Lawrence Eugene Wunderly ~ 10-15-1944 to 12-08-2023 - Dec. 12, 2023
Linn County News Published Dec. 13, 2023 Lawrence Eugene Wunderly, age 79, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. He was born on Oct. 15, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Fred and Julia Brennan Wunderly. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. He then attended Pittsburg...[More]
Charles Andrew “Chuck” Stanley ~ 04-19-1937 to 12-06-2023 - Dec. 12, 2023
Linn County News Published December 13, 2023 Charles Andrew “Chuck” Stanley, age 86, of Centerville, Kan., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Chuck was born at home on April 19, 1937, in Garfield, Ark., the son of Byrdsell Andrew and Freda Alma (Reddick)...[More]
Commissioners set parameters for P and Z to work on Section 14 - Dec. 6, 2023
During the weekly meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 4, Rich Morrell and Charlene Sims with the Linn County Planning Commission each addressed the commissioners in regard to the moratorium and the request to create a committee to work on Section 14. Morrell and Sims made...[More]
Bond sale garners 5.03 percent rate - Dec. 6, 2023
Linn County Clerk David Lamb presented the commissioners with documents to be signed by the commission chair during their weekly meeting on Monday, Dec. 4, in regard to the bond sale last Wednesday to refinance a portion of the original bond for the jail project. Lamb noted the county had maintained...[More]
Burial permits reach conclusion, approval - Dec. 6, 2023
Linn County Public Works Director Shaun West noted he had reached out to the fiber installers south of the power plant in reference to questions the commissioners had concerning undone road work. West stated he learned the connection comes into the project from the west and moves across the county then...[More]
Pleasanton basketball splits against Kansas City Christian - Dec. 6, 2023
The Pleasanton basketball team hosted their home opener against Kansas City Christian (KCC) on Dec. 1. The Jays split the varsity games with the girls falling in their game 20-29 and the boys winning big in their game, 78-44. The girls’ game started well as the Lady Jays took an 8-2 lead after...[More]
Jayhawk cagers split tight openers - Dec. 6, 2023
Sophomore Brea Dawson scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter, paving the way for Jayhawk Linn’s girls to claim a 43-38 season-opening win at Cass-Midway, Mo., Friday night. Despite a game-high 23 points from junior Braeden Nation, the ‘Hawk boys lost their opener to the...[More]
2023 All Linn County high school volleyball team - Dec. 6, 2023
The 2023 high school volleyball season has concluded and it’s time for the 2023 All Linn County high school volleyball team. This season both Jayhawk and Prairie View competed well in their respective leagues and sub state. The Lady Hawks won the Three Rivers League and made the semifinals at...[More]
Prairie View wrestling competes at Steve Leslie Invitational - Dec. 6, 2023
As is tradition the Prairie View wrestling team started their season at the Steve Leslie Invitational at Pleasant Hill, Mo. on Dec. 1-2. The Buffalos took 10 wrestlers to the tournament with three placing in the top five. Johnathan Miller, 113, placed ninth and scored three team points. Miller went...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 6, 2023
Woke colleges Yes, holy cow! The words I seem to utter more and more as days progress. What in tarnation are Ivy League schools such as Harvard, Yale, etc., etc. doing in continuing the provocation of anti-Semitism in these United States. News footage shows pro-Palestine groups gathered with their...[More]
