Michael James McClanahan 03-09-1958 to 09-01-2018 - Sep. 12, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 12, 2018Michael James McClanahan, age 60, passed away on Sept. 1, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. He was born on March 9, 1958, to Kenny and Arlene McClanahan in La Cygne and graduated from Prairie View High School.Michael was a 33-year resident of Auburndale, Fla., coming from...[More]
Bully Pulpit: 9/11, 17 years later - Sep. 12, 2018
The date of 9/11 is one that I’ll never forget, but I have to admit that it slipped up on me that it was getting close. This pulpit was written on Tuesday, Sept. 11, a day that should never be forgotten.While getting ready for the day, I watched the morning news, and they ran a piece on a new 9/11...[More]
Life Care Center of Osawatomie marketing director wins company’s divisional customer service award - Sep. 12, 2018
OSAWATOMIE – Tammi Conner, marketing director at Life Care Center of Osawatomie, received Life Care Centers of America’s Central Division “Whatever It Takes and Then Some” Award on Wednesday, Aug. 29, for her dedication to customer service.Executives from Life Care awarded Conner...[More]
Celebrating 102 years - Sep. 12, 2018
Marie Ellington (Stiffler) Anderson is celebrating her 102nd birthday on Sept. 21, 2018.She is the mother of Barbara Welsh of Garnett, Nancy Dodson of Broken Bow, Okla., and Phil Stiffler of Platte City, Mo.Marie and her husband Bill Stiffler owned and operated the Stiffler Grain Co. in Centerville for...[More]
La Cygne water plant bids go out – finally - Sep. 12, 2018
After a year of inquiry and waiting, specifications to advertise for renovations to La Cygne’s water treatment plant were released last week by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).That was among the updates La Cygne’s City...[More]
Pleasanton discusses residences in commercial spaces - Sep. 12, 2018
During the Sept. 4 council meeting, the Pleasanton City Council discussed a possible ordinance or resolution that would disallow residences within existing commercial spaces on Main Street. Gary Thompson, city attorney, told the council that in his research of the matter, he had found that Fort Scott...[More]
McNabb gets two 50-year sentences for murders - Sep. 12, 2018
Following his arrest in November 2016 for the alleged murders of his grandmother Betty McNabb and uncle Kenneth McNabb of rural Pleasanton, David Patrick McNabb after pleading no contest to the murders, was sentenced to two consecutive 50-year sentences by Judge Mark Ward Wednesday, Sept. 5,...[More]
Leon Staton 08-24-1925 to 09-07-2018 - Sep. 11, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 12, 2018Leon Staton, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at Medicalodges in Butler, M0. He was born on Monday, Aug. 24, 1925, near Pleasanton, the son of Novel “Bud” and Maude Bright Staton. He enlisted in the United States Navy...[More]
Daniel Ernest Hall 04-29-1973 to 09-08-2018 - Sep. 11, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 12, 2018Daniel Ernest Hall, age 45 of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Mercy Hospital, following a battle with cancer. Danny was born in Fort Scott on April 29, 1973, to Ernest Hall and Patricia Goltra Hall. He married Amanda Cowen on Nov. 30,...[More]
Robert “Bob†Matthews 03-24-1952 to 09-03-2018 - Sep. 11, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Sept. 12, 2018Robert “Bob” Matthews, age 66, of Harrisonville, Mo., formerly of Amoret, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, at Meadow View Nursing Home in Harrisonville. He was born March 24, 1952, to Clyde Elmore and Eulela May Bohlken Matthews in Kansas City, Mo.Bob...[More]
