BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 21, 2024
A parade and a shooting What started out as a momentous occasion to celebrate a repeat Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs turned into what is becoming a platform for gun rights, gun control and parental control. You’d have to live under a rock to not know two juveniles are in custody after...[More]
Deborah Anne Rhynerson ~ 09-17-1958 to 02-12-2024 - Feb. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published February 21, 2024 Deborah Anne "Debbie" Rhynerson, age 65, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Sept. 17, 1958, the daughter of Edwin T. and Mildred L. Dean Peery. She was in the first class to graduate...[More]
Trina Renee Watson ~ 07-06-1971 to 02-11-2024 - Feb. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published February 21, 2024 Trina Renee Watson, age 52, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in the Olathe Medical Center after complications from a Jan. 3, 2024, surgery. She was born in Garnett, Kan., on July 6, 1971, the daughter of William and Kathy...[More]
SPECIAL Kansas to hold Presidential Preference Primary - Feb. 15, 2024
Deadline to register to vote Feb. 20 By JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn@ckt.net With what is set to be a tense Presidential election November 5, 2024, the Kansas Secretary of State has produced information to help voters navigate the upcoming Presidential Preference...[More]
Public Forum for solar discussion March 4 - Feb. 14, 2024
Following months of public debate and the formation of an ad hoc committee designed to review zoning regulations pertaining to solar development, the Linn County Commissioners have scheduled a public forum for all interested parties. Please read the following public notice from Linn County Planning and...[More]
USD 344 board approves new weight room - Feb. 14, 2024
Weight equipment that was purchased or built in 1991 and before was a topic of discussion with the USD 344 School Board Monday night after Superintendent Don Epps laid out a plan to upgrade the weight room. He showed pictures of the tractor shed that is located west of the Ag room at the high school. Pictures...[More]
STARS repays USD 344 for initial capital outlay - Feb. 14, 2024
Following questions from USD 344 board members on investment from other districts into the STARS trade school, Superintendent Don Epps reported that the district received $123,243 in reimbursement, one-half of the capital outlay from last summer. The district also received $7,047 and $7,223 in reimbursed...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 14, 2024
The Chiefs and the White House Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs for their win over the San Francisco Forty-Niners; awesome, but the last 60 seconds probably gave hundreds of people heart attacks. I remember last year when the Chiefs went to the White House to be congratulated by President...[More]
Jayhawk girls go 2-0 during Courtwarming week while boys go 0-2 - Feb. 14, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn basketball teams played non-league foes during this past week. They traveled to Erie on Feb. 6 and then hosted Central Heights for their Courtwarming on Feb. 9. In the girls’ game against Erie the Lady Hawks were able to pull out a very close win 29-28. Brenlyn Bogan led...[More]
Two qualify for State as Lady Buffs’ wrestling competes at Columbus Regional - Feb. 14, 2024
The Prairie View girls’ wrestling team traveled to Columbus on Feb. 10 to compete in the 4-1A Regional girls’ wrestling tournament. The girls placed 10th out of 33 teams with 64 points and qualified two wrestlers for the State tournament in Salina. Shawna Case, 155, and Whitley Cox-Halliburton,...[More]