Miami Express softball does well at State Tournament - Jul. 1, 2020
The Miami Express softball teams took part in the Kansas USSSA State Softball Tournament this past weekend. Both the 14U B-team and the 16U team feature girls from Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn, and both teams did exceptional at the tournament. The 14U team went 5-2 and placed second out of 47 teams....[More]
Mooney-Long Post 279 celebrates 100th birthda - Jul. 1, 2020
On June 14 the Mooney-Long American Legion Post No. 279 of Blue Mound surpassed its 100th birthday, and on Saturday, June 27, the community of Blue Mound gathered at the park to celebrate the milestone of their local American Legion post. The Mooney-Long Post 279 was chartered in 1920 with 15 members....[More]
BULLY PULPIT: Crazy days - Jul. 1, 2020
Crazy days Well, heartland Kansas has about two days before we all have trouble recognizing our friends. Why you might ask? Because of the mandatory face mask order Gov. Laura Kelly has put on us. Right? Wrong? I’ll let the Legislature and lawyers figure that one out – meanwhile, I spent...[More]
Commissioners honor Dr. Jay Allen for service - Jul. 1, 2020
Following Public Health Officer Dr. Jay Allen’s resignation last month, the County Commissioners honored him with a plaque and gathering at their Monday meeting. A proclamation honoring him was read that outlined his voluntary service during the Joplin tornado when he set up a field hospital and...[More]
COVID-19 affects several county budgets Increases seen in many budgets including Sheriff’s Department - Jul. 1, 2020
Rolled into the County Commissioners’ day of tentatively approving budgets on Monday, County Health Nurse Administrator Tisha Coleman presented her 2021 budget and stated it would show a 34.1 percent increase – mostly due to COVID-19. Coleman said, “Looking to the future, it could...[More]
SPECIAL: Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide - Jun. 29, 2020
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that she will sign an Executive Order requiring that most Kansans in a public space must wear a mask, beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 3. “This is a simple, proactive step we can take to keep Kansans at work, get our...[More]
SPECIAL: NOVEL CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 new case - Jun. 29, 2020
June 26, 2020 The Linn County Health Department announced today that a new positive Covid-19 case was confirmed in Linn County on Wednesday. The Testing was confirmed through Kansas Department of Health and Environment Laboratory. The Health Department is working to...[More]
SPECIAL: - Jun. 29, 2020
Catholic Charities food giveaway Wednesday Linn County Health Nurse Tisha Coleman updated the commissioners that Wednesday, July 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. eight pallets of food will be given away on a first-come first-served basis to 500 recipients. She said 500 sacks of groceries were put...[More]
Velma Eileen Crisler 06-21-1936 to 06-24-2020 - Jun. 29, 2020
Linn County News Published July 1, 2020 Velma Eileen Crisler, 84, of Edgerton, Kan., passed away on June 24, 2020. She was born on June 21, 1936, to Wayne and Violet (Hoover) Hardisty at Osawatomie, Kan. On June 19, 1955, she married Wayne S. Crisler, and they made their home in...[More]
SPECIAL: Murder in the second degree charges filed Suspect’s first appearance in court held on June 25 - Jun. 29, 2020
Linn County deputies, Mound City officers and emergency personnel were called to the scene of a suspicious death at 529 Main in Mound City on Saturday evening, June 20. Responders found the body of Dawn Russo on scene and ascertained she had been stabbed. Another subject on scene had cut...[More]
