Sutherland pleads guilty - May. 1, 2019
Ordered to serve jail time, pay restitution of $75,000 Following charges of mail fraud and making false statement to law enforcement, former County Attorney John Sutherland’s ability to practice law ended with disbarment, potential jail time and paying $75,000 in restitution after he pleaded...[More]
BE AWARE: Linn County Roads - Apr. 30, 2019
As of 7 p.m. tonight roads are now covered by water. 1000 and 1150 Roads impassable west of 7 Highway....[More]
Lawrence Olin Tinsley 07-31-1927 to 04-19-2019 - Apr. 29, 2019
Linn County News Published May 1, 2019 Lawrence Olin Tinsley, 91, of Paola, Kan., died Friday, April 19, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born July 31, 1927, in Bronson, Kan., the second of four children, to Charles Samuel Tinsley and Leota May (Williams) Tinsley. He graduated from...[More]
Olan Fidelpha Finfrock 12-30-1917 to 04-24-2019 - Apr. 29, 2019
Linn County News Published May 1, 2019 Olan Fidelpha Finfrock, 101, of Mound City, Kan., died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Olan was born Dec. 30, 1917, in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kan., to Bruce B. and Nancy Leota (Gregg) Baker. She...[More]
Donieta Vay Davis 05-20-1947 to 04-27-2019 - Apr. 29, 2019
Linn County News Published May 1, 2019 Donieta Vay Davis, age 71, Hume, Mo., passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at her rural Hume home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Hume United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Underwood Cemetery. Visitation...[More]
Mary Elizabeth Brown 08-19-1922 to 04-19-2019 - Apr. 29, 2019
Linn County News Published May 1, 2019 Mary Elizabeth Brown passed away after a short illness at 96 years of age. She was born Aug. 19, 1922, at Fort Scott Memorial hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., to Ella and Raymond Mudd. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Lyman...[More]
Velda Allene Lemon 10-14-1920 to 04-17-2019 - Apr. 29, 2019
Linn County News Published May 1, 2019 Velda Allene Lemon, age 98 of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Parker, Kan., died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society of Olathe. Survivors include children Ray (Kay) Lemon of Lincoln, Neb., Merle D. (Mary) Lemon of Freeport, Fla.,...[More]
JLHS to present ‘Irritation to a Murder’ April 26-27 - Apr. 24, 2019
Jayhawk-Linn High School will present its spring play, “Irritation to a Murder” by Lee Mueller, April 26-27. Opening night will feature a dinner prior to the performance. The cast and crew have set about providing a comedic murder mystery for their audience and hope all attendees...[More]
Local photographer to be featured in exhibit at Garnett library - Apr. 24, 2019
On May 1 the Garnett Public Library will open a display of the photographic work of Fred Kautt of Centerville, which will run through June and possibly into July. The exhibit will feature a rotation of photographs taken by Kautt over the years, including one that garnered him a third-place...[More]
Towing bills discussed at meeting of commissioners - Apr. 24, 2019
What began as a drug arrest of a subject at the Mound City Casey’s on April 12 turned into discussion at Monday’s County Commissioners’ meeting at the Courthouse Annex in Mound City, that when the owner of the vehicle the subject was arrested in tried to claim...[More]
