Jayhawk volleyball falls to Wellsville to earn Sub-State runner up - Oct. 28, 2015
The Jayhawk volleyball team had a goal to make the State tournament this year, but that goal came up short as they fell to Wellsville in the championship match of the Sub-State tournament. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
Drug bust nets 2 arrests - Oct. 28, 2015
On Monday, Oct. 19, law enforcement officers from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Pleasanton Police Department and La Cygne Police Department conducted a joint county drug operation at 314 N. 3rd St., La Cygne. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Conservative vs Liberal - Oct. 21, 2015
Watching the Kansas City Royals get clobbered Monday night in Toronto, Canada was a bit disheartening, to say the least, but Canadian politics was at full swing that day as the populace hit the polls.And with their vote, Canada swung back to the liberal side. Foxnews.com reported, “According to...[More]
Getting ready for the holidays - Oct. 21, 2015
We have been enjoying some beautiful fall weather with so much color throughout Linn County and particularly through the streets of Pleasanton. The leaves have been beautiful and now they are falling like a soft rain, reminding us that the holidays are just around the corner. To see the...[More]
Home school co-op held monthly - Oct. 21, 2015
Many families in Linn County and surrounding counties have chosen to home-school their children for various reasons. In an effort to provide a broader education for their children and supply interaction with other home-school families, parents have formed a home school co-op that meets once a month at...[More]
Reider hosts Ivory Coast church family - Oct. 21, 2015
After 36 years of missionary work in the Ivory Coast, Africa, John and Grace Reider came home to Shalom Ministries in Linn County after Grace’s brother and sister-in-law were killed in a car wreck on U.S. Highway 69. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Terry Lee Burris - 12-12-1963 to10-13-2015 - Oct. 21, 2015
Terry Lee Burris, 51, of Mound City, Kan., died on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Terry was born in Jackson County, Mo., on Dec. 12, 1963, to Carl Edwin and Leota Vondell (Adams) Burris. He worked as a roofer. Terry was a man who enjoyed being outdoors. He enjoyed fishing,...[More]
Jack Vern Gregory - 11-26-1929 to 10-09-2015 - Oct. 21, 2015
Jack Vern Gregory, age 85 of Amsterdam, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Willow Lane Nursing Center in Butler. He was born Nov. 26, 1929, to Jesse and Ruby Summers Gregory in Amsterdam.Jack, one of 12 children, was a lifelong resident of Amsterdam where he attended school. On May 28, 1949, he was united...[More]
