Which way do you step? - Nov. 24, 2015
Recent discussions in media, among friends and elsewhere center on which way the United States should go concerning whether to allow Syrian immigrants into our country.Photos and news footage of drowned babies and crying mothers rip your heart out. There is no doubt that Muslim extremists have ripped...[More]
Photo contest winners announced - Nov. 24, 2015
Several photographers took advantage of the opportunity to show off their photography skills and entered the holiday Linn County News photo contest.Originally, we had planned to do a special section that featured the winner on the front page. Due to idea changes on how we handled the edition, photos...[More]
Inman tours KU Med through Women in Health Care program - Nov. 24, 2015
The KU Medical Center Area Health Education Center created a program exclusively for female high school students in Kansas called Women in Health Care: The Next Generation. Through the program, KU encourages women to become health care leaders across the globe.Local student Chandler Inman, a senior at...[More]
Students compete in Hubbard Math competition - Nov. 24, 2015
On Nov. 18, visitors to the Osawatomie High School gym could hear the “clink” of a pin drop when students competed in the Hubbard Math event.Over 100 students rivaled for the honor of first, second or third place in the competition. Thirty-seven students from Prairie View and Jayhawk school...[More]
William Raymond “Bill†Warren - 09-18-1935 to 11-20-2015 - Nov. 24, 2015
William Raymond “Bill” Warren, age 80, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The Reverend Oliver W. Hawk will conduct a memorial service 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Interment will be in the Benjamin Cemetery,...[More]
Aspyn Lee Tynes - 10-19-2015 to 11-21-2015 - Nov. 24, 2015
Aspyn Lee Tynes passed away on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born on Oct. 19, 2015, the daughter of Richard and Kelcie Thomas Tynes.She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmother Evalyn Stites; paternal great-grandfather Lee Woodrow; paternal...[More]
Linn County’s top five cross country runners - Nov. 24, 2015
Cross country season has concluded and all the kids from the county’s three high schools competed well this year. However, some runners really stood out. I have chosen the top five, in my opinion, high school cross country runners in Linn County. The runners were chosen by time, placing and my...[More]
Ware, Dent and Pope headline the All County volleyball team - Nov. 24, 2015
The 2015 volleyball season is over and all the girls of all three county schools played hard, but some girls stood out with their exceptional performances this season. The All-County volleyball team was selected by two criteria; the eye test from me seeing the girls playing multiple times and stats....[More]
La Cygne hears updates on city water project - Nov. 24, 2015
Proposed water distribution system improvements for Phases I and II, including new water lines, of La Cygne’s estimated $6.172 million upcoming water project were presented to the city council at last Wednesday’s regular meeting.Brian Kingsley, professional architect for BG Consultants, Inc.,...[More]
Architect move, floodplain question set back La Cygne sidewalk timeline - Nov. 24, 2015
Determining the need for a floodplain fill permit acquisition is among the changes to the timeline for La Cygne’s $385,000 East Market Street sidewalk improvement project.Brian Kingsley, professional architect for BG Consultants, Inc., said milestone date changes anywhere from 51 to 63 days later...[More]
