Linn Valley Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony held - Nov. 29, 2017
The annual Linn Valley Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony was held on Sunday evening Nov. 26.The new permanent Christmas tree decoration had been donated by former Linn Valley resident Anne Keffer in memory of her late husband Terry Keffer. In 1995 the Keffers sold their home on Timber Lake Drive and built...[More]
Across the border, basketball is already underway - Nov. 29, 2017
For Linn County high school basketball teams, the regular season begins Friday for Prairie View and next week for Jayhawk-Linn and Pleasanton.But on Nov. 21, less than two miles from the county/state line, two bordering Missouri schools laced up the sneakers for real for their 2017-18 debut.In varsity...[More]
Players to watch this basketball season - Nov. 29, 2017
The dawn of basketball season is upon us – it is going to be exciting to see all the teams in action this season. It is also going to be exciting to see some of the players too; whether they can continue their high level of play from last season or if they can take their game to the next level....[More]
Bully Pulpit: Drain the swamp? - Nov. 29, 2017
There are times when I shake my head – and this time my head shaking could have led to banging my head on the nearest door jamb. And when I thought I’d heard it all, the U.S. Congress Office of Compliance comes into the spotlight as the office that pays off victims of sexual harassment perpetrated...[More]
Fred “Jinkie†Lee 10-18-1929 to 11-20-2017 - Nov. 28, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 29, 2017Fred “Jinkie” Lee, age 88, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Nov. 20, 2017. Fred was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Cedar County, Mo., the only child of the late Ted Francis Lee and Ethel (Correll) Lee. He spent his childhood on the family farm near Filley,...[More]
Roger E. Scott 03-12-1950 to 11-23-2017 - Nov. 28, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 29, 2017Roger E. Scott, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Nov. 23, 2017, in Olathe, Kan. Roger was born March 12, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., to Raymond and Mary Barnett Scott.Roger was proud to be a Boilermaker and was a member of Local 83. He had also belonged to the Teamsters...[More]
Debbie Mangold 01-12-1955 to 11-22-2017 - Nov. 28, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Nov. 29, 2017Debbie Mangold, age 62, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Nov. 22, 2017, at her home after an eight-year battle with frontal temporal dementia. She was born on Jan. 12, 1955, at Paola, Kan., the daughter of B.E. and Mary Allman Baxter.Debbie grew up in the Fontana,...[More]
Mercy Hospice honors Rhynerson for service in WW II - Nov. 22, 2017
LA CYGNE – Mercy Hospice honored the military service of Charles “Ed” Rhynerson earlier this month with his family at a ceremony in his rural home in La Cygne.Tech. Sgt. Rhynerson served in the U.S. Army from 1943 through 1946 during World War II. He served in an infantry division in...[More]
Thanks and giving at Prairie View - Nov. 22, 2017
Thanksgiving is a time of thanks and giving of thanks, but the students of Prairie View High School have also made it a time of giving.Led by the Prairie View Student Council the high school held a Day Out Canned Food Drive on Nov. 21.The Day Out Canned Food Drive has students collect food for the food...[More]
Linn County’s top high school cross country runners - Nov. 22, 2017
Cross country season is over, and all the runners from all three Linn County schools, Jayhawk, Pleasanton and Prairie View, ran hard this past season.However, this article will look at and recognize the top runners from each school for boys and girls.PleasantonKai Sombatchareun was the Blu-Jay primary...[More]
