Prairie View basketball competes at Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament - Jan. 27, 2021
The Prairie View basketball teams traveled to Uniontown between Jan. 19 to Jan. 22 to compete in the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament. The tournament consisted of four teams and each team played each other once. The teams at the tournament were Uniontown, Prairie View, Altoona-Midway and Kansas City Christian. The...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ basketball goes 1-2 at Pleasanton Mid-Season tournament - Jan. 27, 2021
The Jayhawk boys’ basketball team competed in the Pleasanton Mid-Season tournament from Jan. 19 to Jan. 22. The boys were a four seed in the tournament and had their first game at Jayhawk on Jan. 19 against the three seed Osawatomie. The Hawks had faced the Trojans before and things did not go...[More]
Maxwell retires from ECKAAA; looks back on career - Jan. 27, 2021
Article prepared by Elizabeth Maxwell Soon after I started with ECKAAA in 1993, the state instituted the Senior Care Act which allowed us to more than double the amount of people who could receive in-home services. It opened the door for more communication with our county governments as it...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 27, 2021
We’ll all have something to answer for I’ve slept a day or two so I might rehash something; I received a call from a staunch Democrat asking if I’d like to apologize for opinion pieces published in the Linn County News that she claimed caused the insurrection/riot in Washington, D.C. As...[More]
Crowd questions Pleasanton council on East Lake land sale - Jan. 27, 2021
Following an announcement last month by the Pleasanton City Council that they entered into negotiations and contract with Prairie Lake Ventures, LLC, Brandon and Becky McGinnis, to sell 90 acres for the eventual building of a housing development on the west side of Pleasanton’s East City Lake,...[More]
Commission authorizes RWD1 release request - Jan. 27, 2021
Water district answer pertains to La Cygne annexation Linn County’s economic development director will request Rural Water District No. 1 (RWD1) to release its utility to allow annexation of county Industrial Park property into La Cygne. A unanimous vote at Monday’s Commission meeting authorizes...[More]
Linn County Attorney clarifies his position - Jan. 27, 2021
Linn County Attorney Burton Harding spoke to commissioners on Monday, Jan. 25 stating he wanted to clear up a few things from last week. “When I said the position was part time, I didn’t mean it was a part time job, I only meant that I am committed to other things, divorce cases, and such,...[More]
Randy James Patterson 01-18-1959 to 01-18-2021 - Jan. 26, 2021
Linn County News Published Jan. 27, 2021 Randy James Patterson, 62 of La Cygne, Kan., passed away peacefully at home after battling with pancreatic cancer on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Randy was born on Jan. 18, 1959, in Chanute, Kan., to Kenneth Jr, known as Cookie, and Nancy (Dwinell) Patterson. He...[More]
Bonnie Glenn Burr 11-21-1946 to 01-23-2021 - Jan. 26, 2021
Linn County News Published Jan. 27, 2021 Bonnie Glenn Burr, 74, of Marana, Ariz., passed away on Jan. 23, 2021, at home surrounded by family. She was born in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 21, 1946. She was preceded in death by her father, Merle Mickens, and her mother, Nellie Maude Ashley. She is survived...[More]
Glenn H. Block 02-26-1938 to 01-24-2021 - Jan. 26, 2021
Linn County News Published Jan. 27, 2021 Glenn H. Block, 82, Platte City, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Private family graveside service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Paola, Kan. Contributions are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church, Paola, Kan., or Our Savior...[More]
