Traditional demo derby is held Saturday at the fairgrounds - Aug. 10, 2016
The traditional demo derby was held at the fairgrounds on Aug. 6 and was better attended by both fans and drivers than the team derby on Aug. 5. One reason for this is that the Linn County Fair and Rodeo Queen was crowned. This year’s candidates were Taylor McAtee of La Cygne and Kassidy...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Water park tragedy among a week of former student news ties - Aug. 10, 2016
“Teachers touch the future now.” That adage, first heard uttered by the late Jackie Engel at a workshop for new yearbook advisers 37 summers ago, rings true. Those five words spoken by Engel, a renowned McPherson High journalism education pioneer, came to mind as my own long-ago Barton...[More]
Linn County Fair hosts first team derby - Aug. 10, 2016
The Linn County Fair started this year with a crunch as the fair hosted its first team derby competition on Aug. 5. Being new, the event did not have many teams but the hard hits delivered certainly made up for that. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Consumer alert - Aug. 10, 2016
Data breach may affect members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. TOPEKA – Ken Selzer, CPA, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, is encouraging members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to safeguard their financial and health information following a data breach that accessed...[More]
Volunteers boost fairground preparations - Aug. 10, 2016
Kansas statute requires that each of the state’s 105 counties fund a 4-H building, prize money for 4-H premiums awards and funds for fairgrounds upkeep to support their county fairs. What typically sets Linn County apart as traditionally one of the State Fair Association’s top five...[More]
Final primary canvass sets general election slate - Aug. 10, 2016
Other than counting in another 58 provisional ballots, Linn County Commission canvassing Monday afternoon of the Aug. 2 primary election brought no changes. Voting from Bourbon County for the Republican nomination for 4th District State House of Representatives, though, presented a...[More]
Olathe Bomb Squad called to local farm - Aug. 10, 2016
One never knows what you’ll run into when cleaning up a loved one’s property and that happened to Frank and Betty Walker when they began cleaning her brother Leroy Artman’s property on 500 Rd. off of Read Rd. Artman used to own a quarry on Read Rd. and hauled rock to customers. To...[More]
Charges filed and warrant issued in shaken baby case - Aug. 10, 2016
On Aug. 3 charges were filed against Daniel Sumter of Mound City following the investigation of a child abuse case reported to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office by Children’s Mercy Hospital on July 23. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Jean Marie Roy 11-26-1942 to 08-05-2016 - Aug. 8, 2016
Jean Marie Roy, age 73, of Parker, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. Jean was born Nov. 26, 1942, in Parsons, Kan. She was the second of five children born to Zephry Alfred and Lometa Maxine (Ogden) Cannon. Jean grew up in Parsons where she attended...[More]
Maxine Frear 12-02-1917 to 08-06-2016 - Aug. 8, 2016
Maxine Frear, age 98, of Centerville, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Overland Park, Kan. She was born Dec. 2, 1917, in Selma, Kan, the daughter of John and Isabel (Thompson) Huggins. Maxine graduated from Kincaid High School in 1935. Maxine married Wilbur J. Frear on March 28,...[More]
