Mima Jeanne “Jeanne†Ptacek 08-31-1930 to 04-20- 2019 - May. 13, 2019
Linn County News Published May 15, 2019 Mima Jeanne "Jeanne" Ptacek, 88, of Parker, Kan., died on Saturday, April 20, 2019, after a lengthy bout with her health. Jeanne was born Aug. 31, 1930, in Burlington, Kan., to Eldon L. and Mary Ellen (Augsbury) Hunt. Jeanne was the youngest...[More]
John F. “Tiny†McGinnis 08-18-1938 to 05-08-2019 - May. 13, 2019
Linn County News Published May 15, 2019 John F. "Tiny" McGinnis, age 80, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2019, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel, with burial following...[More]
Hawk regional dress rehearsal secures top seed - May. 8, 2019
If Friday’s doubleheader sweep at Olathe’s Heritage Christian Academy is any indication, a Jayhawk-Linn regional baseball championship for the first time in nine years could be in the offing next week. With wins of 8-4 and 9-3 over the host Chargers, Jayhawk-Linn...[More]
Prairie View baseball sweeps Olpe - May. 8, 2019
The Prairie View baseball team hosted non-league foe Olpe in a doubleheader on May 3. The game was originally scheduled on May 2 but was rescheduled to May 3 due to rain. The Buffalos had no problems with Olpe as they won the first game 8-2 and the second game 15-0. The first...[More]
Small helicopter lands in Mound City - May. 8, 2019
The air over Mound City was all abuzz Wednesday, April 24, as Brian Post, grandson of Gene and Mary Ann Post, prepared to drop in for lunch. Mary Ann said Brian has always had a love for aviation, even from a very small age. After a few circles above Mound City, the helicopter landed...[More]
Linn Valley honors LVMP founders - May. 8, 2019
The founders of the Linn Valley Memorial Park (LVMP) were honored in a special Retirement and Recognition Ceremony at the park on Saturday, April 27. The ceremony was an opportunity to publicly acknowledge the vision and perseverance of a small group of Linn Valley residents including...[More]
County Republican Central Committee to hold ‘Save the Babies’ planning session - May. 8, 2019
You don’t have to be Republican to attend the next Linn County Republican Central Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, at Mound City’s Bunker Hill Community Center, Sixth and Main. Following the approval of dismemberment abortion by six radical Kansas Supreme...[More]
Bully Pulpit - A Democrat scorned - May. 8, 2019
There’s a line from William Congreve’s 1697 play, “The Mourning Bride”: “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned/Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.” Well, hell hath no fury like a Democrat worried that President Trump will be reelected in 2020, and...[More]
Pleasanton man killed in Miami County wreck - May. 8, 2019
Just before 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5, Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputies, firefighters and emergency responders were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on 319th Street just west of Victory Road in Paola involving a motorcycle and a multi-passenger car. According...[More]
Bond agent, architect ask for $500,000 more for law enforcement center - May. 8, 2019
In what was commented on by the County Commissioners on Monday as being a surprise move to them, bond agent Joey McLiney of McLiney and Co. reported he’d had a discussion with Goldberg Group Architects president Larry Goldberg that construction costs were, as he predicted last year,...[More]
