4-H Shooting Sports charges ahead to fall season - Aug. 19, 2020
Youth have begun qualifying for state contests. MANHATTAN – The state coordinator for Kansas 4-H shooting sports says the program is on target to host state contests in several disciplines this fall. Shannon Rogge, a Kansas 4-H Youth Development specialist, said qualifying events...[More]
Youth advocate for more openness on mental health issues - Aug. 19, 2020
Submitted by Kathy Goul Family & Consumer Science Agent Teenagers who responded to a survey commissioned by the National 4-H Council said that more than seven in 10 kids between the ages of 13-19 are struggling with their mental health. In addition, this same survey indicated that...[More]
Timothy Wayne Harris 07-07-1957 to 08-17-2020 - Aug. 18, 2020
Linn County News Published Aug. 19, 2020 Timothy Wayne Harris, 63, of La Cygne, Kansas, died on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, after a long illness. Tim was born on July 7, 1957, at Kansas City, Mo., to Olen Lewis and Doris Edna (Harden) Harris. After graduating from high school, Tim worked...[More]
Susan Carol Brown 06-10-1957 to 08-17-2020 - Aug. 17, 2020
Linn County News Published Aug. 19, 2020 Susan Carol Brown, age 63, of the Sugar Valley Lakes community near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. She was born on June 10, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Richard and Marietta Mawhiney...[More]
SPECIAL: Notice on Pleasanton's Monday meeting - Aug. 13, 2020
Notice: The Pleasanton City Council will take no action concerning annexation Monday, Aug. 17. Dates for a community workshop will be set, as will dates for a question and answer session. Anybody interested in actively participating in the workshop please call city hall at 913-352-8257 or...[More]
SPECIAL: AG Derek Schmidt issues formal legal opinion on mitigating spread of COVID-19 in schools - Aug. 12, 2020
TOPEKA – (August 11, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued a formal legal opinion addressing the authority of boards of county commissioners and local school boards to adopt public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in local public and private...[More]
Parents address concerns at USD 346 board meeting - Aug. 12, 2020
A group of 16 concerned parents were in attendance at the Aug. 10 Jayhawk USD346 board of education meeting. Superintendent Royce Powelson, Ed.D., addressed their concerns during his report to the school board. He began by assuring everyone a five-day in-school learning platform is best for students,...[More]
Verl E. Cox 06-25-1935 to 08-05-2020 - Aug. 12, 2020
Linn County News Published Aug. 12, 2020 Verl E. Cox, 85, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at Midland Hospice House. Verl was born June 25, 1935, in Hepler, Kan., the son of William and Florence (Westoff) Cox. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He served in the Kansas...[More]
Commissioners approve order of testing equipment for health department - Aug. 12, 2020
Speaking for Tisha Coleman, administrator of the Linn County Health Department – who was unavailable for Monday’s regular meeting – Doug Barlet, county emergency management coordinator, asked the County Commissioners for permission to order a piece of testing equipment for the health...[More]
USD 362 mill levy stays the same – exactly - Aug. 12, 2020
Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., wasn’t kidding when he promoted that the ultimately successful passage of a $7.5 million Prairie View High new construction/renovation bond issue would tax-wise be “mill neutral.” At Monday’s regular Unified School District 362 board of education meeting,...[More]
