La Cygne awards water plant upgrade construction - Oct. 24, 2018
Low bid will allow further renovations A Wichita company has won the bid for improvements and electrical upgrades to La Cygne’s water treatment plant. At the council’s regular meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 17, Shelly Electric, Inc., won unanimous approval over Encompass IDBO,...[More]
Be diligent - Oct. 24, 2018
Election time is almost upon us – and with it, the amount of BS has blossomed into the heartiest weed known to mankind. Advertising stating one person is a liar and a thief, the other person isn’t to be trusted – I have officially entered into the blackout zone where television...[More]
Plan B – Move forward with scaled back law enforcement center, but with property taxes - Oct. 24, 2018
Commissioners discuss questions on possible Plan B if sales tax plan loses Following a well-attended Linnville Night Out Against Crime meeting last Friday, Oct. 19, the County Commissioners were asked what would happen if the ballot question proposing a 1-cent sales tax to support a...[More]
Linn County Senior Resource Fair Friday, Oct. 26 - Oct. 24, 2018
The Linn County Senior Resource Fair Planning Committee is pleased to announce the location, date and details of the Linn County Senior Resource Fair for 2018. It will be held from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church in Mound City, 8424 Paine Road. Registration...[More]
Spencer Ross Burris Jr. 06-27-1944 to 10-15-2018 - Oct. 23, 2018
Linn County News Published Oct. 24, 2018 Spencer Ross Burris Jr., 74, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at his home. He was born on June 27, 1944, the son of Spencer Ross and Alta Self Burris. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and received a Bachelor’s...[More]
Phyllis Ann Tillotson 12-22-1941 to 10-09-2018 - Oct. 23, 2018
Linn County News Published Oct. 24, 2018 Phyllis Ann (Kester) Tillotson, age 76, of Sugar Valley Lakes near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at her home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born on Dec. 22, 1941, at Laramie, Wyo., the daughter of Adelbert...[More]
Kevin Ray Good 02-17-1954 to 10-16-2018 - Oct. 23, 2018
Linn County News Published Oct. 24, 2018 Kevin Ray Good, 64, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at his home in Vassar, Kan. He was born on Feb. 17, 1954, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Raymond and Betty Musick Good. Kevin grew up in La Cygne and had lived in Ottawa for many years before...[More]
Jean Rae Mayhugh 11-06-1934 to 10-22-2018 - Oct. 23, 2018
Linn County News Published Oct. 24, 2018 Jean Rae Mayhugh, age 83, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, at her home. She was born in rural Prescott on Nov. 6, 1934, the daughter of Raymond and Helen Johnson Long. She graduated from Prescott High School and earned her Associate...[More]
Ira Clayton Mundell 08-29-1940 to 10-18-2018 - Oct. 23, 2018
Linn County News Published Oct. 24, 2018 Ira Clayton Mundell, age 78, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. He was born at Centerville, Kan., on Aug. 29, 1940, the son of Owen Clayton Mundell and Elizabeth Celestine (McMenamy)...[More]
Parker leaders talk memorial tree, sidewalks - Oct. 17, 2018
Holiday fir to honor late Christmas decorator Parker is reaching fruition on a memorial Christmas tree for Heritage Park. The wait for new business district sidewalks, however, may continue. That was the consensus of its city council at last Thursday’s monthly meeting. Approved...[More]
