Jayhawk, Pleasanton basketball represented on TRL All League teams - Mar. 18, 2020
The 2019-2020 TRL All League basketball teams were recently released, and both Pleasanton and Jayhawk had players on both the boys’ and girls’ teams. Pleasanton only had one girl make All League as Emma Sabine made the first team. Jayhawk also only had one girl make...[More]
2020 All County Wrestling Team - Mar. 18, 2020
The 2019-2020 high school wrestling season has come to a conclusion, and both Prairie View and Jayhawk had multiple wrestlers do well this season. This article will cover the top 10 high school wrestlers in the county. This season there was a total of 10 high school wrestlers making the...[More]
Methodist Church celebrates 150 years - Mar. 18, 2020
The beginning: The town of Pleasanton began when the Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad began a road through Linn County in June 1869. Since General Pleasonton had set up his cannon on “Round Mound” when he was pursuing Southern General Price, the new town...[More]
Ordained and affirmed - Mar. 18, 2020
First Baptist Church Mound City (FBCMC) recently ordained two young pastors. One has been with the church for 10 years and the other for five years. Pastor Joe Perkins explained that ordination “allows the church to focus on what is important when considering...[More]
Cox Motor Co., Inc., earns national award by Ford Motor Co. for superior service, customer satisfaction - Mar. 18, 2020
Cox Motor Co., Inc., is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the 2019 President’s Award by Ford Motor Co. The prestigious award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2019, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction. “Earning...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Social distancing - Mar. 18, 2020
In my years on this planet, I’ve never seen anything such as is going on now. I’ve seen the requisite number of videos on how to prepare for catastrophe, but I really didn’t equate that to COVID-19 and the shutdown of services and lack of products that we’ve seen. I’m...[More]
Stabbing in Amoret results in charges filed - Mar. 18, 2020
A stabbing that occurred in Amoret, Mo., on Feb. 17 of two individuals resulted in the arrest of Kaylea Jo Turner, age 20, of Amoret by Bates County Sheriff’s Department deputies of Butler, Mo., and the filing of charges in the 27th Judicial Circuit Court in Bates County. Case...[More]
New La Cygne Library addition holds ground breaking - Mar. 18, 2020
Growing pains are a good thing where the La Cygne Library is concerned, hence the addition of almost 9,000 square feet of space to the existing 8,000 square feet of library. This is not a new discussion as librarian Janet Reynolds said she and Chris Waddell had...[More]
Joyce Eileen Cummings 01-24-1949 to 03-14-2020 - Mar. 17, 2020
Joyce Eileen Cummings 01-24-1949 to 03-14-2020 Linn County News Published March 18, 2020 Joyce Eileen Cummings, age 71, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at her home. Joyce was born Jan. 24, 1949, in Farlinville, Kan., to Edwin T. and Mildred L. (Dean) Peery. After...[More]
Brenda Carol Meyer 07-28-1957 to 03-05-2020 - Mar. 16, 2020
Brenda Carol Meyer 07-28-1957 to 03-05-2020 Linn County News Published March 18, 2020 Brenda Carol Meyer, age 62, Mound City, Kan., passed away on March 5, 2020, at her home. She was born on July 28, 1957, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of Virgil Keith and Wilma Carol...[More]
