Burnett to retire, reception planned - Feb. 21, 2018
Diane Burnett began her 27-year career with the K-State Research and Extension office in Linn County in 1990 as the Home Economics and 4-H agent. As Burnett grew with the times to encompass all the extension agency offered to 4-H families and area residents, so did her responsibilities in the agency...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Much more killed kids than a gun in Florida - Feb. 21, 2018
The largest school shooting in history comes down to several linked systems that failed – systems that allowed a killer to pull the trigger and kill 17 people in Parkland, Fla. What has become the norm in verbiage, immediately the liberal news media and Democrat politicians jumped on the gun control...[More]
Pleasanton seatbelt campaign to focus on teens - Feb. 21, 2018
The Pleasanton Police Department will be participating in a two-week seatbelt enforcement campaign from Feb. 26 through March 9, which will focus on teen drivers and their occupants. “The program will focus on school zones and drivers and their passengers that are 17 and under,” said...[More]
‘Community Soup’s on Us’ lunch Saturday - Feb. 21, 2018
Area churches, friends and neighbors invite the community to a free soup lunch that will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Pleasanton Housing Authority community room, 902 Palm. Soup and dessert are provided, and anyone wishing to have lunch is invited to the event. Get...[More]
Fire destroys Linn Valley house - Feb. 21, 2018
Linn County fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire at Linn Valley at approximately 4 p.m. last Friday afternoon. La Cygne and Linn Valley fire stations, among others, responded to the fire that fully engulfed the manufactured house. Homeowner Sarah Bates said she heard a noise...[More]
Wreck on U.S. 69 sends 2 to hospital - Feb. 21, 2018
A vehicle traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 69 on Friday, Feb. 16, left the roadway, landing overturned in a small grove of trees to the east of the highway. Richard Ryder, age 70, of Arma, told responding emergency personnel he was traveling north just after 10 a.m. when he had a coughing...[More]
Roderick H. McKay 09-09-1946 to 02-15-2018 - Feb. 20, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 21, 2018 Roderick H. McKay, age 71, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at his home. He was born at Klamath Falls, Ore., on Sept. 9, 1946, the son of Roderick Michael and Emily Katherine Rued McKay. After graduating from high school, he attended...[More]
Mary Elizabeth Stoughton 01-16-1923 to 02-18-2018 - Feb. 20, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 21, 2018 Mary Elizabeth Stoughton, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of rural Mapleton, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Country Place Living in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 16, 1923, in rural Bourbon County, the daughter of Nixon and Eula...[More]
Robert L. “Bob†Calvert 09-14-1941 to 02-15-2018 - Feb. 20, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 21, 2018 Robert L. “Bob” Calvert, age 76, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Higginsville, Mo., on Sept. 14, 1941, the son of Robert G. and Pauline Davis Calvert. He...[More]
Marjorie Lea Lewis 09-24-1931 to 02-12-2018 - Feb. 20, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 21, 2018 Marjorie Lea Lewis, age 86 of Amsterdam, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo. She was born Sept. 24, 1931, to Roy Edward and Eva Caroline Kersting McClanahan in Caney, Kan. Marjorie, one of four children, grew up...[More]
