Heritage Day a success - Aug. 8, 2018
Mine Creek Battlefield held its annual Heritage Day event Saturday, Aug. 4. Over 170 visitors showed up for the event. The event started out at 10 a.m. with the cannons firing. At 11:30 a.m., a commemoration to honor the life of Scott Lalumondier began. Site Administrator Tami Neal gave a speech followed...[More]
Linn County Law Enforcement Center: 1-cent sales tax or a property tax? - Aug. 8, 2018
With less than three weeks before a question, on whether a county 1-cent sales tax should be enacted to pay for the proposed Linn County Law Enforcement Center, has to be posted for the general election ballot in November, the County Commissioners and architect Larry Goldberg met with interested citizens.Several...[More]
Bully Pulpit: No more kicking it down the road - Aug. 8, 2018
Time flies. I’ve been in Linn County for 18 years. Approximately one to two years after we moved here, the County Commissioners discussed the need for a new jail. That initiative went nowhere.Several years later, the same discussion about the need for a new jail occurred. Instead of deciding to...[More]
Robert F. Bruce 02-09-1932 to 08-04-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Robert F. Bruce, 86, of Overland Park, Kan., went to be with his Lord on Aug. 4, 2018. Bob was the only son to Jessie (Brown) and Delbert Bruce, born Feb. 9, 1932, at their home in Mound City. Following his graduation from Mound City High School in 1950, Bob attended...[More]
Kenneth Henne 07-14-1937 to 08-05-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Kenneth Henne, 81, passed away Aug. 5, 2018, at Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hume, Mo., on July 14, 1937, to Verl and Ruby (Wakefield) Henne. He graduated from Hume High School and briefly attended Pittsburg State...[More]
Owen Lee Haverfield 08-09-1929 to 08-04-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Owen Lee Haverfield, age 88, formerly of La Cygne and Parker, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. He was born on Aug. 9, 1929, the son of George and Violet Robinson Haverfield. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War.Owen was...[More]
Lois Keating Harrison 10-23-1928 to 08-01-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Lois Keating Harrison, age 89, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Graveside funeral services were held on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Mound City. Visitation was held Saturday at the Schneider Funeral Home and...[More]
Orlena Pearl Rookstool 04-24-1946 to 08-04-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Orlena Pearl Rookstool, age 72, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. She was born on April 24, 1946, in Chetopa, Kan., the daughter of Charles and Treva Smith Channel. She graduated from Franklin Technical Institute and worked as an LPN in several...[More]
Eldred S. Whitley 05-10-1939 to 08-07-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Eldred S. Whitley, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1939, in Carrollton, Mo., the son of Joseph and Hazel Brock Whitley. He graduated from Olathe High School. He married Carol Adams on July 2, 1961.Eldred served...[More]
Christopher John Allen 02-19-1970 to 07-25-2018 - Aug. 7, 2018
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 8, 2018Christopher John Allen, age 48, of Jasper, Ind., passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at home. Chris was born in Eureka, Kan., on Feb. 19, 1970, to J.L. and Sadie (Howard) Allen. He married Melissa Bass on May 24, 1997, at the First Christian Church...[More]
