JRK Portable Welding expands facility - Aug. 23, 2017
When you enter Mound City from the east on Kansas Highway 52, a sign on the right-hand side of the road advertises a portable welding and sandblasting service. This business, JRK Portable Welding, is owned and operated by J.R. Kerr.Kerr, a local resident, knew while a teenager that welding was something...[More]
Pleasanton Gardening Gardening for monarch butterflies - Aug. 23, 2017
Gardening is always exciting, whether you are a gardener or if you just enjoy seeing beautiful gardens. Pleasanton Gardening is so excited to welcome Lenora Larson, a Master Gardener and a member of the Idalia Butterfly Society, to be our guest speaker at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Pleasanton...[More]
Monday total solar eclipse closest to Linn County in 2 centuries - Aug. 23, 2017
Linn County gazers of Monday’s Great American Eclipse never experienced totality, as did watchers 70 miles to the north.Still, the total solar eclipse was the closest to Linn County since one passed on a northeastward arc from Wichita through Kansas City on June 18, 1806, the same summer Lewis...[More]
McNabb attorney requests competency determination - Aug. 23, 2017
David McNabb appeared in court on Monday, Aug. 21, with his attorney, Edward Battitori, in front of 6th Judicial District Judge Mark Ward for the purpose of hearing multiple motions prior to the preliminary hearing, which is set for Sept. 5 and 6 in which McNabb is accused of two counts of murder in...[More]
Flood claims life of Pleasanton man - Aug. 23, 2017
The Linn County Sheriff’s Department received word from the Miami County Sheriff’s Department early Tuesday, Aug. 22, that Robert Dean Schoenhals, 56, of Pleasanton, was killed early Tuesday morning after his car drove through flood waters and was swept into deep rushing water in Miami County.A...[More]
Clifford Johnson 06-14-1929 to 08-14-2017 - Aug. 22, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 23, 2017Clifford Johnson, age 88, Drexel, Mo., passed away on Monday, Aug.14, 2017, at North Point in Paola, Kan.Funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory La Cygne Chapel. Burial was in the Goodrich Cemetery. The family...[More]
Anna Marie Smith 09-12-1943 to 08-13-2017 - Aug. 22, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 23, 2017Anna Marie Smith, age 73, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017.A private family funeral service was held. Interment was in the Prescott Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Linn County Care to Share. Online condolences for the family...[More]
Leonard “Paul†Lewis Jr. 10-11-1956 to 08-15-2017 - Aug. 22, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 23, 2017Leonard “Paul” Lewis, Jr., 60, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Aug. 15, 2017, at home after battling metastatic colon cancer. He was cremated. Memorial service was Aug. 19 at the First Baptist Church, Pleasanton. Private burial was to be at a later...[More]
USD 362 tax levy to decrease by 1 mill - Aug. 16, 2017
Prairie View Unified School District 362’s annual budget hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 following resolution action at Monday night’s monthly board of education meetingIn total, the current proposed district budget levy is slated to decrease by almost a mill from last year’s 47.636...[More]
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism hosts annual fishing derby - Aug. 16, 2017
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) held their annual fishing derby on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Linn County Fair and Rodeo. There were over 30 kids present at the event and in one hour’s time they caught over 100 fish. There were three age groups at the derby:...[More]
