SPECIAL: Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 Recovery Drive - Jun. 25, 2020
The Linn County Health Department will be hosting a COVID-19 Recovery Drive. We will be handing out FREE Care Packages, which include a variety of necessities and food items, to any Linn County resident. Donations will be given to the first 500 recipients, on a first come first served basis,...[More]
BULLY PULPIT Don’t let your guard down - Jun. 24, 2020
Don’t let your guard down I, as with many people in the “flyover states,” am feeling a great frustration over the destruction of our heritage, our cities, our laws and our entire nation at the hands of “protesters” and anarchists bent on destroying everything this nation...[More]
This week in baseball history: June 24-30 - Jun. 24, 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. June 24, 1947 – Robinson steals home for the first time...[More]
Several local boys’ baseball players compete on USSSA Rage teams out of Garnett - Jun. 24, 2020
Well, it seems some sports and sport leagues are starting to pick up and that is true of the USSSA Rage baseball program in Garnett which several local boys are taking part in. All the Rage teams are coached by Shawn Denny from Garnett. Denny played college baseball with Neosho County Community College...[More]
Krista’s Kloset to open in Pleasanton - Jun. 24, 2020
Krista Allen-Brown has always had a penchant for clothes and has been selling very gently used items here and there online. “When COVID hit, my husband got laid off, and I picked up my pace, buying and selling more trying to make ends meet,” she explained. “At one point I made the...[More]
Linn County District Court to open with recommendations - Jun. 24, 2020
After almost three months, the Linn County District Court in Mound City is discussing reopening following the first word by the county of the COVID-19 pandemic . County Counselor Gary Thompson said, “Appropriate recommendations were made by the County Health Department for the courts as the county...[More]
Jail project at a new starting point - Jun. 24, 2020
Holding a special meeting last Wednesday, June 17, the County Commissioners met with architect Kevin Rost from Goldberg Group Architects and River City Construction area manager Joe Seymour and senior project manager Warren Moody to essentially clear the slate and begin with new ideas to bring...[More]
SPECIAL: Suspicious death occurs in Mound City - Jun. 23, 2020
Submitted By Linn County Sheriff’s Department On June 20 a suspicious death occurred in Mound City. The assisting agencies were the Linn County Sheriff’s Department, Mound City Police Department, Pleasanton Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. A suspect...[More]
Kathryn A. “Kathy†Parks 05-10-1955 to 06-17-2020 - Jun. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Kathryn A. "Kathy" Parks, age 65, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., on May 10, 1955, the daughter of Harold and Alice Pierce Parks. A gathering to celebrate her...[More]
Freddie Eugene Holt 03-07-1950 to 05-27-2020 - Jun. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Freddie Eugene Holt, age 70, Bonney Lake, Wash., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on May 27, 2020. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on March 7, 1950, the son of Russell and Dora May Johnson Holt. He served his country in the...[More]
