevada, Mo., on May 24, 1966, the son of Byron and Frances Barker Finley. He graduated...[More]
Wanda Sheppard 06-10-1926 to 01-08-2019 - Jun. 14, 2019
Wanda Sheppard 06-10-1926 to 01-08-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Wanda Sheppard went to be with the Good Shepherd Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the age of 92, in Lesterville, Mo. She was born June 10, 1926, to the late Demcy Raymond Smith and Cordella (Barton)...[More]
Jack Edward Scott 01-22-1925 to 06-10-2019 - Jun. 12, 2019
Jack Edward Scott 01-22-1925 to 06-10-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Jack Edward Scott, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of William...[More]
Lloyd Eugene “Gene” Dixon 10-31-1938 to 06-11-2019 - Jun. 12, 2019
Lloyd Eugene “Gene” Dixon 10-31-1938 to 06-11-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon, age 80, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at his home. He was born on Oct. 31, 1938, in Chanute, Kan., the son...[More]
