Prairie View golf wins at Fort Scott - Sep. 16, 2026
The Prairie View girls’ golf team continues to perform at a high level this season as the girls traveled to Woodland Hills golf course in Fort Scott on Sept. 8 to compete in the Fort Scott Invitational. The Lady Buffs won the tournament with a score of 209. Independence placed second with a score...[More]
Jayhawk boys’ cross country wins meet at Girard - Sep. 16, 2026
The Jayhawk Linn cross country team traveled to Girard on Sept. 10 to compete in the Girard Invitational. The Hawks ran well as the boys’ varsity team won the meet with a score of 50. Here are the individual results for the junior high and high school Hawks. Varsity Boys’ 5K Dominic Alvarez...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Erie in home opener - Sep. 16, 2026
The Pleasanton football team hosted their home opener against TRL foe Erie on Sept. 11. It was a night where the Jays recognized their first responders and both teams put up plenty of points. Unfortunately for the Jays the Red Devils put up more points as they won the game 78-36 over Pleasanton. Erie...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 16, 2026
Trading nickels Sometimes change is good, sometimes not – no pun intended as I speak on replacing an entire police force for equal money. It’s been no secret that the Pleasanton Council has been in a quandary about the police budget, and further it seems, after a couple of off-handed comments...[More]
I Spy vs. They Spy - Sep. 16, 2026
There is an argument making the rounds: Flock cameras are good because cop cams have proven themselves so useful. More transparency! Flock cameras, you may remember, are the traffic cameras integrally linked to an artificial intelligence that tracks car license plates (and thus the cars, and drivers)...[More]
Louise Mitchell ~ 11-20-1930 to 09-14-2026 - Sep. 15, 2026
Linn County News Published Sept. 16, 2026 Louise Mitchell, age 95 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. She was born the daughter of James Martin and Marie Zieggler Martin in Pleasanton, Kan., on Nov. 20, 1930. Louise was a lifelong resident of Pleasanton, graduating...[More]
George W. Marshall ~ 09-04-2026 - Sep. 15, 2026
Linn County News Published Sept. 16, 2026 George W. Marshall, 76, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away suddenly and quietly on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in hospice care at Joplin, Mo., after a battle with pancreatic cancer. A veteran of the Vietnam war, he is survived by his wife Frances;...[More]
Stephen Lewis Conley ~ 06-07-1952 to 09-07-2026 - Sep. 15, 2026
Linn County News Published September 16, 2026 Stephen Lewis Conley, age 74, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. He was born on June 7, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Earl and Anna Mae Stoeckle Conley. As a child, he enjoyed fishing and hunting and would continue...[More]
Jaunita Elizabeth (Chambers) Long ~ 06-08-1935 to 09-07-2026 - Sep. 15, 2026
Linn County News Published September 16, 2026 Jaunita Elizabeth (Chambers) Long, 91, passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2026, in Olathe, Kan., surrounded by family. Jaunita was born June 8, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Robert Tracy Chambers and Ruth Lee (Godman) Chambers of Hiattville, Kan....[More]
SPECIAL: Arrest made in Pleasanton following police response - Sep. 12, 2026
Following a multi-officer response to a residence in Pleasanton on Friday evening, Sept. 11, a man was arrested in connection with the following charges: Aggravated assault; Use of a deadly weapon - 2 counts Criminal discharge of firearm; Recklessly at occupied dwelling The man is currently being...[More]

