Linn County’s top 10 track athletes - Jun. 13, 2018
The 2018 high school track season has concluded, and it was a great year for our local track athletes as 23 of them from Pleasanton, Jayhawk-Linn and Prairie View made the State Track Meet with four of them medaling and three receiving multiple medals. This top 10 list of Linn County’s track athletes...[More]
Prescott City Council asks ‘what do we do?’ - Jun. 13, 2018
After a few quick housekeeping items and reports from the Reach Out Food Pantry and Prescott City Library, Mayor Kevin Wood addressed the audience of concerned citizens and Prescott Country View Nursing Home (PCVNH) Board of Directors. He asked two questions: “What do we do, and what do we need?”Wood...[More]
New summer grief support group meeting in La Cygne - Jun. 13, 2018
“Grief Comfort saved my life.” – Doug Staats“Not your typical support group.” – Bryan Brown“I didn’t think I needed a support group; now I lead one.” – Holly Scott“Doctors heal bodies; GCI (Grief Comfort Inc.) heals broken hearts and lives.”...[More]
Vacation Bible School dates - Jun. 13, 2018
The Mound City Community Vacation Bible School is in full swing this week, and the kids are having a blast.Other churches and communities across the county are making ready for their own Vacation Bible School (VBS), and below is a small portion of what’s to come:The First Christian Church in Pleasanton...[More]
Judge reinstates Hinde veterinary license - Jun. 13, 2018
A June 5 district court ruling has reinstated a county veterinarian’s license.In staying Randall W. Hinde’s emergency license suspension issued March 31 by the Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners (KBVE), Judge Steven C. Montgomery, Kansas 6th Judicial District, said that the state agency...[More]
15th and Final: The last ride for the Robert Morgan Scholarship Run - Jun. 13, 2018
The 15th annual Robert F. Morgan Memorial Scholarship Bike Run was held on Saturday, June 9, with participating riders gathered at Carpenters Ol’ Iron motorcycle museum in Pleasanton to register and have a bite to eat before taking off on what would be the final time for what has been a yearly...[More]
Lot owner at Pleasanton airstrip asks for covenant variance - Jun. 13, 2018
Stating that the Pleasanton airport has a lot of potential, lot owner Randy Shannon explained that the strip is one of few where people can actually own a lot and put up a hangar.“I’m glad to get the opportunity,” said Shannon, who owns five lots.He outlined that he has three phases...[More]
Rebecca Ann “Becky†Goodman 11-09-1946 to 06-11-2018 - Jun. 12, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished June 13, 2018Rebecca Ann, Becky, Goodman, age 71, formerly of Ottawa, Kan., passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1946, the daughter of Merlin and Mary Ann Atkisson Ball.She graduated from Blue Mound High School then attended Pittsburg...[More]
Russell D. Wier 12-05-1944 to 06-05-2018 - Jun. 12, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished June 13, 2018Russell D. Wier, age 73, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday June 5, 2018, at his home. He was born on Dec. 5, 1944, in La Cygne, the son of Clarence Atwell and Wanda Pauline Merriman Wier. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1962. He...[More]
Gene Wesley Teel 04-03-1931 to 05-29-2018 - Jun. 12, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished June 13, 2018Gene Wesley Teel of Leesburg, Fla., passed away May 29, 2018, at the age of 87.Gene W. Teel retired from the U.S. Army in 1972 after serving 24 years at the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He served two tours in Vietnam and one tour in Korea. He received numerous...[More]
