Mound City man dies in Wyoming wreck - Jul. 17, 2019
Christopher Otto, 38, of Mound City, was killed in a vehicular accident on Interstate 80 in Wyoming on Thursday, July 11. According to area reports, Otto was traveling westbound east of Rawlins, Wyo., near milepost 233 when he encountered a construction zone crossover. While...[More]
Stakeholders hear intersection concepts - Jul. 17, 2019
Engineer lays out preliminary La Cygne project options Property owners near La Cygne’s intersection of Kansas Highway 152 and Industrial Road heard concepts about the point’s future widening at a July 8 town hall. Jason Hoskinson, professional engineer and corporate...[More]
Bully Pulpit - National Education Association votes to support abortion - Jul. 17, 2019
It’s one of those hmm moments, again. The education association that represents the children that we educate in this country says it’s perfectly fine to abort them. That’s like a car wash owner saying he hopes they outlaw cars, like a dentist that votes for pulling teeth in...[More]
Anthony “Tony†Hubert Taylor 01-23- 2002 to 7-13-2019 - Jul. 16, 2019
Anthony “Tony” Hubert Taylor 01-23- 2002 to 7-13-2019 Linn County News Published July 17, 2019 Anthony (Tony) Hubert Taylor went to be with the Lord Saturday July 13, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital. Tony was born Jan. 23, 2002, to Russell Taylor and...[More]
Christopher William Otto 10-22-1980 to 07-11-2019 - Jul. 15, 2019
Christopher William Otto 10-22-1980 to 07-11-2019 Linn County News Published July 17, 2019 Christopher William Otto, age 38, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, near Rawlins, Wyo., as the result of an auto accident. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan.,...[More]
Donald E. “Buddy†Payne 11-09-1933 to 07-10-2019 - Jul. 15, 2019
Donald E. “Buddy” Payne 11-09-1933 to 07-10-2019 Linn County News Published July 17, 2019 Donald E. "Buddy" Payne, age 85, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Via Christi Fort Scott, Kan. He was born in Trading Post, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1933,...[More]
Sen. Moran to Host Kansas Listening Tour Stop in Linn County - Jul. 11, 2019
MONDAY, JULY 15 What: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced that he will visit La Cygne as part of his Kansas Listening Tour on Monday, July 15. Area residents are encouraged to attend and share feedback with Sen. Moran...[More]
KDWPT and Farlington Fish Hatchery team up to stock local lakes - Jul. 10, 2019
On Wednesday, July 3, Fisheries Biologists Don George of Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and Kyle Steinert of the Farlington Fish Hatchery stocked 2,700 wiper fingerlings into Pleasanton’s East City Lake. The pair then moved northward to stock another 8,000 into...[More]
inn County teenager is sixth in nation at Yu-Gi-Oh! competition - Jul. 10, 2019
Two years ago, Jason James, son of Rick and Allyson James, La Cygne, began collecting Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and playing in local competitions in Lenexa at a store called Collector’s Cache. “When we first went up there, they tried to talk him out of playing Yu-Gi-Oh! because the game changes...[More]
One injured in wreck on Tiger Road - Jul. 10, 2019
Firefighters, law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to the scene of a wreck on E. 1000 Road, also known as Tiger Road, east of Pleasanton on the morning of July 5 at approximately 10:15 a.m. The driver, Joyce Brown, of Prescott, was driving westbound on Tiger Road...[More]
