Katherine Leslie Shaughnessy 05-24-1925 to 09-13-2020 - Sep. 15, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 9, 2020 Katherine Leslie Shaughnessy, age 95, Louisburg, Kan. went to be with the Lord and beloved husband Bryan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. She was born on May 24, 1925, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of John H. and Catherine Elizabeth "Betty"...[More]
Jerry L. Bedgood, Sr. 07-03-1944 to 09-07-2020 - Sep. 11, 2020
Linn County News Published Sept. 9, 2020 Jerry L. Bedgood Sr., age 76, of Mound City, Kan. went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. He was born on July 3, 1944, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Harry Eugene and Katherine McCarty Bedgood. Jerry worked many years as a musician...[More]
Commission approves amended contract for Justice Center project - Sep. 9, 2020
Proposed government center remains on hold The Linn County Commission has given the green light to an amended contract for on-site preparation of a new Justice Center. In a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s weekly meeting, the Commission approved $987,699 to allow its construction manager,...[More]
La Cygne workshop focuses on vacant homes, empty lots - Sep. 9, 2020
Though forum was to review water project, emphasis became future sewer one It was billed as an after-action council workshop to review the completed $5.88 million La Cygne water distribution system improvement project. What it became during its allotted hour last Wednesday, Sept. 2, was a discussion...[More]
Judge disallows murder suspect’s freedom plea - Sep. 9, 2020
Court instead sets Oct. 2 competency hearing A personal plea from Dylan Nathaniel Lee Parks-Maki, 28, Mound City, for family-related freedom was denied by a Linn County district court judge last week. Instead, an in-person Parks-Maki competency hearing was docketed for 11:30 a.m. Oct. 2. At a Sept....[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 9, 2020
Labor Day Well, Labor Day was appropriately named for much of my national holiday. I live 300 miles from my dad, so it’s not a jaunt I can make for an afternoon. And, with that, my dad adds to his list of chores we can accomplish during my ever-increasing trips to visit him. I don’t begrudge...[More]
Someone had a vision... - Sep. 9, 2020
The year was 1926 … Calvin Coolidge was president, Henry Ford had just introduced the 40-hour work week, and in the growing city of Butler, Mo., Mrs. S.C. Stayton saw the need for a community hospital. After renting a two-story house at 107 S. Havana St., she furnished five rooms upstairs...[More]
Linn County cross country teams compete at Short Straw Invitational at Prairie View - Sep. 9, 2020
One thing we will see frequently this year with sports is the tournaments, meets, etc., to be shrunken to fewer teams this year. This will be especially true in cross country, and we saw that for the first time this season with our local schools. Originally, Prairie View, Jayhawk and Pleasanton...[More]
Buffs lean on defense for 13-0 opening win - Sep. 9, 2020
By relying on their defense, Prairie View’s opening football win is in the books. In any other year, the “in the books” statement may seem cliche. Not so in 2020. In the age of COVID-19, so too does a coach’s mantra of “playing them one game at a time” carry extra...[More]
