John R. Markley, DVM 04-23-1934 to 05-22-2019 - May. 24, 2019
Linn County News Published May 29, 2019 John R. Markley, DVM, of Howard, Kan., was born April 23, 1934, to Aaron and Hallie (Bell) Markley at Mound City, Kan. John passed May 22, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House after spending time at the University of Kansas Medical Center...[More]
Pleasanton track sends 13 to State - May. 22, 2019
The Pleasanton track team competed at the 2-A regional at Marion on May 17 and both the boys’ and girls’ teams did well as 13 Blu-Jays qualified for the State Track Meet. The boys placed sixth at the meet with 42 points while the girls placed 11th with 22 points. Hillsboro won the...[More]
Prairie View baseball falls to Burlington in regional championship - May. 22, 2019
The Prairie View baseball team competed in a 3-A regional on May 13 and May 15 hosted by Burlington. The Buffalos entered the tournament as a four seed with a 6-8 record. Their first game was at Eureka on May 13 against the five-seed Osage City, who had a 7-10 record. It was a close game but...[More]
Dramatic comebacks punch Lady ‘Hawk State ticket to State - May. 22, 2019
rn BY TONY FURSE rn LINN COUNTY NEWS rn NEWSPAPERSRME@YAHOO.COM rn Jayhawk-Linn is on their way to the Class 2-1A State Softball Tournament. rn To say it wasn’t easy is an understatement. rn Down in the May 14 semifinal, 7-3, going into their final at-bat against Yates Center,...[More]
Building for the future: Students earn construction certification on home project - May. 22, 2019
The curtain is closing this week on the pilot year of a high school vocational construction design classroom offering for Linn County students. Actually, rather than curtains, plywood will close up the laboratory house to cover any openings for summer security in preparation...[More]
Mayoral signature completes La Cygne tower project - May. 22, 2019
Phase II contractor to absorb meter lid replacement cost Except for its one-year warranty period, La Cygne’s water tower project is complete. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, May 15, La Cygne’s council unanimously authorized Mayor Robert Sullivan to execute...[More]
DAR to help honor Vietnam veterans and Gold Star Families on Memorial Day - May. 22, 2019
The Marais des Cygnes Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will have a commemorative table Memorial Day at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, north of the La Cygne Library to honor our Vietnam veterans. In case of inclement weather it will be moved to the LaCygne Museum. DAR is a...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Follow the money - May. 22, 2019
I’m finding it very interesting – the tangled web that has been created when our nation really started paying attention to what the abortion industry is doing. I’m also finding that as sides are drawn, some don’t want to be caught in the middle of the debate and are making...[More]
Memorials around the county honor veterans and fallen soldiers - May. 22, 2019
There are several memorials honoring veterans and wars from many eras all around our county. The oldest memorial in the county is situated within the Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park, located north and east of Trading Post. The memorial originally was a marker at the...[More]
La Cygne Sesquicentennial is this weekend! - May. 22, 2019
Organizers have spent the last 18 months planning a four-day festival to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the city of La Cygne. The La Cygne Historical Society took the lead and began gathering volunteers to help plan out the event. A decision was made to take already existing community...[More]
