Vannie “Van†H. Michael - 10-16-1938 to 08-17-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Vannie Hugh (Van) Michael was born Oct. 16, 1938, to parents, Oscar Arthur and Leta Barton Michael, in Sickles, Caddo County, Okla. He passed away in Seton Highland Lakes Hospital after a tragic accident at his home in Burnet (Silver Creek) on Aug. 17, 2015. His family lived in rural Colorado (near the...[More]
Elmer Henry Wayne - 03-18-1926 to 07-30-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Elmer Henry Wayne passed away July 30, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born March 18, 1926, in Mound City, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ina Cash Wayne and Ira Wayne; brothers, Walter Wayne, Harlan Wayne; and uncle, Sidney Wayne. He served his country proudly during World War II;...[More]
Delmer Herman “Fergy†Ferguson - 12-13-1916 to 08-23-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Delmer Herman “Fergy” Ferguson, 98, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at his home near La Cygne, Kan. He was born in Warsaw, Mo., Dec. 13, 1916. Delmer was the oldest of four children born to Clyde Ferguson and Mildred Cobb.He moved with his parents to Kansas City, Kan., in 1923 and graduated...[More]
Carol A. Boyer - 11-2-1927 to 08-21-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Carol A. Boyer, 87, Baldwin, Kan. passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. She was born Nov. 2, 1927, at Lake Geneva, Wis., the daughter of Paul and Mabel Stoughtenberg Alm.During her working career, she was employed as a bookkeeper in several different businesses. Carol was very active in the Lions Club,...[More]
Sherry Sue Conner - 04-02-1971 to 08-22-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Sherry Sue Conner, 44, Prescott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 at her home. She was born April 2, 1971, at Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of David and Peggy Ann Kieffer Walters. She attended grade school in Baldwin, Kan., and graduated from Olathe North High School.She married Bryan Conner...[More]
Hometown Heroes sports talk focuses on Title IX, female equality - Aug. 26, 2015
Girl athletes today may not recognize the strides made during the past 40 years.That assessment formed the crux of Laura Hartley’s “Run Like a Girl: Kansas Stories of Title IX” presentation Monday evening at the La Cygne Library’s Swan Room. To see the full article, check...[More]
2015 Eastern Kansas Pro Rodeo Series Winners - Aug. 26, 2015
The High Point winners were named in the 2015 Eastern Kansas Pro Rodeo Series following the completion of the Eureka, Kan. rodeo Aug 14-15. The series was a joint effort between the Linn County Fair Rodeo, Mound City, Kan., Aug 6-7 and the Eureka Pro Rodeo Association. The series is designed to raise...[More]
6th St. temporarily closes due to water leak - Aug. 26, 2015
On Tuesday evening, Aug. 18, the city of Pleasanton learned of a water line leak near 6th Street and Pine Street. City Administrator Erica Kern reported that water appeared to be “seeping out of the road.” To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News...[More]
County gains $900,000 in pipeline valuation revenue - Aug. 26, 2015
County Clerk David Lamb was the bearer of pleasant news for the commissioners Monday when they learned that the Enbridge pipeline valuation was going to add over eight mills to the county’s valuation. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
