Mildred Katie Bortzfield 10-26-1931 to 02-04-2018 - Feb. 6, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 7, 2018 Mildred Katie Bortzfield, age 86, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation, Olathe, Kan. She was born on Oct. 26, 1931, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Hazel Wurtz Clendening. She...[More]
Cathy Widner 11-27-1955 to 02-03-2018 - Feb. 6, 2018
Linn County News Published Feb. 7, 2018 Cathy Widner, age 62, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at her home. She was born on Nov. 27, 1955, at Butler, Mo., the daughter of Elzie Eugene and Joy Madeline Barker Slaughter. She graduated from Prairie View High School. She married...[More]
Oral Hazel Rhynerson 10-15-1917 to 12-26-2018 - Jan. 31, 2018
Linn County News Published Jan. 2, 2019 Oral Hazel Rhynerson, age 101, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at her home. She was born on Oct. 15, 1917, in Mayview, Mo., the daughter of Lester and Ethel Mills Hoyt. She married Harold Henry “Pete” Rhynerson...[More]
Pleasanton basketball splits against Southeast - Jan. 31, 2018
The Pleasanton basketball teams hosted Southeast-Cherokee on Jan. 26. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Bully Pulpit - Jan. 31, 2018
Opioid crisis I guess I’m sheltered, naive – call it whatever – but I really didn’t comprehend the opioid crisis for what it is. The Linn County News has reported on crimes that have occurred where people have broken into individuals’ houses to steal pain killers...[More]
Coach Shayla Long takes over Jayhawk girls’ basketball - Jan. 31, 2018
The Jayhawk girls basketball team has a new coach this season in Shayla Long. Long took over for former head girls basketball coach Kris Holt. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Despite fatigue, Lady ‘Hawks find will to win - Jan. 31, 2018
Five games over eight days may have caught up with the Lady Jayhawks. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Coffee group offers support for caregivers - Jan. 31, 2018
Shannon Ocsody with the East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging (ECKAAA) is now holding a meeting on the third Monday of each month at the Mound City Library. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Linn County Spelling Bee winners - Jan. 31, 2018
Pleasanton USD 344 takes a full sweep at the Linn County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Jan. 24, hosted by Jayhawk-Linn Junior and Senior High School. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
New student organization at PHS focuses on business students - Jan. 31, 2018
A new student group has been established at Pleasanton High School (PHS) this year, and the driving force behind it are two brothers who have grown up watching their parents run a family business. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online...[More]