New La Cygne pastor: ‘on’ the call before ‘hearing’ the call - Aug. 17, 2016
Glen Duderstadt is right at home at a microphone. Years before heeding the call to the pulpit, the new La Cygne/New Lancaster United Methodist Church (UMC) pastor worked for Ottawa radio station KOFO and made calls of numerous sporting events, primarily at the high school level. To see the...[More]
Thunderbird cousins share final 4-H fair connection - Aug. 17, 2016
With the 2016 Linn County Fair but a memory, two cousins from Parker’s Thunderbird 4-H Club can now officially cross the threshold to adulthood together. The 4-H togetherness has marked Clayton Sharrow and Ethan Stahl for the past seven years. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
Write-in votes add 7 – maybe 8 – to November township ballots - Aug. 17, 2016
Will Van Vlack run against himself for Lincoln trustee? Among a new revelation discovered in last week’s final canvass of the Tuesday, Aug. 2, primary election is this. Mike Van Vlack, La Cygne, reigns as this year’s top write-in recipient. To see the full article, check...[More]
Fundraisers to be held for Baby Phoenix - Aug. 17, 2016
In an effort to help the family of the 3-month-old fighting shaken baby syndrome, people from both inside and outside of Linn County have set up fundraisers to help the mother with travel expenses, food and more. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Carl Dean Ward 09-04-1937 to 08-11-2016 - Aug. 16, 2016
Carl Dean Ward, 78, of Lawrence, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. He was born in Linn County, near Blue Mound, Kan., the son of Harry and Dorothy (McAdam) Ward. He graduated from Mound City High School, with the class of 1955. Carl began his printing career at age...[More]
Janet Morrisey 08-21-1954 to 08-13-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
Janet Morrisey, age 61, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at her home. She was born on Aug. 21, 1954, at Pleasanton, the daughter of Harley Perry and Helen May Kramer Johnson. She attended school in Pleasanton and graduated from Pleasanton High School. She married...[More]
Carol Lea Hoaglan 01-25-1941 to 08-13-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
Carol Lea Hoaglan, age 75, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Gardner, Kan., passed away in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 2016, at her home. Carol Lea was born Jan. 25, 1941, in Parker, Kan. She was the second of seven children born to Harold Eugene and Ruth (Bledsoe) McDougal Sr. As a child,...[More]
John W. Allcorn Jr. 10-23-1942 to 08-10-2016 - Aug. 15, 2016
John W. Allcorn Jr., 73, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Aug. 10, 2016, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home after a long illness. John was born Oct. 23, 1942, in Osawatomie, Kan., to John William and Norma Ruth (Murray) Allcorn Sr. After graduating from Osawatomie High School, John...[More]
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]
