William J. “Bill†Johnston 05-12-1930 to 11-15-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News Published Nov. 23, 2016 William J "Bill" Johnston, age 86, Paola, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at St. Luke's South. He was born at Drexel, Mo., on May 12, 1930, the son of Clifford and Mabel McMeins Johnston. He married Alladene...[More]
Louise Marguerette Burch 05-22-1926 to 11-11-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News rn Published Nov. 16, 2016 rn Louise Marguerette Burch passed away at her home in Pleasanton, Kan., on Nov. 11, 2016. Graveside funeral service will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Edgerton Cemetery, Edgerton, Kan. Visitation will be at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan.,...[More]
Lawrence Paul Ligman 05-07-1957 to 11-14-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News Published Nov. 16, 2016 Lawrence Paul “Larry” Ligman, 59, of Mound City, Kan., died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, after a battle with cancer. The family suggests contributions to Concern, Inc. in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, Kansas 66056. According...[More]
Francies Campbell 03-23-1928 to 11-10-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News Published Nov. 16, 2016 Francies Campbell, age 88, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Prescott Country View. She was born near Hepler, Kan., on March 23, 1928, the daughter of John and Mary Olive Wilcox Henderson. She graduated from Pleasanton High School. Francies...[More]
Danny Allen Monceret II 11-24-2015 to 11-03-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News Published Nov. 16, 2016 Danny Allen Monceret II passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., after an extended illness. Danny was born Nov. 24, 2015, the son of Geoffrey and Chelsea Ogden Monceret in Fort Scott, Kan. He was preceded in...[More]
Robert Dee “Rob†Hedges 02-23-1954 to 11-07-2016 - Nov. 15, 2016
Linn County News Published Nov. 16, 2016 Robert Dee “Rob” Hedges, 62, of Ottawa, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Ottawa University Fredrikson Chapel, 10th & Cedar. Family met...[More]
Senior Games competitor runs like Mercury - Nov. 9, 2016
Running is a sport that Linn County resident Oscar Gonzalez has had instilled in him since his childhood, and run like Mercury he does as he is working to compete in the 2017 National Senior Games, which will be held in Birmingham, Ala., June 2-15. Gonzalez, whose kids actually bought him a...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Election Day - Nov. 9, 2016
The polls have been open on the East Coast for two hours now. Beyond words, this nation has been mesmerized by the presidential election and the historic changes that will come about because of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Watching Fox News this morning, with broadcasters stationed in Wisconsin,...[More]
Linn County’s cross country top five - Nov. 9, 2016
Cross country season is now over and all three county schools saw big improvements from their runners throughout the season. Some had more success in meets than others but nearly all who stayed with the program improved in some way. Improvement is one of the things looked at when choosing Linn...[More]
Jayhawk football falls to Osage City in bi-district - Nov. 9, 2016
The Jayhawk football team competed in the bi-district round of the playoffs for the third consecutive season; however, this year they had a good chance to advance. The last two years the Hawks traveled to Colgan as the district runner-up, but this year they were district champs and were...[More]
