Simple Simon’s Pizza returns to La Cygne - Jul. 24, 2019
On April 29 a new eatery opened in La Cygne, offering an old favorite and giving a Linn County family a new opportunity in a franchise that was once operated in La Cygne but closed several years ago. “I began working for the Simple Simon’s in Paola in my senior year,”...[More]
La Cygne councilman petitions elected peers about sewer backup - Jul. 24, 2019
A La Cygne councilman has been asked to bring documentation of a sewer backup in his home earlier this month to the next regular council meeting. After a 30-minute presentation and discussion last Wednesday, July 17, consensus was for James Thies to provide photographs of the...[More]
Bully Pulpit - The Squad - Jul. 24, 2019
Death squad, hit squad, mod squad – whatever a person associates with a squad, probably depends on the age of the person – but now, the Squad has a brand new meaning and equates to the left of the left. The Squad is synonymous with a group of four women of color, newly elected members...[More]
Charge upgraded to murder in the first in Butler case - Jul. 24, 2019
Bates County prosecutor Hugh C. Jenkins has filed an amended charge of murder in the first degree against Samantha L. McCoy in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Monday, July 22. The amended charge is upgraded from the original complaint filed on May 2, in which McCoy...[More]
County Attorney elaborates on budget increase - Jul. 24, 2019
Says contract attorney not county employee – no benefits After asking for a $50,000 increase in his 2020 budget, County Attorney James Brun returned to the County Commissioners at their Monday meeting to further explain the request. He began by telling them that...[More]
Three injured in one-vehicle rollover on Paine Road - Jul. 24, 2019
Emergency responders, Linn County sheriff’s deputies and Jonathan Raines, Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, were called to the scene of a one-vehicle rollover accident on Paine Road near 575 Road at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, July 22. Upon arrival they found a 2003 Ford...[More]
Helen I. Baudendistel 12-28-1938 to 07-22-2019 - Jul. 23, 2019
Helen I. Baudendistel 12-28-1938 to 07-22-2019 Linn County News Published July 24, 2019 Helen I. Baudendistel, age 80, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at her home on Monday, July 22, 2019. There will be a private family service at a later date. The family suggests contributions...[More]
Edna Maxine Swogar 06-30-1926 to 07-21-2019 - Jul. 23, 2019
Edna Maxine Swogar 06-30-1926 to 07-21-2019 Linn County News Published July 31, 2019 Edna Maxine Swogar, 93, of Pittsburg, Kan., died on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the Comfort Care Home in Pittsburg. She was born June 30, 1926, at Colorado Springs, Colo., the daughter of Warren...[More]
James William Mayhugh 05-05-1929 to 07-19-2019 - Jul. 22, 2019
James William Mayhugh 05-05-1929 to 07-19-2019 Linn County News Published July 24, 2019 James William Mayhugh, 90, of Prescott, Kan., died early Friday, July 19, 2019, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott, Kan. J.W. was born May 5, 1929, in rural Prescott to Artie Roy and Ella Josephine (Walrod)...[More]
Sheila Diane Price 07-27-1953 to 07-18-2019 - Jul. 22, 2019
Sheila Diane Price 07-27-1953 to 07-18-2019 Linn County News Published July 24, 2019 Sheila Diane Price, 65, loving mother, grandmother and wife, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019, at her home in La Cygne, Kan. Sheila was born in Miami, Okla., July 27, 1953, to Benjamin and...[More]