Veterans Day programs, events - Nov. 4, 2020
Jayhawk-Linn High School will hold a virtual Veterans Day ceremony streamed live on their Facebook page at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The virtual event is hosted by the JLHS FFA with performances by the JLHS band and choir. Pleasanton High School seniors will host a program for all veterans at 9 a.m....[More]
Commissioners’ meeting canceled due to quarantine - Nov. 4, 2020
The regular weekly County Commissioners’ meeting that was set for Monday, Nov. 2, was canceled due to the commissioners, county counselor, county clerk and a few others being in quarantine. The quarantine came about because County Clerk David Lamb was unknowingly exposed to COVID-19 at an event...[More]
Hard earned farm life prized as 78-year-old Linn County cow-calf operator moves forward - Nov. 4, 2020
“If you want to do something, you’re going to have to make it happen. Don’t leave it to somebody else.” That advice was taken to heart decades ago by Dave Berglund who continues going strong in his diversified farming operation. While most of such maturity are in...[More]
SPECIAL: PRESS RELEASE From the Linn County Public Health Officer - Nov. 2, 2020
October 31, 2020: 1:00 PM I would like to make everyone in Linn County aware of the significant spike in COVID-19 cases we have experienced. Since our published report on Wednesday, we have an increase of 17 New COVID-19 cases with a total of 21 currently active cases and 2 known hospitalizations....[More]
Dorothy Marie Erhart 12-05-1938 to 10-29-2020 - Nov. 2, 2020
Linn County News Published Nov. 4, 2020 Dorothy Marie Erhart, age 81, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Oct. 29, 2020, in Paola, Kan. Dorothy was born the daughter of Clarence A. “Buck” and Janetta Betty Mortimer Hays on Dec. 5, 1938. Over the years, Dorothy was a...[More]
Mound City Library lease paid off 9 years early - Oct. 28, 2020
Masked up and applying social distancing, members of the Mound City Library Board and supporters gathered Monday, Oct. 26, to celebrate a momentous occasion with the lease being paid off nine years early. Skip Childress, board president, said, “I never thought I’d live to see it paid off....[More]
SPECIAL: Halloween 2020: A new experience - Oct. 28, 2020
Halloween will look and feel a little different for kids this year, as we deal with COVID-19. Schools across the county are taking a different approach to their annual Halloween events. La Cygne and Parker elementary schools will hold their parades on the playground at their schools on Thursday,...[More]
Buffalos rout Anderson County, earn a bi-district two seed - Oct. 28, 2020
The Prairie View football team traveled to Anderson County on Oct. 23 for their final regular season game. This game against the Bulldogs not only was a league game but also a district game for the Buffalos. Prairie View won the game big, 45-7, and because of their big win against Frontenac on Oct....[More]
Jayhawk football falls in close game to Eureka - Oct. 28, 2020
The Jayhawk football team hosted district foe Eureka on Oct. 23. The Hawks had to have a win to stay alive for the playoffs, but that did not happen as Jayhawk lost in another thriller, 28-20. This game was mostly a defensive game, and the first quarter showed that as neither team was able to get any...[More]
Ball control, PAT stop earn Jays a home bi-district - Oct. 28, 2020
Pleasanton used ball control and a point-after-touchdown stop after regulation time had expired to claim a 20-18 Class 1-A, District 1 win Friday at Central Heights. The victory gives the Blu-Jays a fourth-place district finish at 3-3 and sets up a home bi-district game against Alma-Wabaunsee at 7 p.m....[More]
