Gary Dean Clearwater 03-07-1952 to 07-26-2020 - Jul. 28, 2020
Linn County News Published July 29, 2020 Gary Dean Clearwater, age 68, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020. He was born on March 7, 1952, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Fred and Dorothy Johnston Clearwater. He graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class...[More]
Gene Ramshur 10-14-1940 to 07-17-2020 - Jul. 24, 2020
Linn County News Published July 22, 2020 Gene Ramshur, 79, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, July 17, 2020, at his home in Pleasanton. Cremation, with memorial services to be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler, Mo. A visitation will be held just...[More]
Dennis Lee Findley 04-09-1946 to 07-22-2020 - Jul. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published July 29, 2020 Dennis Lee Findley, age 74, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. He was born on April 9, 1946 in Wichita, Kan., the son of Arthur and Lillian LaRue Barham Findley. He proudly served his country in the United States...[More]
BULLY PULPIT: Sheeple - Jul. 22, 2020
Interesting term – sheeple. I first saw it associated with memes on Facebook, usually associated with individuals, crowds, etc., that follow and have no mind of their own. Often memes portray church people just following along and voicing no opposition to things that counter their beliefs. Lately,...[More]
This week in baseball history: July 22-28 - Jul. 22, 2020
Let’s continue our series on this week in baseball history. We will look at one historic event per day for the upcoming week in baseball. A full list for historic events in baseball for each day can be found at Nationalpastime.com. Walter Johnson sets pitching milestone – July 22,...[More]
Boone competes in Shrine Bowl - Jul. 22, 2020
The 47th Annual Shrine Bowl took place on July 18 at the Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka. Hunter Boone represented the Prairie View Buffalos and played on the East squad. Other players from area schools that played on East squad were Conor Haviland, Humboldt, Connor Hasz, Paola, Adam Albertini, St....[More]
Teaching leader lists pros, cons of remote learning - Jul. 22, 2020
During the months of April and May, educators across Kansas took on the responsibility of teaching online full-time. The pedagogical shift followed Gov. Laura Kelly’s March 17 executive order to shutter all state school buildings for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year in order to mitigate...[More]
County explains quarantine and terms associated with it - Jul. 22, 2020
Following last week’s quarantine of a Pleasanton couple and their subsequent habeas corpus to try to remove the quarantine, Linn County issued a Statement of Policy from the Linn County Board of Health to try to clarify terms and practices used so far. County Commissioner Chairman Danny McCullough...[More]
Citizens voice opposition, questions of Pleasanton annexation plan - Jul. 22, 2020
After sending out a “survey”/notice to 68 property owners that the city of Pleasanton intended to annex their property, six of those owners spoke in opposition to the annexation and asked several questions of the City Council Monday evening. Letting the onlookers that packed the council...[More]
Linn County up to 26 virus cases, party blamed - Jul. 22, 2020
Last week, Linn County reported 18 cases of COVID-19; after a party in Anderson County, 26 cases have been confirmed with one person still in the hospital. The party and subsequent virus cases caused school districts to scramble in how they handled graduation this past Saturday. Jayhawk-Linn held a...[More]
