Jayhawk Linn baseball and softball earn All League and All State honors - Jun. 5, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn baseball and softball teams earned Three Rivers League All League honors this year as both sports had representatives. The boys had one player in senior Bryton Spencer make All League. He also made the Kansas 2-1A All State team as an honorable mention. Spencer made All State as a middle...[More]
Billing for jail over $500,000 at five month mark - Jun. 5, 2024
A billing release from Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend shows the total billing for the jail for 2024 as of the end of May to be at $580,307. 58. The image shared with this article shows the billing for each individual month so far in 2024, with March showing the most income at $160,729.49, due to a...[More]
Primary election will feature contested GOP posts - Jun. 5, 2024
Races will occur for Commission districts, sheriff, attorney Following Monday’s noon state filing deadline, Republican primaries on Aug. 6 will feature contests for the two Linn County Commission district seats up for election this year, as well as for countywide elected posts for sheriff...[More]
Jayhawk Blast 2024 set for this Saturday - Jun. 5, 2024
Jayhawk Blast, the annual celebration for the city of Mound City, is set for this coming Saturday, June 8 and will kick off with a fishing derby at the Mound City Lake, 11001 W. 750 Road, with four age groups: 5 and under, 6-10, 11-14- and 15-18. Registration for the fishing derby begins at 9 a.m. with...[More]
Resident, business owner speak on road issues - Jun. 5, 2024
Commissioners called out on inability to ‘get it together’ During the June 3 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners road work across the county once again was the main subject. The discussions began with Public Works administrator Shaun West noting the $370,000 grant for the chip...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jun. 5, 2024
Lawfare A new term, maybe not to some, but to many of us has come to the forefront; that word is lawfare. Wikipedia explains that “Lawfare is the use of legal systems and institutions to damage or delegitimize an opponent, or to deter an individual’s usage of their legal rights. The term...[More]
William Ralph “Bill” Ross ~ 10-09-1938 to 06-03-2024 - Jun. 4, 2024
Linn County News Published June 12, 2024 William Ralph "Bill" Ross, age 85, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, June 3, 2024. He was born on Oct. 9, 1938, in Linn County, Kan., the son of William H. and Mildred L. Croghan Ross. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in...[More]
Stella Margarette Hunter Dale ~ 06-20-1933 to 05-24-2024 - May. 29, 2024
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Stella Margarette Hunter Dale, age 90, of Independence, Mo., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday May 24, 2024. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 20, 1933, the daughter of Victor and Ollie Webster Hunter. Stella...[More]
Linn County P&Z changes setbacks on quarry CUP - May. 29, 2024
Following instructions from Linn County Planning and Zoning Chair Paul Porter to the Planning and Zoning Commission stemming from a letter received from La Cygne resident Stephanie Walker concerning open meetings rules, Porter urged the commission to avoid any correspondence that does not seem open to...[More]
Commission denies quarry CUP - May. 29, 2024
Action follows unseconded motion to accept Linn County commissioners have denied a conditional use permit (CUP) for a proposed rock quarry. At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, delayed a day because of Monday’s federal Memorial Day holiday observance, a 2-1 vote, with Commission Chair Jason...[More]
