Bully Pulpit: Lies - Aug. 17, 2016
Holy cow! That is all I can say – eventually lies catch up and settle where they need to, and that is the case for Hillary Clinton and her email scandal. What makes me shake my head is how many blind people we have in these United States who don’t care that she lied under oath – not...[More]
Linn County Fair hosts annual pedal pull - Aug. 17, 2016
The Farm Bureau-sponsored pedal pull was held at the Linn County Fair on the evening of Friday, Aug. 12. Kids from the ages of 4-12 competed in the event, and the top-three placers from each age group will advance to the State Fair pedal pull in Hutchinson. To see the full article, check out this week's...[More]
USD 362 to see 10 new teachers - Aug. 17, 2016
Unified School District 362 students will see 10 new licensed teachers as they begin classes this week. Joe Cullor begins his first full year of teaching, though he filled in as Prairie View High social science instructor during the final two months of the previous term. To see the full...[More]
Air Force pilot speaks to Linn County Republican group - Aug. 17, 2016
The Linn County Republican Central Committee held their annual picnic Monday evening, Aug. 15, at Bunker Hill Community Center in Mound City. Chairman Ruth McGrew introduced the speaker as U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Miller from Sheridan, Wyo. He is a Wyoming state committeeman running...[More]
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]
