Letha F. Wurtz 06-19-1940 to 09-03-2019 - Sep. 3, 2019
Letha F. Wurtz 06-19-1940 to 09-03-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 4, 2019 Letha F. Wurtz, age 79, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. She was born in Farlinville, Kan., on June 19, 1940, the daughter of Oscar and Edna Poole...[More]
Johnnie M. Gooden 03-05-1935 to 08-29-2019 - Aug. 30, 2019
Johnnie M. Gooden 03-05-1935 to 08-29-2019 Linn County News Published Sept. 4, 2019 Johnnie M. Gooden, age 84, of Osawatomie, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Graveside service was scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at the Cadmus Cemetery in Fontana, Kan....[More]
Jayhawk volleyball scrimmage at Iola - Aug. 28, 2019
The Jayhawk volleyball teams traveled to Iola on the morning of Aug. 24 to compete in a scrimmage with Iola. This scrimmage was a KSHSAA sponsored event as they used it to train new volleyball officials for the upcoming season. Both teams split into two groups, and both groups...[More]
Clinch Realty opens in Pleasanton - Aug. 28, 2019
Clinch Realty, located at 601 Holly in the former Pump ‘n’ Pete’s location in Pleasanton, recently opened, offering anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in Linn County and beyond a new option. The business may have its main office in Pleasanton; however,...[More]
La Cygne council delays possible action items - Aug. 28, 2019
La Cygne’s City Council delayed possible action on three separate items presented at their regular meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 21. The first item came during a patron appearance by Scott Friend, 614 Chestnut St., concerning a sewer tap repair update. Jim Johnson, public...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Kidney dump - Aug. 28, 2019
Well, again, getting ready for work this morning I heard a report on how many harvested kidneys are being thrown away before they could be transplanted into a waiting patient. Wait a minute … what? Crazy stuff, but according to a quick look at a www.kulr8.com report, “A new study...[More]
McCoy preliminary hearing cancelled - Aug. 28, 2019
Samantha L. McCoy appeared in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, for a preliminary hearing in a case in which she has been charged with murder in the first degree in the death of her mother, Cynthia McCoy. Prior to the Aug. 21 hearing another public defender,...[More]
Constitution Week Sept. 17-23 - Aug. 28, 2019
Constitution Week is coming Sept. 17-23, and with that Renee Slinkard is visiting with as many government bodies as she can passing out booklets that show what the United States Constitution is made up of. She explained the 55-word Preamble to the Constitution and read it to the commissioners...[More]
Marilyn B. Eastwood 02-01-1928 to 08-23-2019 - Aug. 26, 2019
Marilyn B. Eastwood 02-01-1928 to 08-23-2019 Linn County News Published Aug. 28, 2019 Marilyn B. Eastwood, age 91, Centerville, Kan., passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at the Franklin House in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born on Feb. 1, 1928, in Centerville, the daughter...[More]
2019 high school sport classifications - Aug. 21, 2019
The fall sports season is about to begin, and who our local high school sports’ teams play in the postseason is determined by the classification that KSHSAA gives them. This year is similar to last year, and like last year there are separate classifications for football and all...[More]
