George Daniel “Danny” Butler, Jr. ~ 10-25-1971 to 02-02-2024 - Feb. 6, 2024
Linn County News Publish February 7, 2024 George Daniel “Danny” Butler, Jr., age 52, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. He was born in Topeka, Kan., on Oct. 25, 1971, the son of George and Carolyn Jackson Butler. He graduated from...[More]
Ray A. McCulley ~ 05-22-1945 to 02-02-2024 - Feb. 6, 2024
Linn County News Published Feb. 7, 2024 Ray A. McCulley, age 78, of Parker, Kan., passed away on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at Centerville Community Church, Centerville, Kan. Burial will take...[More]
Judith Ellen Richardson ~ 08-10-1941 to 02-01-2024 - Feb. 6, 2024
Linn County News Published February 7, 2024 Judith “Judy” Ellen Richardson, 82, of Valley Falls, formerly of Mound City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City. She was born on Aug. 10, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., to Charles and Mary...[More]
Blu-Jay Gillespie hits 1,000-point mark - Jan. 31, 2024
Pleasanton's Tony Gillespie is the newest member of Blu-Jay basketball's 1,000-point club. The senior hit the exact mark Tuesday night on the final of three second-half left-side three-point bombs with 7:18 left in regulation for a 39-35 lead in what turned out to be a thrilling Pleasanton 53-51 overtime...[More]
Prairie View basketball falls to Anderson County - Jan. 31, 2024
The Prairie View basketball teams traveled to Anderson County on Jan. 25 in a make-up Pioneer League game that was canceled earlier in the season due to weather. The Buffalos came out on the wrong end in both games as the girls lost in overtime 32-42 and the boys lost in a rout, 29-52. The girls’...[More]
Pleasanton basketball downs Altoona Midway - Jan. 31, 2024
The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled to Altoona Midway on Jan. 26 for a Three Rivers League competition. The girls played first and the Lady Jays won a very low scoring, defensive game 28-12. Individual stats for the girls’ game were not available at press time. The...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ wrestling travel to Anderson County - Jan. 31, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn girls’ wrestling team traveled to Anderson County on Jan. 25 to compete in the AC Girls’ Wrestling Mixer. Harley Singer, 100B, placed fourth and went 0-3. Leah Nation, 125C, placed first going 3-0. She defeated Raegan Holbert of Erie, Daisy Smith of Labette County,...[More]
Fort Scott VA Clinic to close in Spring - Jan. 31, 2024
News of a new VA clinic opening in Iola, Kan. dampened the spirits of local veterans after they learned that the Fort Scott, Garnett and Chanute Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) will close after veteran care is transferred to the new Iola clinic. A letter sent to veterans informed them of the...[More]
Commissioners learn committee at impasse on regulations - Jan. 31, 2024
During the Monday meeting of the Linn County Commissioners Rich Morrell, chair of the Linn County Planning Commission and of the ad hoc committee tasked with reviewing the new regulations on commercial solar farms, told commissioners that the committee is at an impasse. “We’ve had five meetings,”...[More]
USD 362 may consider United Way grant - Jan. 31, 2024
The Unified School District 362 board of education may hear a United Way grant possibility to assist with preschool-age care at its regular meeting next month. At the Jan. 16 monthly board meeting, Chris Johnson, Ph.D., district superintendent, informed members of her discussions with Callie Hoffman,...[More]
