Carl Dean Ward 09-04-1937 to 08-11-2016 - Aug. 16, 2016
Carl Dean Ward, 78, of Lawrence, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. He was born in Linn County, near Blue Mound, Kan., the son of Harry and Dorothy (McAdam) Ward. He graduated from Mound City High School, with the class of 1955. Carl began his printing career at age...[More]
Janet Morrisey 08-21-1954 to 08-13-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
Janet Morrisey, age 61, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at her home. She was born on Aug. 21, 1954, at Pleasanton, the daughter of Harley Perry and Helen May Kramer Johnson. She attended school in Pleasanton and graduated from Pleasanton High School. She married...[More]
Carol Lea Hoaglan 01-25-1941 to 08-13-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
Carol Lea Hoaglan, age 75, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Gardner, Kan., passed away in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 2016, at her home. Carol Lea was born Jan. 25, 1941, in Parker, Kan. She was the second of seven children born to Harold Eugene and Ruth (Bledsoe) McDougal Sr. As a child,...[More]
John W. Allcorn Jr. 10-23-1942 to 08-10-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
John W. Allcorn Jr., 73, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Aug. 10, 2016, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home after a long illness. John was born Oct. 23, 1942, in Osawatomie, Kan., to John William and Norma Ruth (Murray) Allcorn Sr. After graduating from Osawatomie High School, John...[More]
Traditional demo derby is held Saturday at the fairgrounds - Aug. 10, 2016
The traditional demo derby was held at the fairgrounds on Aug. 6 and was better attended by both fans and drivers than the team derby on Aug. 5. One reason for this is that the Linn County Fair and Rodeo Queen was crowned. This year’s candidates were Taylor McAtee of La Cygne and Kassidy...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Water park tragedy among a week of former student news ties - Aug. 10, 2016
“Teachers touch the future now.” That adage, first heard uttered by the late Jackie Engel at a workshop for new yearbook advisers 37 summers ago, rings true. Those five words spoken by Engel, a renowned McPherson High journalism education pioneer, came to mind as my own long-ago Barton...[More]
Linn County Fair hosts first team derby - Aug. 10, 2016
The Linn County Fair started this year with a crunch as the fair hosted its first team derby competition on Aug. 5. Being new, the event did not have many teams but the hard hits delivered certainly made up for that. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Consumer alert - Aug. 10, 2016
Data breach may affect members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. TOPEKA – Ken Selzer, CPA, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, is encouraging members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to safeguard their financial and health information following a data breach that accessed...[More]
Volunteers boost fairground preparations - Aug. 10, 2016
Kansas statute requires that each of the state’s 105 counties fund a 4-H building, prize money for 4-H premiums awards and funds for fairgrounds upkeep to support their county fairs. What typically sets Linn County apart as traditionally one of the State Fair Association’s top five...[More]
Final primary canvass sets general election slate - Aug. 10, 2016
Other than counting in another 58 provisional ballots, Linn County Commission canvassing Monday afternoon of the Aug. 2 primary election brought no changes. Voting from Bourbon County for the Republican nomination for 4th District State House of Representatives, though, presented a...[More]
