Secrests win Super Bowl LIV tickets - Jan. 29, 2020
Fifty years ago, Waldo and Edwarda Cox won Chief tickets to Super Bowl IV, and the Chiefs won over the Minnesota Vikings. Those tickets had a face value of $15. Cox Motor Co. owner Jesse Secrest is hoping lightning strikes twice, as he and wife Kathy have won Super Bowl LIV tickets and...[More]
Trudy E. Proffitt 08-19-1943 to 01-27-2020 - Jan. 28, 2020
Trudy E. Proffitt 08-19-1943 to 01-27-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 29, 2020 Trudy Eilene Proffitt died peacefully at home in Pleasanton, Kan., surrounded by her loving family on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Trudy was born on Aug. 19, 1943, in Olathe, Kan., the youngest of three children...[More]
Larry Duane Leonard 10-25-1942 to 01-25-2020 - Jan. 28, 2020
Larry Duane Leonard 10-25-1942 to 01-25-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 29, 2020 Larry Duane Leonard, age 77, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Louisburg, Kan. He was born the son of Otis and Niona Rose Leonard on Oct. 25, 1942 in Pleasanton. Larry...[More]
Waborn Ray Phillips 09-06-1958 to 01-21-2020 - Jan. 27, 2020
Waborn Ray Phillips 09-06-1958 to 01-21-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 29, 2020 Waborn Ray Phillips, age 61, Mound City, Kan., passed away at his home Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. He was born on Sept. 6, 1958, in Harrison, Ark., to M. Glen and Estalee (Braswell) Phillips....[More]
Jayhawk boys pull away late against Chetopa - Jan. 22, 2020
The Jayhawk boys’ basketball team hosted league foe Chetopa on Jan. 14. Jayhawk was in control all game, but Chetopa did get close in both the first and third quarters. However, thanks to a big 11-3 run in the fourth, the Hawks were able to pull away and win by...[More]
Sharon Daggett Smith 01-28-1949 to 01-20-2020 - Jan. 22, 2020
Sharon Daggett Smith 01-28-1949 to 01-20-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 29, 2020 Sharon Daggett Smith, age 70, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton...[More]
Julia Ann Dale 12-25-1932 to 01-20-2020 - Jan. 22, 2020
Julia Ann Dale 12-25-1932 to 01-20-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 29, 2020 Julia Ann Dale, age 87, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Jan. 20, 2020. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne, Kan....[More]
Prairie View boys win thriller against Anderson County; girls compete but fall - Jan. 22, 2020
The Prairie View basketball teams traveled to Anderson County on Jan. 14 for a Pioneer League contest against the Bulldogs. The girls played first, and it was not a good game for the Lady Buffalos. The Lady Buffs fell down big in the first quarter but then made...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling competes at Parsons, Wellsville - Jan. 22, 2020
The Jayhawk wrestling team competed at Parsons and Wellsville and did quite well, as they went 1-1 at the duals in Parsons and had five place at the tournament in Wellsville. The duals at Parsons were on Jan. 9 ,and the Hawks faced Parsons and Humboldt. They lost to Parsons 42-36...[More]
Stark signs as eSports athlete at FSCC - Jan. 22, 2020
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Robert Stark, a senior at Pleasanton High School, signed with Fort Scott Community College for a full scholarship, covering both tuition and books, as an eSports athlete. “He is considered a full athlete at FSCC as of the signing of those papers,” said Ben...[More]
