Jeanine I. Lanham 11-19-1945 to 01-25-2019 - Jan. 28, 2019
Linn County News Published Jan. 30, 2019 Jeanine I. Lanham, age 73, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born on Nov. 19, 1945, at Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Arvin and Verdi Woodard Keiser. She graduated from Highland...[More]
Prairie View teams finish 8th at Burlington - Jan. 23, 2019
Despite a boys’ triple-overtime finale thriller, both Prairie View basketball squads endured three losses resulting in eighth-place finishes at last week’s Burlington Invitational Basketball Tournament. Playing in the boys’ seventh-place game Friday, the Buffalos lost...[More]
Jayhawk girls place 6th at Southeast Cherokee midseason tournament - Jan. 23, 2019
The Jayhawk girls’ basketball team traveled to Southeast Cherokee this past week to compete in the Lancer Classic basketball tournament. The team was a six seed in the eight-team tournament and began play on Jan. 14 against league foe Southeast Cherokee. Cherokee, the two...[More]
Pleasanton girls win Pleasanton Midseason Tournament - Jan. 23, 2019
The Pleasanton girls’ basketball hosted their midseason tournament this past week and ended up winning the tournament with wins over Marmaton Valley, Osawatomie and Humboldt. The Lady Jays were the two seed in the tournament, and their first game was on Jan. 15 against the seven-seed...[More]
SEK-CAP needs your feedback - Jan. 23, 2019
The Southeast Kansas Community Action Program (SEK-CAP) is a 501(c) (3) private, nonprofit organization serving 12 southeast Kansas counties, including Linn County. Currently the organization is conducting a survey, and they are asking Linn County residents to participate. Headquartered...[More]
Parker residents ask for Earnest Road to be paved - Jan. 23, 2019
Several Parker residents led by Renee Slinkard met with the County Commissioners Tuesday morning to turn in a petition with 92 signatures, asking for them to asphalt or chip-and-seal 3.5 miles of Earnest Road. Slinkard said they were interested in the portion of road...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Why I like Trump - Jan. 23, 2019
You know, I sit here day after day and watch the media and Democrats beat up on our fairly-elected President Donald Trump. I don’t say much; I put posts on Facebook, I’ll definitely speak up if asked, but I’m not a marcher or rabble-rouser. But I like Trump, despite his tweets...[More]
Linn Valley’s Citizens Police Academy opens for enrollment - Jan. 23, 2019
A program, which has been in the planning stages for some time, is now ready for those interested in signing up for the Citizens Police Academy at Linn Valley. The academy, open to anyone in the county, has a 20-student limit, and signups will begin this week. Linn Valley Police Chief Corey...[More]
Polar Plunge and Foot Race set for this weekend - Jan. 23, 2019
Kicking off a year full of events is Pleasanton’s first-ever Polar Plunge and Foot Race this weekend at the Lower West Lake. The event is one of many set throughout the year in honor of the city’s sesquicentennial celebration. The event begins at 2 p.m. with a foot race. The...[More]
Mary Alice “Peggy†Garst 06-20-1925 to 01-18-2019 - Jan. 22, 2019
Linn County News Published Jan. 23, 2019 Mary Alice “Peggy” Garst was born June 20, 1925, and passed from this life on Jan. 18, 2019, peacefully in her home in Jonesboro, Ark. She was the youngest of four born to Bernice Jenkins White and Richard White in Chattanooga, Tenn....[More]
