Jayhawk and Pleasanton football are well represented in the 2023 TRL All League - Nov. 15, 2023
The 2023 Three Rivers All League 11 man football team was released and both Jayhawk and Pleasanton players make up most of the team. The Hawks have 12 total spots, 10 first team and 2 honorable mention, and the Jays have 10 total spots, 8 first team and 2 honorable mention. Offensive Line Jayhawk...[More]
Prairie View football has seven players make Pioneer All League - Nov. 15, 2023
The Pioneer League released their 2023 All League selections and the Buffalos did very well as eight players earned spots, three on the first team and five on the second team. Parker Schwarz earned first team honors on both offense as a running back and defense as a linebacker. Josh Goodwin was first...[More]
Vicki A. Capp ~ 08-08-1954 to 11-06-2023 - Nov. 14, 2023
Linn County News Published Nov. 15, 2023 Vicki A. Capp, age 69 of Mapleton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born the daughter of Frank E. and Claudeane (Shaw) Craig on Aug. 8, 1954, at Fort Lewis, Wash. Vicki married Earl Capp on...[More]
Marcia D. Mathes ~ 03-31-1947 to 11-09-2023 - Nov. 14, 2023
Linn County News Published Nov. 15, 2023 Marcia D. (Adamson) Mathes passed peacefully Nov. 9, 2023, at home surrounded by family. She was born to Earnest and Lavon Adamson March 31, 1947, in Columbus, Kan. Marcia grew up in Columbus and attended Cherokee County High School. She married...[More]
Joyce Elaine Hewitt (née Terry) ~ 03-26-1941 to 11-01-2023 - Nov. 14, 2023
Linn County News Published Nov. 15, 2023 Joyce Elaine Hewitt, the cherished daughter of Harold and Donnalee Terry (both deceased), beloved wife of Billy Joe (deceased), and sister to Eldon (deceased) and Glenda, Keith and Dorothy, and Alan and Jane Terry, was born on March 26, 1941. She peacefully...[More]
Edward Lee “Butch” Samyn ~ 11-28-1947 to 11-07-2023 - Nov. 14, 2023
Linn County News Published Nov. 15, 2023 Edward Lee “Butch” Samyn, age 75, Ottawa, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A graveside funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the Curry Cemetery near Mound City, Kan. Memorial contributions are suggested...[More]
Server Downtime - Nov. 13, 2023
Due to a server upgrade there will be a short period of time in the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 14, in which our website will not be accessible. Once the upgrade is complete, access to the website will be restored and upload times should be improved. Linn County News thanks our subscribers for having...[More]
Sheriff's Office hosts Mental Health First Aid training - Nov. 8, 2023
Sheriff Kevin Friend, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, knows the importance of mental health – and not just for the community members they selflessly serve, but for his colleagues and partners as well. On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, and Thursday, October 19, 2023, Linn County Sheriff’s...[More]
Local solar projects result of RFP from Evergy - Nov. 8, 2023
‘You need the land before you do the project’ was the premise of a Request for Proposal (RFP) from Evergy to add solar, wind, natural gas and other energy sources to their aging coal plant in La Cygne; hence, the hundreds of acres of land leased to Clearway Energy, an independent energy producer,...[More]
Defendant enters plea agreement in second degree murder case - Nov. 8, 2023
On Monday, Oct. 30, defendant Dylan Parks-Maki entered into a plea agreement in case 2020-CR-000113. When court convened that morning it was for jury selection in the upcoming jury trial in that very case; however, before selection could begin, Assistant State Attorney General Roger Luedke presented...[More]
