Lady Jays host triangular Go 2-0 against Altoona, Arma - Oct. 4, 2017
Pleasanton hosted their final home matches of the 2017 season on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. The Lady Jays faced off with the Jets of Altoona-Midway High School (AMHS) and the Lady Vikings of Northeast-Arma.Pleasanton High School (PHS) wasted no time taking control of the first match. PHS dominated the...[More]
10th annual General Pleasonton Days set for Oct. 7-8 - Oct. 4, 2017
The annual General Pleasonton Days celebration, held each year on the first weekend in October, is set for this coming Saturday on Main Street and Sunday at Dunlap Park and Stegge Lake of Pleasanton. The event will kick off with a parade. Lineup begins at 9 a.m. at the First Christian Church, at Sixth...[More]
Tracking the monarchs: On the return trip - Oct. 4, 2017
Sara Dykman, also known as the ButterBike Lady, stopped in Pleasanton on Friday, Sept. 29, on her return trip from the Canadian border. Dykman is tracking the monarch butterfly migration and began her trip in Mexico in March of this year and was in Linn County, visiting with schools along her route in...[More]
Read to celebrate 100th birthday - Oct. 4, 2017
Isabel Marie Johnson Read will be celebrating her 100th birthday Saturday, Oct. 7. She has lived all of her 100 years as a citizen of Linn County. Isabel was born in the home of her parents Harley and Pearl Shaffer Johnson in the community of Linnville. There she remained throughout her childhood and...[More]
County road district consolidation information - Oct. 4, 2017
With the change in the Linn County Road and Bridge Department structure, where it is one department and no longer three districts, we have adjusted the phone system accordingly. All Road and Bridge phone calls will now function through one phone number, 913-795-2229. This phone number is now the primary...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Heartache - Oct. 4, 2017
I, like millions of Americans, woke up Monday morning to the news of a horrific shooting massacre that took place in Las Vegas Sunday night as reportedly 22,000 people attended a Route 91 Harvest Festival on the last evening of the three-day country music fest. As of the writing of this pulpit, 59 people...[More]
Judge sets separate election day hearings for 3 La Cygne men - Oct. 4, 2017
Next appearances for three La Cygne men charged primarily with sex-related crimes have been set for Nov. 7 in Linn County District Court.Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District, conducted “no go” preliminary hearings for all three men Sept. 26 in Linn County District Court.At...[More]
Fabcon to expand; Snowhill Rock equipment on auction block - Oct. 4, 2017
Good news for Linn County came in the form of expansion at Fabcon, and the bad news was that Snowhill Rock Co. has ceased business, the land has gone back to the bank and assets are being sold. Economic Development Director Dennis Arnold told the County Commissioners that large excavators used in large...[More]
Richard Donald Nave 07-06-1929 to 09-30-2017 - Oct. 3, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Oct. 4, 2017Richard Donald Nave, 88, formerly of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017.Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be held before the service...[More]
Kenneth Boone 10-14-1933 to 09-27-2017 - Oct. 3, 2017
Linn County News Published Oct. 4, 2017Kenneth Boone, age 83, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at his home. He was born in La Cygne on Oct. 14, 1933, the son of Irvin and Esther Croghan Boone. He served his country during the Korean War as a paratrooper in the United States Army....[More]
