Season prediction for the Kansas City Chiefs - Aug. 21, 2024
Training camp is over and the pre-season is almost over as the Kansas City Chiefs attempt to be the first NFL team ever to win three championships in a row. It’s a tough task as any championship is but the Chiefs return a team that is better than the team that won the Super Bowl last season, especially...[More]
Leonard Dale Sprague ~ 03-17-1934 to 08-18-2024 - Aug. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published August 21, 2024 Leonard Dale Sprague passed away on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kan. He was born March 17, 1934, at his family home near Lone Elm, Kan. Old Doc Kennedy, from Blue Mound, came to the farm west of Kincaid to deliver...[More]
Pastor John T. Kellum ~ 07-26-1968 to 08-14-2024 - Aug. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published August 21,2024 Pastor John T. Kellum, age 56 of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Aug. 14, 2024, in Decatur, Texas. Funeral Service will be held at 3 pm, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on...[More]
Walda Ann Baker ~ 01-14-1943 to 08-03-2024 - Aug. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published Aug. 21, 2024 Walda Ann Baker, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed peacefully on Aug. 3, 2024. She was born Jan. 14, 1943, to Walter and Edna (Moulton) Hilliard. She was raised in the Manhattan area. Walda furthered her education at Kansas State University and Emporia...[More]
Lena L. Dick ~ 12-23-1934 to 08-16-2024 - Aug. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published August 21,2024 Lena L. Dick, age 89, Olathe, Kansas passed away Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. She was born on Dec. 23, 1934, in Buffalo, Mo., the daughter of Elza and Marjorie George Jackson. During her working days, she was employed at Southwestern Bell, State Farm Insurance,...[More]
Judith Ann Siebert ~ 04-01-1949 to 08-14-2024 - Aug. 20, 2024
Linn County News Published August 21, 2024 Judith Ann Siebert was born April 1, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan., to Aubrey E. and Amanda (Blankenship) Siebert, both preceded her in death. She is survived by eight siblings Mavis, Karen, Carol, Don, MarthaLynn, Patty, Margaret, and Norman. She was preceded...[More]
Joan Patricia Cox ~ 02-11-1930 to 08-14-2024 - Aug. 16, 2024
Linn County News Published August 21, 2024 Joan Patricia Cox, age 94, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. She was born on Feb. 11,1930, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Harvey and Edna Whirley Coberly. Harvey passed away when Joan was a young child....[More]
Leaking roof options discussed at USD 344 meeting - Aug. 14, 2024
Following a 2016-2017 $4.9 million bond to address issues at the Pleasanton High School and Elementary, Superintendent Don Epps brought up a lingering issue that was not addressed through the bond – a leaking roof. Epps told the board that the problem areas for the roof include the high school,...[More]
Linn County Jail to receive national award for innovation - Aug. 14, 2024
On Aug. 7, Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend was notified that the Linn County Jail had been chosen as the recipient of the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) Detention Facility Innovation Award as facility of the year. This award is given annually to one jail in the entire nation by...[More]
Commissioners vote 2-1 to remove Sims from P&Z board - Aug. 14, 2024
At the end of the Aug. 12 meeting, Commissioner Danny McCullough took a moment to address his fellow commissioners and County Clerk David Lamb as well as those still in the audience in regards to his “public comment.” He prefaced his statement by noting he feels one news agency in the county...[More]
