John Kauffman 08-12-1926 to 12-10-2018 - Dec. 18, 2018
Linn County News Published Dec. 19, 2018 John Kauffman, age 92 of Grand Junction, Colo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home in Grand Junction on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. A graveside service was held Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at the Pleasanton Cemetery. The family suggests contributions...[More]
Betty Sue (Hearn) Stark 10-22-1953 to 12-02-2018 - Dec. 18, 2018
Linn County News Published Dec. 19, 2018 Betty Sue (Hearn) Stark, 65, of Fontana joined her heavenly family Dec. 2, 2018, at home surrounded by family and friends. Betty was born on Oct. 22, 1953, in Fort Scott, Kan., at Mercy Hospital to Philip J. and Marjorie M. (Jackson) Hearn. She grew...[More]
La Cygne leaders ponder vacant corner - Dec. 12, 2018
The house formerly at the southeast corner of Market Street and Industrial Road is gone.In the aftermath, La Cygne leaders now face decisions on the lot’s near-term cleanup and future use.Joe Turpen, Lincoln-Scott Township Medical Board president, appeared at the regular City Council meeting last...[More]
Osawatomie boys win 3-way tiebreaker to win Linn County Tournament - Dec. 12, 2018
Pleasanton hosted the Linn County Tournament on Dec. 4, 6 and 7, and it did not lack any excitement, especially from the boys’ side of the tournament. There were four teams in the tournament: Pleasanton, Jayhawk-Linn, Prairie View and Osawatomie. Jayhawk went 0-3 in the tournament, but Prairie...[More]
Pleasanton girls win Linn County Tournament for the first time in 21 years - Dec. 12, 2018
It has not happened very often and it has not happened in 21 years, but the Lady Jays’ basketball team won the 2018 Linn County Tournament.The tournament was hosted by Pleasanton this year and held on Dec. 4, 6 and 7. The Lady Jays made their way to the championship by defeating Osawatomie on Dec....[More]
Herring House Herbs brings herbal remedies to Pleasanton - Dec. 12, 2018
2006 Pleasanton High School graduate Sarah (Woody) Herring has come home to live and open a new business – a homeopathic herbal medicine business – based on her knowledge gathered through a degree from Northwest Missouri State University in biology and a Ph.D. earned in pharmacology and toxicology...[More]
Bully Pulpit: The common man (woman) - Dec. 12, 2018
I had many mixed emotions, mostly disgust, the other day when I was listening to the news and heard France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaking out against President Trump’s move to make the United States more nationalistic and less of the world’s patsy, not necessarily Macron’s...[More]
Small Rodeo of the Year - Dec. 12, 2018
SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Linn County Fair and Rodeo is recognized as the Small Rodeo of the Year at the annual Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s Star Celebration in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 6. Longtime Linn County Fair and Rodeo Board member John Teagarden accepted the award,...[More]
Mound City Planning and Zoning Commission approves zoning change for law enforcement center site - Dec. 12, 2018
With Chairman Grant Goodison leading the Mound City Planning and Zoning Commission last Tuesday night, Dec. 4, four new members took their seats on the board, including Lorna Turley, Paul Myers, Al Hurt and Beverly Read.As part of their yearly housekeeping duties, the board nominated Goodison to once...[More]
Shrum part of 4141 funeral train crew - Dec. 12, 2018
The trademark blue decorated locomotive that took President George H.W. Bush to his final resting place was a plan in the making for many years. The locomotive was actually unveiled by Union Pacific in 2005.Www.omaha.com reported, “Scott Moore, a senior vice president and spokesman for UP, said...[More]
