BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 16, 2020
Conservation I love to fish; some people take cruises, some go to theme parks – I like to fish. My husband and I used to travel to destinations to shoot trap. Now, I travel to destinations to fish. I also belong to Trout Unlimited. They are a great conservationist group and I appreciate what...[More]
Parker leaders hear church, landowner road concerns - Dec. 16, 2020
Street-dedication discovery adds new wrinkle to litigation Parker city leaders heard concerns from both a First Baptist Church of Parker leader and a landowner about progress to clarify road access questions. Rod Clinton, church treasurer/trustee, and Mike Page, landowner, appeared at last...[More]
USD 362 approves bus purchases, sets bond ceiling - Dec. 16, 2020
The Unified School District 362 board of education unanimously approved bus-rotation purchases and set a bond-issue spending ceiling at Monday’s monthly meeting. A total of $265,431 for three 2021 71-passenger Thomas buses--$88,477 each--was approved for purchase from Midwest Bus Sales, Bonner...[More]
Heartland REC breaks ground on cooperative solar farm - Dec. 16, 2020
Submitted by Ron Graber Heartland REC Director Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative is leading the way and joining with 11 other Kansas rural electric cooperatives to invest in 20 Megawatts of solar power to be built across the state, and power 80,000 homes across rural Kansas. Heartland’s...[More]
Impaired Driving Awareness Program coming to Linn County - Dec. 16, 2020
Submitted by Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend The Linn County Sheriff’s Office Impaired Driving Awareness Program (IDAP) will be coming to Linn County by the spring of 2021. This program will be administered by the Linn County Sheriff’s School Resource Division. The program...[More]
Commissioners approve roof bid for fire stations - Dec. 16, 2020
Lowest bidder disqualified On Monday, Dec. 14, the commissioners approved the lowest qualified bid for the replacement of the roof and insulation on four of the county fire stations. Linn County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Barlet presented the bids during the Dec. 7...[More]
Nina Lou Thompson Worthington 08-30-1949 to 12-13-2020 - Dec. 15, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Nina Lou Thompson Worthington, age 71, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. She was born on August 30, 1949, the daughter of Fred L. and Ethel Illah Pool Thompson. Nina was baptized at the Moran United Methodist Church as a teenager....[More]
Gary Michael Smethers 06-05-1945 to 12-11-2020 - Dec. 15, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Gary Michael Smethers, 75, of Selma, died Dec. 11, 2020, at his home after a brief illness. He was born on June 5, 1945, to his parents, Ivan and Thelma Lou (Cochran) Smethers. Smethers is perhaps best known to farmers in Anderson and adjoining counties as...[More]
Donna Kay Thomas 09-21-1966 to 12-13-2020 - Dec. 14, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Donna Kay Thomas was born on Sept. 21, 1966, to Warner John Schroeder and Amanda Novella Jackson Schroeder in Lexington, Mo. She was the fourth of six children. Donna attended nursing school and business classes at White River Technical...[More]
Brett Michael Johnson 07-10-1995 to 12-12-2020 - Dec. 14, 2020
Linn County News Published Dec. 16, 2020 Brett Michael Johnson, age 25, Prescott, Kansas died as the result of a motor vehicle accident Saturday, December 12, 2020. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Mound City First Baptist Church followed with...[More]
