BULLY PULPIT - Oct. 28, 2020
Energy For those who listened to the debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden last week, you heard at the end that Biden supports ending all oil and coal supported energy. His choice is to move to renewable energy sources immediately for life in the United States. When...[More]
La Cygne leaders parse parking-lot draft - Oct. 28, 2020
La Cygne city leaders continued their code review of Article 22 concerning parking lots at their regular council meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 21. The review draft, what Mayor Debra Wilson at last week’s meeting termed a “re-markup,” was first studied in depth at an Oct. 7 meeting. “We’re...[More]
County ratifies first contract on Health Department project - Oct. 28, 2020
The Linn County Commissioners ratified the first negotiated contract for work to be done on the Health Department project at their weekly meeting on Monday, Oct. 26. Following two executive sessions for legal matters, with County Counselor Gary Thompson, the commissioners voted 3-0 to ratify a contract...[More]
Ivan Marion Wade 02-21-1927 to 10-21, 2020 - Oct. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published Oct. 28, 2020 Ivan Marion Wade, age 93, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. He was born near Pleasanton, Kan., on Feb. 21, 1927, the son of Ray and Letha Hensley Wade. He proudly served his country in the...[More]
John McCarthy (Jack) Stotlar 02-03-1957 to 10-06-2020 - Oct. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published Oct. 28, 2020 John McCarthy (Jack) Stotlar, formerly of Carbondale, Ill., passed away on Oct. 6, 2020, in Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan., after a battle against cancer. He was born Feb. 3, 1957, to his parents, Raymond C. Stotlar Sr. and Helen...[More]
La Cygne library holds grand opening this week - Oct. 21, 2020
The Linn County Library District No. 2, La Cygne, is conducting its public grand opening this week. Because of COVID-19 limitations, the library conducted a private invitation-only ribbon cutting Sunday afternoon to open officially its $1.7 million new addition of 8,900...[More]
Jayhawk football falls to West Franklin - Oct. 21, 2020
The Jayhawk-Linn football team traveled to West Franklin on Oct. 16 for a non-league contest against the Falcons. The Hawks had a bad start they could never recover from and lost the game to West Franklin, 48-20. The first quarter saw West Franklin score five touchdowns and hold the...[More]
Buffalos thrill in 28-22 comeback win - Oct. 21, 2020
When posed a post-game question for three words to characterize Saturday’s 28-22 comeback district win over Frontenac, Kyle Littrell, Prairie View head football coach, didn’t hesitate. “Discipline. Perseverance. Belief.” Those ingredients against the...[More]
Pleasanton earns second win of season over Northeast Arma - Oct. 21, 2020
The Pleasanton football team earned their first win of the season last week over Northern Heights, and this week the winning continued as the Jays earned a home win over Northeast Arma, 43-14, on Oct. 16. The Jays went right to work on offense as quarterback Dale Gillespie connected...[More]
Haynes Treasure Barn opens in Pleasanton’s old depot - Oct. 21, 2020
In July, Josh Haynes purchased the old depot building at 604 Main Street and began renovations and repairs on the structure itself with plans to open a store there. “The building was originally the Santa Fe -St. Louis Railroad depot, as far as I can tell,”...[More]
