Hodgson’s new book explores grieving process - Oct. 12, 2016
Jada Hodgson has a lot of chapters in her life. She’s a friend, an advisor, a consumer, a businesswoman, an elder law attorney and an ordained minister. In September Hodgson opened a new chapter in her life and published a book. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
Lillie Mae McGee 03-17-1934 to 10-09-2016 - Oct. 12, 2016
Lillie Mae McGee, age 82, Ottawa, Kan., formerly of Linn County, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at her home. Lillie was born on March 17, 1934, in Alluwe, Okla., to Dawson and Opal (Wilcox) King. On Feb. 14, 1960, she married the love of her life Wallace E. McGee at Nowata, Okla. She enjoyed...[More]
Pleasanton volleyball hosts JV tourney - Oct. 12, 2016
Pleasanton High School hosted a Junior Varsity tournament last Thursday. Pleasanton’s JV, Jayhawk-Linn’s JV, Marmaton Valley’s JV, Northeast-Arma’s JV and two different Prairie View JV volleyball teams participated in this tournament. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
Pleasanton honors former high school football coach Rex Pippenger - Oct. 12, 2016
The Blu- Jays celebrated Homecoming on Oct. 7 in their game against Waverly, but it was also Alumni Night as well. During halftime of the game approximately 50 former Blu-Jay football alumni were honored along with former football coach Rex Pippenger. To see the full article, check out this...[More]
Josephine Mary Johnson 07-13-1920 to 10-04-2016 - Oct. 6, 2016
Josephine Mary Johnson, age 96, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. She was born on July 13, 1920, at Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Fred M. and Mary C. Hollis Smith. She married Thomas "Buck" Johnson on August 2, 1941. He preceded her in death on March 26, 1998. Josephine was...[More]
Pleasanton cross country has seven personal records at Central Heights - Oct. 5, 2016
The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Central Heights on Sept. 29 to compete in the Central Heights Invitational. It was the day of the personal record as seven athletes set personal records at the meet. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
From The Editor's Desk: Looking toward the future of Linn County eldercare - Oct. 5, 2016
Focus meetings are occurring at sites around Linn County this week to question invited sub-groups of county residents on current and future senior needs.The cross-section of respondents include senior citizens and/or their children, and health care providers.Attending the first meeting at La Cygne...[More]
Prairie View football falls to Columbus on homecoming - Oct. 5, 2016
The Prairie View football team hosted their homecoming game on Sept. 30. After the ceremony the Buffalos had their hands full with state-ranked Columbus.The game started with Columbus intercepting Prairie View quarterback Gavin Cullor giving the Titans possession at their own 40-yard line. Columbus took...[More]
Homecoming win gives Jayhawks 5-0 start - Oct. 5, 2016
Jayhawk-Linn used two second-quarter blocked punts to claim a 32-16 win over Pleasant Ridge in the ’Hawks’ 45th fall homecoming football game last Friday night.The ’Hawks’ 5-0 season start duplicates a feat last done 12 years ago. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
Jerry Kriley: a Linn County dance fixture - Oct. 5, 2016
If the lights are on at Mound City’s W.E. “Bunker” Hill Community Center on a Monday night, it’s a good bet that Jerry Kriley is inside. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
