Commissioners approve wording for Linn County Law Enforcement Center sales tax issue - Aug. 29, 2018
After approving financing issues with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), location at the Linn County Courthouse Annex in Mound City and more last week, the County Commissioners approved language that will go on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The commissioners approved the $20,390,150...[More]
Sen. Moran to walk Mound City Main Street on Kansas Listening Tour Friday - Aug. 29, 2018
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced that he will visit Mound City as part of his Kansas Listening Tour on Friday, Aug. 31. The issues Moran focuses on and the work he does in Washington, D.C., are largely based on the conversations he has with Kansans. Throughout his time in Congress,...[More]
Aaron Dean Eastwood 04-16-1961 to 08-21-2018 - Aug. 28, 2018
Linn County News Published Aug. 29, 2018 Aaron Dean Eastwood, age 57, Pleasanton, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sunday, April 16, 1961, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Harold and Judy Nyhart Eastwood. He married Kim Clark on Dec....[More]
Fern E. Nichols 02-26-1927 to 08-26-2018 - Aug. 28, 2018
Linn County News Published Aug. 29, 2018 Fern E. Nichols, age 91, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Medicalodges of Butler, Mo. She was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of Niles and Frona Cutshall. She was married to Alfred “A.W.” Nichols on Aug. 5,...[More]
Leland Wood 10-14-1947 to 08-23-2018 - Aug. 28, 2018
Linn County News Published Aug. 29, 2018 Leland Duane Wood, 70, of Fort Scott, was welcomed into Heaven’s open arms on Aug. 23, 2018. Bless his tired heart; he is now shooting baskets with the best cheering section you could find in Heaven. Leland was born Oct. 14, 1947, in Fort...[More]
John Roger McWilliam 12-02-1952 to 08-23-2018 - Aug. 28, 2018
Linn County News Published Aug. 29, 2018 John Roger McWilliam, age 65, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Edwin and Imogene McWilliam, born on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1952 at Liberal, Kan. He graduated from Pleasanton...[More]
Pleasanton identity fraud case set over for Sept. 11 appearance - Aug. 22, 2018
A no go preliminary hearing has been continued to 1:45 p.m. Sept. 11 for Jordan L. Gott. Appearing at a no go setting in Linn County District Court Aug. 14 with client Gott, Jeffrey F. Dasenbrock, Paola, requested the setover. Though he said the information had not been verified, Dasenbrock...[More]
Pulpit - Alaska - Aug. 22, 2018
What a state – Alaska, with a population of 739,000 in 2017 with only Vermont and Wyoming respectively having come in with fewer people. On the flip side, Alaska had the highest unemployment rate of any state in America and was one of the top 10 states nationwide in illicit drug use rates,...[More]
New diversion policy for Linn County offenders - Aug. 22, 2018
Requirements for urinalyses have strict rules A new policy for diversions through the Linn County Attorney’s Office and District Court became effective June 1, and sets out a very stringent set of rules. Letitia Ferwalt, diversion coordinator for Linn County, has been working with County...[More]
1-cent sales tax going on November ballot - Aug. 22, 2018
$1 million tax income expected to finance Linn County Law Enforcement Center With a matter of days left to get wording developed for a 1-cent sales tax on the November ballot, the County Commissioners met with bond attorney Kevin Cowan, with Gilmore and Bell; architect Larry Goldberg, of Goldberg...[More]
