Wanda Sheppard 06-10-1926 to 01-08-2019 - Jun. 14, 2019
Wanda Sheppard 06-10-1926 to 01-08-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Wanda Sheppard went to be with the Good Shepherd Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the age of 92, in Lesterville, Mo. She was born June 10, 1926, to the late Demcy Raymond Smith and Cordella (Barton)...[More]
Jack Edward Scott 01-22-1925 to 06-10-2019 - Jun. 12, 2019
Jack Edward Scott 01-22-1925 to 06-10-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Jack Edward Scott, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of William...[More]
Lloyd Eugene “Gene†Dixon 10-31-1938 to 06-11-2019 - Jun. 12, 2019
Lloyd Eugene “Gene” Dixon 10-31-1938 to 06-11-2019 Linn County News Published June 19, 2019 Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon, age 80, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at his home. He was born on Oct. 31, 1938, in Chanute, Kan., the son...[More]
Multiple Hawks, Jays earn TRL All League honors - Jun. 12, 2019
The Three Rivers League released their baseball and softball All League teams and players from Jayhawk and Pleasanton made the teams. Jayhawk softball had five All League selections. Emilie Nation, Jenna Holt and Marissa Baldwin all made the first team. Nation also made the All State...[More]
Linn County’s top high school golfers - Jun. 12, 2019
The 2019 high school golf season has concluded and this year there were some great performances from the local high school teams. In these Best of Linn County lists, I usually pick individuals but I decided to pick Jayhawk golf, not as an individual, but as an entire...[More]
2019 All County softball team - Jun. 12, 2019
The 2019 high school softball season is over and it is time for the annual All County softball team. This past season was certainly better for some of the county teams than others. Jayhawk had one of their best finishes in school history as they made the State Tournament and finished...[More]
Request for family stories, histories and more - Jun. 12, 2019
Recently the La Cygne Historical Society published a book with the histories and old stories of local families in celebration of the city’s 150th anniversary. Now they are looking to expand that collection and are asking anyone who hasn’t already shared to do so. “At church...[More]
Handwritten Hair: A unique twist on style - Jun. 12, 2019
andwritten Hair is a full service salon that opened in Prescott in March of this year. Moriah “Mo” Greer said she began her training in the cosmetology field in 1999, but life intervened and she left school to go to work. “I spent many years working in other...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Empowerment - Jun. 12, 2019
I’ve known some awesome people in my day, met them or just witnessed their time on this earth. I grew up in Colorado when Colorado was still a state to be proud of – now it’s a melding of a California New York weed-smoking hippie in a business suit. Not wanting to further sound...[More]
Candidate listed on sex offender registry - Jun. 12, 2019
Recently a comment was made in an open city council meeting regarding a candidate who had filed to run for a local office being listed on the sex offender registry. After checking the registry for the names of all candidates who had filed for a city council or school board position within...[More]
