USD 362 prepares resolution vote for bond issue - Jan. 15, 2020
General construction scope to be $7.5 million The board of education for Unified School District 362 will meet in special session next week to decide on a bond-issue resolution. That was the second of two votes on construction projects, primarily for Prairie View High,...[More]
Law enforcement attends Lethality Assessment Protocol training - Jan. 15, 2020
Focuses on domestic violence With statistics stating that half, approximately 1,500, of the homicides that occur each year being committed by a former intimate partner – and a high percentage of the homicides related to domestic violence – the Linn County Attorney’s...[More]
Linda Lou Brown Minkler 10-03-1947 to 01-11-2020 - Jan. 14, 2020
Linda Lou Brown Minkler 10-03-1947 to 01-11-2020 Linn County News Published Jan. 15, 2020 On Jan. 11, 2020, Linda Lou Minkler of Kincaid, Kan., passed away with her husband by her side at Saint Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo., after a fierce battle with cancer. She...[More]
Wallace “Wally†Jackson Callahan 04-14-1925 to 12-30-2019 - Jan. 14, 2020
Wallace “Wally” Jackson Callahan 04-14-1925 to 12-30-2019 Linn County News Published Jan. 15, 2020 Wallace “Wally” Jackson Callahan was born April 14, 1925, in Deepwater, Henry County, Mo., to Marion L. and Vianna E. (Wallace) Callahan. The family moved...[More]
Current KDWPT fishing reports for local bodies of water - Jan. 8, 2020
For those who are looking to do some winter fishing, here are the current fishing reports for several Linn County bodies of water provided by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. All fishing reports were updated on Dec. 24. Critzer Lake Channel catfish and crappie...[More]
Prairie View boys’ basketball pulls off thrilling win against Baldwin - Jan. 8, 2020
The Prairie View boys’ basketball team hosted Frontier League opponent Baldwin in a non-league matchup on Jan. 3. Both these teams were fairly even in talent, and it was apparent on the court. However, the Buffalos had just enough to win a close and exciting game,...[More]
Becoming a Mom: Linn County Health Department to hold prenatal classes aimed at education, resources - Jan. 8, 2020
The Linn County Health Department, in collaboration with various partners, will be holding weekly prenatal classes utilizing the March of Dimes Becoming a Mom® curriculum supported by Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Beginning on Jan. 29 through March 4, classes will be...[More]
Sugar Valley Lakes author Frank Clay shares relevance of his new memoir during African American History Month - Jan. 8, 2020
“Evidence Unseen: Finding the Faith to Overcome” is a contemporary resource for understanding African American experience beginning in 1955, almost 65 years ago, when the author was born. Frank Clay will be sharing his story from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Mound City Library for African...[More]
City fathers address La Cygne water plant items - Jan. 8, 2020
La Cygne city leaders addressed several items pertaining to its water treatment plant last Thursday. Though many of the issues were anticipatory or informational, the council did unanimously act to extend the contract for Stewart Kasper, certified water operator, through June....[More]
Bully Pulpit - The death of Gen. Qasem Soleimani - Jan. 8, 2020
I found it very interesting how partisan the death of a man who was linked to over 600 dead Americans, and thousands of other people in the Middle East, became – Democrats on one side and Republicans on the other. Iran’s top commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike...[More]