BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 25, 2024
Christmas I imagine I’m not the only person thinking this year flew by; who’d guess Christmas is here and almost gone. Everyone is gearing up for the wonderful holiday, including shop keepers and big box stores. I have come to realize that the older I get the more fragmented Christmas is...[More]
Darrell Eugene Jackson ~ 02-12-1938 to 12-17-2024 - Dec. 23, 2024
Linn County News Published December 25, 2024 Darrell Eugene Jackson, age 86, passed away at his Mound City, Kan., home on Dec. 17, 2024. Darrell was born on Feb. 12, 1938, in Bronson, Kan. He was the seventh of eleven children born to Raymond and Bertha (Colgin) Jackson. He grew up in Bourbon...[More]
Elda Mae Burch ~ 2-17-1946 to 12-19-2024 - Dec. 23, 2024
Linn County News Published December 25, 2024 Elda Mae Burch, 78, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at Olathe Hospice House following a long battle with her health. Elda Mae was born at home in Miami County on Dec. 17, 1946, to Corval Wayne and Vera Mae (Craig) Day. Elda Mae...[More]
Jayhawk Linn girls’ basketball wins Linn County Tournament - Dec. 18, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn girls’ basketball team traveled to Prairie View on Dec. 10, 12-13 to compete in the annual Linn County Tournament. The Lady Hawks played Pleasanton, Osawatomie and Prairie View during those days and went 3-0 to capture the championship this season. Individual stats for Pleasanton...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball places second at Linn County Tournament - Dec. 18, 2024
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team traveled to Prairie View on Dec. 10, 11-12 to compete in the Linn County Tournament. The Jays did well and went 2-1 before falling to Osawatomie in the championship on Dec. 13 to place second overall. Individual stats for Jayhawk and Prairie View will be in...[More]
Commissioners review 900 Road issues with engineer - Dec. 18, 2024
During the meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, the Linn County Commissioners in attendance spoke with Chad McCullough, a representative of Kaw Valley Engineering, on the issues with the 900 Road project that resulted when a portion of the road caved in following spring flooding. C. McCullough gave a brief overview...[More]
Emotions flare at ‘spirited’ Parker meeting - Dec. 18, 2024
Disagreements arise between police force, president pro tem Spirit was high at last Thursday’s monthly Parker council meeting--but not of the Yuletide variety. Emotional disagreements occurred between the municipality’s police department and the two elected members of its council,...[More]
County Clerk reads statement on discrepancy reported by auditor - Dec. 18, 2024
Almost at the end of the commissioners meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, commissioners asked County Clerk David Lamb to read into record the statement provided by Mark Hagen in regard to information they were given during the executive session last week. Lamb read, “Last week, the county-retained auditor...[More]
Kellstadt opens new business in Mound City - Dec. 18, 2024
After 29 years in health care practice, most recently at CHCSEK, Rhonda Kellstadt, APRN, decided it was time to step away from the more regimented clinic setting and branch out in a different direction. “It was just time for a change,” stated Kellstadt, who recently opened Dream Aesthetics...[More]
Prairie View girls’ basketball places second at Linn County Tournament - Dec. 18, 2024
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team hosted this year’s Linn County Tournament on Dec. 10, 12-13. The Lady Buffs did well as they went 2-1 in the tournament earning second place. Individual stats for Jayhawk and Pleasanton will be in their respective articles. On Dec. 10 the Lady Buffs...[More]
