Linn County Republican Party convention called for sheriff replacement - Sep. 11, 2019
Following word that Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla intends to retire effective Sept. 30, the Linn County Republican Central Committee has scheduled a convention to name his replacement Sept. 26. Kansas State Statutes state that a convention must be called within 21 days of the...[More]
Sheriff Filla resigns position effective Sept. 30 - Sep. 11, 2019
News of Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla’s pending retirement came as a surprise Monday morning as he addressed the County Commissioners and read a written retirement letter. See the letter following. The Linn County Republican Central Committee will fill the vacancy per Kansas statute following...[More]
Lee Edward Fisher 05-02-1918 to 09-09-2019 - Sep. 10, 2019
Lee Edward Fisher 05-02-1918 to 09-09-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 11, 2019 In the weeks following Pearl Harbor, as the U.S. prepared to go to war, Lee Fisher enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was hustled through their officer training course – a “90-day...[More]
Harold Loyd West 10-24-1928 to 09-09-2019 - Sep. 10, 2019
Harold Loyd West 10-24-1928 to 09-09-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 11, 2019 Harold Loyd West, 90, of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at The Residencies at Pleasanton. Harold was born in Farlinville, Kan., on Oct. 24, 1928, to Howard L. and...[More]
Buddie Hershel Staton 01-09-1931 to 09-06-2019 - Sep. 9, 2019
Buddie Hershel Staton 01-09-1931 to 09-06-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 11, 2019 Buddie Hershel Staton, age 88, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1931, outside Pleasanton, the youngest of six children born to...[More]
James Walter Meech 04-18-1957 to 09-02-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 11, 2019 - Sep. 6, 2019
James Walter Meech, age 62, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, with his wife, kids and close friends near, on his farm home near Fort Scott, Kan., after a battle with Gliosarcoma brain cancer. Jim was born April 18, 1957, in Fort Scott, the son of Dennis Walter and Estella E. (Gier) Meech. He...[More]
Eudora jamboree preps Buffalos for football opener - Sep. 4, 2019
Prairie View’s football squad took advantage of a newly-permitted preseason jamboree format to face off against Wellsville and Eudora peers Friday. More so than in traditional past intra-squad public scrimmages, going nose-to-nose with fellow varsities has given Kyle Littrell,...[More]
Presbyterian CRE at Pleasanton marks one year in community - Sep. 4, 2019
Linda Dudley has been a Commissioned Ruling Elder or CRE in the First Presbyterian Church at Pleasanton for just over a year now. However, she began her journey 20 years ago at the age of 50 when she became a lay pastor for the church. “Several years ago the Presbyterian...[More]
New pastor welcomed to Pleasanton, Prescott Methodist churches - Sep. 4, 2019
Jee Sook Gil came to the United States from South Korea in 2012 and obtained her master’s in public health from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. “I have a passion to help people, especially children, so I prayed to God to please help me help those in need,”...[More]
Mound City and Blue Mound UMCs welcome new pastor - Sep. 4, 2019
Israel Kamudzandu was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the United States with his wife and daughter in 2000. He attended college in Dayton, Ohio, and received a master’s in languages. He then went to Fort Worth, Texas, where he studied for and received his Ph.D. in...[More]