Pleasanton sweeps Jayhawk in county rivalry - Feb. 20, 2019
The Pleasanton basketball teams hosted in-county rival Jayhawk-Linn on Feb. 12. It was Senior-Parent Night for the Blu-Jays, and it was a good night for them on the court as well as the Lady Jays won their game, 43-36, and the boys won their game, 40-33. In the girls’ game things started...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling advances two to State - Feb. 20, 2019
The Jayhawk wrestling team traveled to Fredonia on Feb. 16-17 to compete in the 3-A thru 1-A regional. The Hawks placed 10th out of 22 teams with 66 team points. Eureka won the tournament with 170.5 team points. Fellow Three Rivers League team Uniontown placed 18th with 15.5 team points while...[More]
Six Buffalo wrestlers qualify for State at Paola - Feb. 20, 2019
The Prairie View wrestling team traveled to Paola on Feb. 15-16 to compete in the 4-A wrestling regional. The tournament consisted of 15 teams of which the Buffalos placed sixth with 108.5 team points. Ottawa won the tournament with 149.5 team points. Fellow Pioneer League member...[More]
CHC/SEK now providing mammography services rn - Feb. 20, 2019
FORT SCOTT – Women needing mammography services in Bourbon County and surrounding areas can once again schedule appointments for the procedure close to home. As part of the transition of services from Mercy Health System to the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, the hospital’s...[More]
Huggins sentenced to 183 months in aggravated liberties case - Feb. 20, 2019
On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 19 David Allen Huggins appeared in Linn County District Court for sentencing in two separate cases filed against him in early 2018. In November 2018 Huggins entered a plea agreement in which he pled guilty to the following charges: In Case 2018-CR-001 Count I:...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Socialism 0 – Amazon 1 - Feb. 20, 2019
When does $3 billion in tax breaks equal more than between 25,000 and 40,000 $150,000 per year income jobs? When new U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gets involved and thinks rent will go too high for residents that would live near the proposed Amazon Long Island City, N.Y., expansion. By...[More]
Johnson named Holt’s undersheriff replacement - Feb. 20, 2019
With the announcement to the County Commissioners Tuesday that current Undersheriff Roger Holt is retiring the end of March, Sheriff Paul Filla said that he’d named Det. Bobby Johnson as his replacement. “We will miss Roger,” said Filla. “He’s been...[More]
Linn County Planning & Zoning addresses wind farm regulations - Feb. 20, 2019
A packed room met members of the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 12, as citizens voiced their concerns about a potential wind farm coming to Linn County. Zoning Administrator Andy Mayhugh stated, “There is no application for a wind farm, no one...[More]
Carol Jeanne Zimmerman 04-16-1934 to 02-11-2019 - Feb. 19, 2019
Linn County News Published Feb. 20, 2019 Carol Jeanne Zimmerman, age 84 of Olathe, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at her home. Carol was born April 16, 1934, in Blackwell, Okla. She was the fifth of seven children born to Holly and Anna Pauline (Becker) Mitchell. Carol grew up in Centerville,...[More]
Robert Jay “Bob†Weems 09-03-1959 to 02-09-2019 - Feb. 19, 2019
Linn County News Published Feb. 20, 2019 Robert Weems, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Ocala, Fla., as the result of an automobile-pedestrian accident. Bob was born Sept. 3, 1959, in Hawaii to Billy Joe Weems and Elizabeth A. Carey Weems. His father preceded him...[More]