Sandness to intern at Linn County News - Jun. 15, 2016
Wyatt Sandness is joining the Linn County News staff as an intern for the summer months before he heads off to college in the fall. Sandness is a 2016 graduate of Jayhawk-Linn High School and plans to attend Kansas State University in the fall seeking a degree in Ag Communications. To see the...[More]
Vintage adventures - Jun. 15, 2016
Janet Jackson, Sherri Berrens and Vicky Lovett have discovered they have something more than friendship in common. A love for all things vintage has pulled the three ladies into business together at a delightful shop located in Janet’s barn on her property on Paine Road just outside of Mound City. To...[More]
Secrest excels at Kansas State Trapshooting Championship - Jun. 15, 2016
The Pleasanton high school trap shooting team traveled to Wichita this past weekend to compete in the Kansas State Trapshooting Championship. The team did very well in the singles championship. Hunter Secrest scored a 195 while Lucas Keeler scored a 173. Caleb Secrest scored a 156 while Coltin...[More]
Jeane Baker - Jun. 15, 2016
Jeane Baker, 85, of Pleasanton and Mound City, Kan., died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the Residencies of Pleasanton. Funeral services 11 a.m., Saturday, June 18, at the Mound City United Methodist Church. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Second visitation from 2–3 p.m., Saturday, at the...[More]
Steven Douglas Parker - Jun. 15, 2016
Steven Douglas Parker, age 61, Prescott, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at his home. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Orlando - Jun. 15, 2016
I was eating breakfast last Sunday after attending a relative’s wedding, unfortunately watching the latest news broadcast detailing the mass killing that occurred in Orlando Saturday night at a popular gay bar. It originally reported 20 had died; the next report jumped to 50, including the gunman....[More]
2016 All County baseball team - Jun. 15, 2016
Both Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn baseball had success this past season while both teams had some great players. Jayhawk again won the Three Rivers League but fell short in Regionals to a very good Wellsville team. The Buffalos lost by one run in their first Regional game to Bishop Ward...[More]
2016 All County softball team - Jun. 15, 2016
Both county softball teams had good seasons this year. Prairie View made the State tournament for the third consecutive year while Jayhawk won the Three Rivers League and had a 19-3 season. Naturally, since both teams were good there were a many good players on each team. This made selecting the All...[More]
Pleasanton East Lake catfish tournament raises $657 for the Linn County Children’s Coalition - Jun. 8, 2016
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Catherine Maxine Maris 12-03-1928 to 06-01-2016 - Jun. 8, 2016
Catherine Maxine Maris, 87, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Butler, Mo. Born Dec. 3, 1928, in Paola, Kan., and raised in Jingo, Kan., she was a daughter of the late Harold Eugene Mendenhall and Ruby Francis Driskell-Mendenhall. Maris graduated...[More]
