Bully Pulpit - What a ride! - Nov. 7, 2018
I’m not a surfer; I prefer a more level playing field when dealing with things that come up from below me and want to eat me, such as sharks, but I’ve been fascinated with the theory of the “blue wave” toppling our country or the “red wave” holding...[More]
PHS Dinner Theatre to present ‘Cats’ - Nov. 7, 2018
The Pleasanton Dinner Theatre will present a production of the long-running Broadway musical “Cats” on Nov. 9 and 10. Based on T.S. Eliot’s book, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” and set to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Cats”...[More]
Benefit dinner, silent auction to be held for Fyocks - Nov. 7, 2018
Family members and friends of Leonard and Betty Fyock of Prescott have organized a benefit dinner with a silent auction to follow. The event it set for 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at City Hall in Prescott. Vegetable soup and chili are on the menu along with dessert. The funds...[More]
Mound City American Legion to hold Veterans Day gathering - Nov. 7, 2018
The Hewitt-New American Legion Post No. 248 in Mound City will be holding a Veterans Day ceremony to honor the 16 million people lost during WWI. Those wishing to attend the ceremony may gather at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on the north side of the Linn County Courthouse at the new veterans’...[More]
John Carr pleads not guilty; judge allows jury trial - Nov. 7, 2018
John Carr, suspended head jailer for Linn County, appeared in Linn County District Court Tuesday, Nov. 6, for his arraignment in Case No. 18CR144 and pleaded not guilty. Carr is charged on a count of unlawfully and willfully touching the person of another, who was 16 or more years of...[More]
Linn County News’ top 5 high school cross country runners - Nov. 7, 2018
The 2018 cross country season is over and all three county schools saw success and improvement throughout the season. Jayhawk-Linn sent their entire girls’ team to State Meet while a couple of their boys’ runners just missed state. Prairie View sent Brooke Allen to State Meet for...[More]
Successful Blu-Jay season ends at Olpe - Nov. 7, 2018
An arguably top-five Pleasanton 11-man all-time football campaign came to an abrupt halt last Friday at Olpe. The undefeated Eagles, third-ranked in Class 1-A, handed the Blu-Jays a 52-8 setback in a 1-A regional playoff game. For Dustin Johnson, head coach, the season finale was bittersweet. On...[More]
Prairie View football falls in 3-A Regional play to Parsons - Nov. 7, 2018
It was a special year for the Prairie View football team as they made it to the 3-A Regional round of the 3-A State football playoffs. This was the farthest the Prairie View football team had been in the playoffs since the 1970 State Championship team. The Buffalos made the regional round by...[More]
Michael Alfred Kaiser 11-21-1940 to 11-01-2018 - Nov. 6, 2018
Linn County News Published Nov. 7, 2018 Michael Alfred Kaiser, 77, of Centerville, Kan., died on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at The University of Kansas Hospital. Michael was born Nov. 21, 1940, in Peoria, Ill., to Alfred Asbury and Ruth Ann (Owens) Kaiser. He proudly served his country...[More]
Julia Ann “Peg†Brownback 07- 20-1932 to 10-27-2018 - Nov. 6, 2018
Linn County News Published Nov. 7, 2018 Julia Ann “Peg” Brownback of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died on Oct. 27, 2018. She was born in Pleasanton, Kan., on July 20, 1932. She was preceded in death by husband Clarence E. Brownback. She is survived by sons Robert...[More]
