Rex Paul Henry, Jr. ~ 11-29-1968 to 01-09-2024 - Jan. 16, 2024
Linn County News Published January 17, 2024 Rex Paul Henry Jr., age 55 of Choctaw, Okla., passed away Jan. 9, 2024, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He came into this world on Nov. 29, 1968, to Linda Claire Stewart and Rex Paul Henry Sr. in Parsons, Kan. Rex spent most of his childhood...[More]
Judy Lynne Miller ~ 03-03-1960 to 01-12-2024 - Jan. 16, 2024
Linn County News Published January 17, 2024 Judy Lynne Miller, age 63, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. She was born on March 3, 1960, in Billings, Mont., the daughter of Bill and Mona Hidalgo Miller. She graduated from Ruskin High School. She was a member of the Faith Chapel Assembly...[More]
Cecil Clyde Dingus ~ 02-17-1943 to 01-08-2024 - Jan. 12, 2024
Linn County News Published January 17, 2024 Cecil Clyde Dingus, age 80 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home on Jan. 8, 2024. Cecil was born the son of Chester and Ina E. McGregor Dingus at the family home in La Cygne, Kan., on Feb. 17, 1943. He lived in Linn County most...[More]
Carol Elaine Williams ~ 09-02-1940 to 01-10-2024 - Jan. 12, 2024
Linn County News Published January 17, 2024 Carol Elaine Williams, age 83, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. She was born on Sept. 2, 1940, in Tulsa, Okla. She graduated from Paola High School. Carol was united in marriage to Phil Williams. He...[More]
Commissioners give consensus to disband fire board - Jan. 10, 2024
District 3 Commissioner Jim Johnson asked for clarification of the purpose of the fire board. Linn County Rural Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Randy Hegwald explained how the board works and what its general purpose is. County Counselor Gary Thompson noted the purpose of an advisory...[More]
Committee member requests directives, guidance, from commissioners - Jan. 10, 2024
During the weekly meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Jan. 8, Mark Briggs with Citizens against Solar, and a member of the recently formed ad hoc committee to review the new zoning regulations in regards to commercial solar farms, spoke to commissioners requesting that they provide some...[More]
State to consider re-let of bridge bid - Jan. 10, 2024
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is considering re-letting bids for a railroad overpass bridge replacement northwest of La Cygne. So reported Shaun West, county public works administrator, at Monday’s Linn County Commission weekly meeting. West’s report followed Commission...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 10, 2024
Buying local, pros and cons Let me premise this conversation with – in case any of you didn’t know it, I’m a local business. So I come at this from the point that I’m in the mix with you, I support local but I’m sick of getting taken advantage of. My statement comes as...[More]
Pleasanton Library Board President receives award from Kansas Library System - Jan. 10, 2024
Pleasanton Library received a visit from the Southeast Kansas Library System. This visit from the System Consultant, April Hernandez, and the System Director, Sharon Moreland, was to present the SEKLS Trustee of Excellence Award to the Board President, Stephanie Brown. Over the course of the last year,...[More]
Prairie View wrestling honors Coach Vandeventer for 30 years at home triangular - Jan. 10, 2024
The Prairie View girls’ and boys’ wrestling teams hosted home duals against Blue Valley Southwest and Paola on the evening of Jan. 3. Prairie View also took this time to recognize and honor their head wrestling coach Walter Vandeventer for 30 years of coaching wrestling at Prairie...[More]
