USD 344 looking to fill board opening - Jul. 13, 2016
The Pleasanton USD 344 School Board discussed an open position on the board during their July 11 meeting. The position was left vacant after Rusty Reynolds resigned from the board after he moved outside the district. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Linn Valley looking at mill increase - Jul. 13, 2016
Learning that Linn Valley took little to no mill increase over the last two years, the La Cygne City Ccouncil was given three options of various amounts of mill increase to look at for their next meeting before the county’s budget deadline. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
1200 Rd. east of U.S. 69 to be closed Friday - Jul. 13, 2016
After talking about constructing a new bridge over the low water crossing north of East Lake on 1200 Rd., the county has road-closed barricades ready and traffic signs in place for Friday when a half mile of the road will be closed. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn...[More]
Arlene Kay (Sharp) Cathey 03-20-1953 to 07-07-2016 - Jul. 12, 2016
Arlene Kay (Sharp) Cathey, of Mound City, Kan., joined her sons with God July 7, 2016. Arlene was born March 20, 1953, in Clay Center, Kan., the daughter of Dean and JoAnn (Hannan) Sharp. Her family moved to Topeka where she attended Topeka Public Schools. She graduated from Highland Park High School...[More]
Shirley Anne (New) Akers 10-03-1940 to 07-08-2016 - Jul. 12, 2016
Shirley Akers, 75, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away peacefully at her home on July 8, 2016. Shirley was born October 3, 1940, in Blue Mound, Kan., as one of five children to George and Nancy New. After high school she married her sweetheart Richard Akers on July 21, 1958. Shirley worked as an...[More]
Elva Edward Holden - Jul. 12, 2016
Elva Edward Holden, age 89, Amsterdam, Mo., died as the result of an accident Sunday, July 3, 2016. Graveside funeral service with military honors was held Thursday, July 7, 2016, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Disabled American Veterans in care...[More]
Tom R. Van Sickle 06-22-1937 to 07-03-2016 - Jul. 12, 2016
Tom R. Van Sickle, age 79, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, at the Nottingham Health and Rehabilitation Center in Olathe, Kan. Tom was born June 22, 1937, in Vernon County, Mo., the son of Vincent and Welcome Hinderliter Van Sickle. He was a graduate of Fulton High School. He was one of four 4-H delegates...[More]
Pleasanton t-ball places fourth in Three Rivers League tournament - Jul. 6, 2016
The Pleasanton girls’ t-ball team participated in the Three Rivers League t-ball tournament at Uniontown on July 1 and July 2. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
Party at the Park - Jul. 6, 2016
Our Summer Reading Program is almost over, and each week has been so much fun! Our last scheduled event will be an activity at Dunlap Park on Wednesday, July 13, at 1 p.m. It will likely be a warm day, so please remember to dress cool. We'll have bottled water to stay hydrated as the kids play a...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Fourth of July - Jul. 6, 2016
Fireworks stands, watermelon in grocery stores by the ton and the sound of Black Cats exploding by the gross are easy reminders that our country’s Independence Day was July 4. This year was no different: families take time to get together, communities rally to pull people in for parades,...[More]
