Grass fires scorch county, keep departments busy - Feb. 24, 2016
Grass and brush blazes kept Linn County volunteer firefighters abnormally busy last week. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
BREAKING NEWS - Feb. 18, 2016
The fire that began near 900 and 1077 has now reached 1250. Roads near Centerville have been reported to be closed or impassable....[More]
Prairie View teams look to hold Frontier League positions Friday - Feb. 17, 2016
Prairie View’s girls hope to maintain their Pioneer League lead Friday at Garnett. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
Robert Larry Boehm 09-28-1938 to 01-08-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Robert Larry Boehm, age 77, of Butler, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at his home in Butler. He was born Sept. 28, 1938, to Howard Isaac and Mamie Florene Howell in Kansas City, Kan. Larry, one of two children, grew up in Stanley, Kan., where he graduated from high school in 1956. On Aug. 29, 1958,...[More]
Louis Howard Feldman 04-11-1924 to 02-15-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Louis Howard Feldman, age 91, died Feb. 15, 2016, at Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg, Kan. Louis was born April 11, 1924, the son of August and Nellie May Bible Feldman on their Osage Township farm, south of Fontana, Kan., in Miami County. He attended several one-room country schools and graduated...[More]
Sharon K. Peppinger 03-15-1948 to 02-13-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Sharon K. Peppinger, 67, of Rich Hill, Mo., passed away Feb. 13, 2016, at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo. Sharon Kay McCoy Peppinger was born March 15, 1948 in Toppenish, Wash., to Charles and Minnie (Noah) McCoy. She worked for Chef Ready for many years and sold Avon. Sharon attended...[More]
Pleasanton basketball falls to Uniontown on Alumni Night - Feb. 17, 2016
The Pleasanton basketball teams hosted Uniontown on Feb. 12. The Blu-Jays celebrated Alumni Night, but both the boys and girls fell to the Eagles. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
Smith retires from Sheriff’s Office - Feb. 17, 2016
Working for the third sheriff in 19 years of employment with the Linn County Sheriff’s Department, Office Manager Pam Smith called it quits and retired Friday, Feb. 12. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Jayhawk wrestling hosts dual on Senior Night - Feb. 17, 2016
The Jayhawk wrestling team hosted their home dual on Feb. 11. The team also honored their senior wrestlers Kevin Herbstritt and Brett Nation. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here....[More]
Kansas Honors Program awards local students - Feb. 17, 2016
The Kansas Honors banquet was held at Jayhawk-Linn on the evening of Feb. 10. The Kansas Honors program is associated with Kansas University and students selected for the banquet are chosen for their academic success. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or...[More]