Dog reunited with long-lost family - Sep. 23, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Sometimes tales…tails, have a way of weaving experiences that are more than what seems to be; and the tale of this rescue is one of those stories. A dog that became known as Lily, a pit bull mix six-year-old dog, was found in Mound City Sept. 3;...[More]
Local kids have good showing at State Fair - Sep. 23, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com Ten-year-old Harper Spencer, daughter of Tyler and Jamie Spencer of Mound City, and her four-year-old Shih-Poo, Charlie, ended their 2026 4-H dog show season on a high note at the Kansas State Fair. The pair were named Grand Champions in Agility...[More]
Prairie View volleyball falls to Pioneer League foes, defeats Jayhawk Linn - Sep. 23, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View volleyball team traveled to Santa Fe Trail on Sept. 15 for a Pioneer League triangular against Trail and the Burlington Wildcats before traveling to Jayhawk on Sept. 17 to take on the Lady Hawks in a best of five sets game. At Trail the...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ cross country places third at Wellsville - Sep. 23, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Jayhawk cross country team traveled to Wellsville on Sept. 17 to compete in the Wellsville Invitational. The Hawks did well as the boys’ varsity team placed third in an event that featured over 30 teams. The boys had a team score of 67 for third...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Marmaton Valley - Sep. 23, 2026
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Pleasanton football team traveled to Marmaton Valley on Sept. 18 for a Three Rivers League contest against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats. The Jays entered the contest 1-1 with a 38-30 victory over St. Paul on Sept. 4 and a 36-82 loss against Erie on...[More]
Jury trial dates set in Linn Valley rape case - Sep. 23, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Colin Wilson, case LN-2026-CR-000128, made an appearance in Linn County District Court with his court-appointed attorney, Albert Harris, for an arraignment hearing. During that hearing Judge Andrea Purvis set out several...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 23, 2026
Name your work First, I want to thank all of the people that said yes to being on our KU grant focus committee. It’s not easy to take time out of a day to help someone, but you all did that and I appreciate it so much. Next, thank you to all who took time to come to our community meeting where...[More]
Slower Than a Stationary Bullet - Sep. 23, 2026
California’s decades-in-the-making high-speed rail system has problems. The first: In 2008 Californians approved a $10 billion bond measure as down payment on a $45 billion, 800-mile bullet-train system. At the time, a policy analyst suggested that many people “sense that maybe that [bullet...[More]
Not enough rich people to tax - Sep. 23, 2026
There aren’t enough rich people to tax to fund what Democratic Socialists of America candidates are promising. The millionaire next door When the DSA says “tax the rich,” they want us to think of guys like Thurston Howell III, the “Gilligan’s Island” millionaire...[More]
Bobby Lee Runkle ~ 11-26-1956 to 09-15-2026 - Sep. 22, 2026
Linn County News Published September 23, 2026 Bobby Lee Runkle, 69, of Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born Nov. 26, 1956, in Dixon, Ill., to the late Bobby Hugh Runkle and the late Rosemary May Gibbons...[More]
