Commissioners transact year-end budget business - Jan. 1, 2020
Special amendment hearing is among otherwise routine Dec. 23 items Among otherwise routine business, the Linn County Commission acted on year-end budget adjustments at their weekly Dec. 23 meeting. During a budget amendment hearing resulting in no public attendance nor comment,...[More]
Jeffery Clay Black 09-19-1958 to 12-06-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Jeffery Clay Black 09-19-1958 to 12-06-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Jeffery Clay Black was born in Pensacola, Fla., on Sept. 19, 1958. He moved with his parents, Virgil and Lula, and two sisters, Lorinda and Sharon, to Topeka, Kan., where they were raised. Jeff...[More]
Roger Lee Lewis 11-19-1961 to 12-24-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Roger Lee Lewis 11-19-1961 to 12-24-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Roger Lee Lewis, age 58, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Centerville, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. He was born on Nov. 19, 1961, in Iola, Kan., the son of Rolland and Rozella Newman Lewis. He...[More]
Albert Benjamin Wurtz 04-18-1923 to 12-16-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Albert Benjamin Wurtz 04-18-1923 to 12-16-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Funeral services for Albert Benjamin Wurtz, 96, Eudora, were held on Dec. 20 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Eudora Chapel, in Eudora. Burial with military honors followed at Eudora Cemetery....[More]
Mary Jo Ernst 10-12-1943 to 12-17-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Mary Jo Ernst 10-12-1943 to 12-17-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Mary Jo Ernst, age 76, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at her home Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Jo was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Oct. 12, 1943, the daughter of Bert and Tippy Hurst. She had one loving...[More]
Owen Clinton Baugh 02-06-1933 to 12-24-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Owen Clinton Baugh 02-06-1933 to 12-24-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Owen Clinton Baugh, age 86, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Funeral service was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at the Mound City Christian Church,...[More]
Paul N. Bigham 03-16-1928 to 12-24-2019 - Dec. 27, 2019
Paul N. Bigham 03-16-1928 to 12-24-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Paul N. Bigham, age 91, Moran, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Graveside funeral service was scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at the Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne, with visitation from...[More]
Mary Jo Ernst 10-12-1943 to 12-17-2019 - Dec. 26, 2019
Linn County News Published Jan. 1, 2020 Mary Jo Ernst, age 76, of Pleasanton, Kan. passed away at her home Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Jo was born in Kansas City, Kan. on Oct. 12, 1943, the daughter of Bert and Tippy Hurst. She had one loving son, Mark Hill, born in 1966....[More]
McKee recipient of Clinch Realty Award of Excellence - Dec. 25, 2019
Pleasanton High School senior Kasen McKee was recently chosen as the recipient of the Clinch Realty Award of Excellence. McKee was presented the award by realtor and PHS graduate Carlee Campbell-McCullough. McKee said of the award, “Our school sent out a form to all of...[More]
Rehabilitation therapy company now offering services in Pleasanton - Dec. 25, 2019
When news broke that Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott would be closing, it was not the news that any of their employees wanted to hear. Three former Mercy employees, rehabilitation therapists, who were faced with the loss of employment, came together to start their own company...[More]