Jeanne Eloise Stark - May. 18, 2016
Jeanne Eloise Stark, age 79, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House. The family suggests contributions to the Olathe Hospice House. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory,...[More]
Mildred Marie Russell 05-12-1923 to 05-14-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Mildred Marie Russell, 93, of Linn Valley, Kan., died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, after a long illness. Mildred was born May 12, 1923, in Winchester, Ky., to Richard H. and Mildred (Kahre) Spencer. She graduated from Evansville (Ind.) High School and went to work at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico,...[More]
Kelley Leroy Holmes 09-26-1943 to 05-14-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Kelley Leroy Holmes, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 26, 1943, in Prescott, Kan., the son of Walter Grant Holmes and Hazel D. Largent Holmes. Kelley worked most of his life in the farming industry. In his earlier...[More]
Connor Lynn Smith 08-08-1944 to 05-04-2016 - May. 18, 2016
Connor Lynn Smith passed away at his home in Farmington, Minn., on May 4, 2016, after a long illness. Connor was born August 8, 1944, on a farm in Linn County, Kan., to Richard Dwight and Faith Junia Kibble Smith. He attended the one-room Union School until the eighth grade when he moved...[More]
Jayhawk track wins TRL meet - May. 18, 2016
The Jayhawk track teams traveled to Oswego on May 12 to compete in the Three Rivers League meet. The Hawks did very well at the meet as both the boys and girls placed first at the meet. The boys scored 133 points and were followed by Oswego, 90, Pleasanton, 78, Marmaton Valley, 74, St. Paul, 47, Northeast,...[More]
Umphenour signs with Ungeheuer at NEO A&M - May. 18, 2016
Ty Umphenour, a graduating senior at Jayhawk-Linn High School, recently signed with the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M rodeo team currently being coached by Kolby Ungeheuer, a former JLHS graduate who has been head rodeo coach at NEO for the last eight years. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
Lady Buffs settle for second after losing Wellsville twinbill - May. 18, 2016
If only Prairie View had played their first 10 innings as they did their final three, maybe the Lady Buffs could have hoisted the Pioneer League softball championship trophy. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Chapter CV P.E.O. - May. 18, 2016
Chapter CV of P.E.O. met on Tuesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. The meeting was held at the home of Lyn Wagner. Fifteen members answered roll call. Business items to be presented at Kansas State Convention in Wichita on June 3–5 were discussed. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the...[More]
PES students recognized for hard work - May. 18, 2016
On the afternoon of Thursday, May 12, Pleasanton Elementary School Principal Ray Streeter took a bus load of students to Cookee’s for ice cream in recognition of their hard work over the course of the 2015-2016 school year. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Exchanging more than education - May. 18, 2016
Two exchange students came to Prairie View High School (PVHS) last fall and in one month they head back home, but it’s the in-between that matters most to both Corinne Schreinemacher and Lazar Markovic. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out...[More]