Parker to use pipeline windfall for streets - Jan. 20, 2016
The Parker city council last Thursday approved Mayor Wayne Burk’s proposal to use a county pipeline windfall to improve streets. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online version here. ...[More]
Snowhill Rock CUP continued again - Jan. 20, 2016
Continuing from his first attempt to receive a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Kevin Luetjen of Luetjen Ventures, Inc., met with the Linn County Planning and Zoning Board last Tuesday evening in an attempt to gain a CUP for a Snowhill Rock expansion. His second attempt was again met with the board asking...[More]
Pleasanton Mid Season Tournament Postponed - Jan. 19, 2016
Pleasanton Mid Season Tournament Postponed due to worsening travel conditions. All games scheduled for this evening will be played on Thursday, Jan. 21. The games scheduled for Jan. 21 will be played on Jan. 22 and the tournament will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 23. For more information on the...[More]
PV basketball drops games to Frontenac and Girard - Jan. 13, 2016
The Prairie View basketball team hosted Frontenac Jan. 5 in a non-league contest. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams were evenly matched with the Raiders but both teams endured heartbreaking losses. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out...[More]
Arthur Dean Inscore Sr. - Jan. 13, 2016
Arthur Dean Inscore Sr., “Slim,” 78, of Mound City, Kan., died at home Dec. 31, 2015. Arthur is survived by two daughters, Linda Inscore and Brenda Jackson; two sons, Arthur Dean Inscore Jr. and Sammy (Eileen) Inscore; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He leaves behind...[More]
Lottery craziness - Jan. 13, 2016
$2 – it’ll buy you a coke, a couple of donuts, two Linn County News newspapers, and many more items, including a Powerball Lottery ticket.On the line on Wednesday, $1.5 billion for some lucky ticket-holder. Want it in cash, and that equates to $930 million cash value.A chunk of change for...[More]
Harry Elwood Purdy 05-28-1922 to 01-10-2016 - Jan. 13, 2016
Harry Elwood Purdy, 93, of Foster, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at his home. He was born May 28, 1922, to Harry Eldrin and Edna Ferguson Purdy near Trading Post, Kan.Harry, one of two children, grew up near Trading Post, Kan., where he attended grade school. He attended Pleasanton High School in...[More]
Harold “Hal†Allen Bradley - Jan. 13, 2016
Harold “Hal” Allen Bradley, 81, Prescott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at his home.Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at the Prescott United Methodist Church.The family suggests contributions to the Prescott Children’s Center c/o Prescott United...[More]
Kim Marie Gade 03-04-1960 to 01-08-2016 - Jan. 13, 2016
Kim Marie Gade, 55, of Blue Mound, Kan. died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at her home following a brief illness.A memorial service for Kim will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. The family suggests contributions to Newfoundland Rescue. Donations...[More]
Leslie Earl Richardson 10-13-1933 to 12-13-2015 - Jan. 13, 2016
Leslie Earl Richardson, 82, of Meriden, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at the Hospice House in Topeka, Kan. He was born Oct. 13, 1933, at Farlinville, Kan., the son of Eugene Leslie and Eula Peery Richardson.He graduated from Parker High School and then attended...[More]
