Nancy Lynn Burton - Dec. 16, 2015
Nancy Lynn Burton, age 69, of Sugar Valley Lakes near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at St. Luke’s South in Overland Park, Kan. She was born on Feb. 4, 1946, at Paola, Kan., the daughter of George and Evelyn Seck Fort. She graduated from Paola High School....[More]
William Henry Lewis - Dec. 16, 2015
William Henry “Bill” Lewis, age 85 of Amsterdam, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Amsterdam. He was born Oct. 22, 1930, to Percy Wallis and Alice Loraine Russell Lewis in Merwin, Mo. Bill, one of ten children, grew up in and was a lifelong resident of Amsterdam. He attended...[More]
Joan L. Lowery - Dec. 16, 2015
Joan L. Lowery, age 80, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Prescott Country View. She was born on March 4, 1935, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Lester and Muriel Troope Lucieer. She married Benny Lowery on June 23, 1951, at Clarinda, Iowa. During her working...[More]
The Donald - Dec. 16, 2015
I have to admit I’m getting a kick out of Donald Trump’s military like move through the political establishment. By golly, I think people have had political establishment up to their noses and are sick of it.It’s about time someone has the gumption to step out of the lemming line and...[More]
Prairie View girls win Linn County Tournament - Dec. 16, 2015
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team competed in the Linn County tournament this past week in Pleasanton. The team went 2-1 and won the tournament. The Buffalos won because they held the head to head tie breaker over Drexel who was also 2-1. The Lady Buffs’ first game was against Drexel...[More]
Jayhawks package 15,000 meals for Kansans in need - Dec. 16, 2015
Showing dedication to their community, Jayhawk-Linn High School students gathered in the gymnasium last Wednesday to package 15,000 meals for Kansans in need. Spearheaded by the Jayhawk-Linn FFA chapter, local businesses, churches and residents helped sponsor the meals.A hub of activity filled the gym...[More]
Pedersen home opens for Christmas tour - Dec. 16, 2015
Linn County residents are invited to a Christmas home tour unlike any other this weekend at the former Sugar Valley nursing home facility. Owned by Frank and Barb Pedersen, the couple transformed the property into a residential home five years ago.The tour is scheduled to last from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 19....[More]
Shooting-range field day highlights hunter safety class - Dec. 16, 2015
Gunshots filled the morning air northwest of Parker last Wednesday.A casual listener might be pardoned in thinking deer hunters were trying to use all of their possible allotted six deer tags for Kansas Unit 11 [south of Interstate 35 and east of U.S. Highway 75] prior to Sunday’s end of the 12-day...[More]
County next generation 911-system approved - Dec. 16, 2015
Learning that the 911 system currently used by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department is soon reaching the end of its life – both with software and hardware, the commissioners were forced to make a non-budgeted $107,000 purchase.Linn County IT Coordinator Chris Martin reported to the commissioners...[More]
Legislators discuss school block grants, finance formula hearings at informal meeting - Dec. 16, 2015
A $61 million school-funding disparity. That was the “surprise” that convinced 12th District state senator Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, to cast her vote in favor of the two-year K-12 education block-grant funding system last March.Those were among the items discussed at an informal meeting of state...[More]
