Kurt Eugene Kluge - 03-03-1942 to 05-16-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Kurt Eugene Kluge, of Mound City, Kan., went to the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2015 – he was 73. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on March 3, 1942. Kurt served our country in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Cold War, serving at Bunker Hill AFB and overseas on the island of Guam. He...[More]
Michael Wayne-William Cox - 10-04-2001 to 05-16-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Michael Wayne-William Cox, 13, died as the result of a canoe accident on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born at Fort Scott, Kan., Oct. 4, 2001, the son of Wesley and Patricia Jackson Cox.He had just finished seventh grade in the Pleasanton Junior High School. He enjoyed playing video games, riding his...[More]
John Carl Johnson - 10-29-1924 to 05-15-2015 - May. 20, 2015
John Carl Johnson, 90, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, May 15, 2015, at Prescott Country View. He was born at Linnville, Kan., Oct. 29, 1924, the son of Harley Otis and Pearl May Shaffer Johnson.He attended school at Linnville and Mound City. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II.John married Joanna...[More]
Matthew “Matt†James (Ulrich) Yarick - May. 20, 2015
Matthew “Matt” James (Ulrich) Yarick, 23, Hume, Mo., passed away May 16, 2015.Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Hume Christian Church. Contributions are suggested to Pioneer Bible Translator, c/o Marsha Casey, 11004 SW CR 10508, Hume, Mo. 64752. Online...[More]
Shirley Pieratt-Ellis - 11-09-1931 to 05-13-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Shirley Pieratt-Ellis passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Joplin, Mo. She was born Nov. 9, 1931, near Casey, Iowa, to John and Ruby Wilkerson. The family then moved to the Pleasanton, Kan., area where Shirley grew up before moving to Kansas City. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1949.She...[More]
Diana Otto retires after 38 years with local Farm Service Agency - May. 20, 2015
This year, long-time Program Technician Diana Otto will retire from the Linn County Farm Service Agency in Mound City. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Local student awarded $1,500 America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarship - May. 20, 2015
PLEASANTON, Kan. – Pleasanton High School student Justice Dent has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, a new program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Dent, of Pleasanton, will study biology and entomology at Kansas State University to increase his knowledge...[More]
Summertime activities aplenty in La Cygne - May. 20, 2015
Are you trying to plan a fun-filled summer for your family? Here is a just a portion of the different summer activities planned in the La Cygne greater area. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Local boy dies in canoeing accident - May. 20, 2015
A 13-year-old boy from Pleasanton, Kan., died in a tragic canoeing accident on the Elk River, three miles west of Pineville, Mo., Saturday, May 16. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Jayhawk baseball sweeps Prairie View - May. 13, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn baseball team hosted Prairie View on May 7. The Buffalos came in on only their second win of the season after splitting with Osawatomie. However, the Hawks swept the Buffalos despite losing their last three games to Labette County and Galena. Jayhawk won the first game 8-3 and then earned...[More]
