John Russell Baucom 09-04-1953 to 04-24-2020 - May. 12, 2020
Linn County News Published May 13, 2020 John Russell Baucom, 66, of Rogers, Ark., a former Pineville, Mo., teacher and former mayor of Noel, Mo., passed away April 24, 2020. Born Sept. 4, 1953, in Fort Scott, Kan., he grew up in Pleasanton, Kan., and graduated high school in...[More]
Harriet E. Stanley 12-27-1947 to 05-08-2020 - May. 11, 2020
Linn County News Published May 13, 2020 Harriet E. Stanley, age 72, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born on Dec. 27, 1947, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., the daughter of Lawrence W. and Elsie H. Beck Melton. She graduated from Washington High School in the Class...[More]
Nancy Doreen Brindle 02-26-1954 to 04-21-2020 - May. 11, 2020
Linn County News Published May 13, 2020 Nancy Doreen Brindle, age 66, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Nancy was born February 26, 1954, in Tribune, Kan., the daughter of Gerald D. and B. Doreen (Helm) Mangold. Nancy graduated with the Greeley County...[More]
SPECIAL: Governor Laura Kelly to order flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Overland Park Officer Mike Mosher - May. 7, 2020
Governor Laura Kelly today announced she will order flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff in honor of Mike Mosher, Overland Park Police Officer who lost his life while on duty Sunday. Flags will be flown at half-staff on the day of Officer Mosher’s memorial...[More]
Jason Walker “Jake†McCullough 06-25-1975 to 05-03-2020 - May. 6, 2020
Linn County News Published May 13, 2020 Jason Walker "Jake" McCullough, age 44, was born June 25, 1975, in Nevada, Mo., the son of Jimmy and Martha Miller McCullough. He departed this life May 3, 2020, at his home in Amoret, Mo. Jason loved his family; he had an awesome...[More]
The Lost Season: Pleasanton baseball - May. 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the 2020 high school baseball season and for the Pleasanton baseball that is a shame because the team had potential to really improve from last season. Last year the Jays went 6-10 with the highlight of their season coming in the 2-1A Regional tournament where they...[More]
Customers ordered to sign-in at local restaurants - May. 6, 2020
County tracking of COVID more stringent than state executive order The commissioners heard from Linn County Health Nurse Tisha Coleman Monday morning who updated them on the Governor’s phased- plan of opening Kansas and the subsequent Public Health Officer Dr. Jay Allen’s orders for Linn...[More]
The Lost Season: Prairie View golf - May. 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shutdown the spring sports season for Kansas and that of course includes Prairie View golf. However, when KSHSAA made the official announcement, Buffalo head golf coach, Larry Pope was disappointed but not surprised. “When the professional sports league began shutting...[More]
LCSO assists Miami County with chase - May. 6, 2020
In the early morning hours of May 1, 2020, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a request to assist the Miami County Sheriff’s Office with a chase that was underway as the suspect vehicle was reported to be in the southeast corner of Miami County and getting close to Linn County. The...[More]
Kansas Farm Bureau announces contest winners - May. 6, 2020
According to the Linn County Farm Bureau, preventable injury is one of the leading causes of death for Kansas children. More children die annually from preventable, unintentional injuries than from all childhood diseases combined. This year, one child in four will suffer a preventable injury serious...[More]
