Pleasanton basketball splits against Kansas City Christian - Dec. 6, 2023
The Pleasanton basketball team hosted their home opener against Kansas City Christian (KCC) on Dec. 1. The Jays split the varsity games with the girls falling in their game 20-29 and the boys winning big in their game, 78-44. The girls’ game started well as the Lady Jays took an 8-2 lead after...[More]
Jayhawk cagers split tight openers - Dec. 6, 2023
Sophomore Brea Dawson scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter, paving the way for Jayhawk Linn’s girls to claim a 43-38 season-opening win at Cass-Midway, Mo., Friday night. Despite a game-high 23 points from junior Braeden Nation, the ‘Hawk boys lost their opener to the...[More]
2023 All Linn County high school volleyball team - Dec. 6, 2023
The 2023 high school volleyball season has concluded and it’s time for the 2023 All Linn County high school volleyball team. This season both Jayhawk and Prairie View competed well in their respective leagues and sub state. The Lady Hawks won the Three Rivers League and made the semifinals at...[More]
Prairie View wrestling competes at Steve Leslie Invitational - Dec. 6, 2023
As is tradition the Prairie View wrestling team started their season at the Steve Leslie Invitational at Pleasant Hill, Mo. on Dec. 1-2. The Buffalos took 10 wrestlers to the tournament with three placing in the top five. Johnathan Miller, 113, placed ninth and scored three team points. Miller went...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Dec. 6, 2023
Woke colleges Yes, holy cow! The words I seem to utter more and more as days progress. What in tarnation are Ivy League schools such as Harvard, Yale, etc., etc. doing in continuing the provocation of anti-Semitism in these United States. News footage shows pro-Palestine groups gathered with their...[More]
Jolene Moriconi ~ 05-24-1936 to 11-30-2023 - Dec. 5, 2023
Linn County News Published December 6, 2023 Jolene Moriconi, 87, of Lawrence, Kan., formerly of Paola, Kan., and Frontenac, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at home surrounded by family. She was born May 24, 1936, in Frontenac, Kan., the daughter of Joe and Clara (Morey) Merando. Jolene...[More]
Perle David Patrick, Jr. ~ 05-07-1956 to 12-03-2023 - Dec. 5, 2023
Linn County News Published Dec. 6, 2023 Perle David Patrick Jr., age 67, Osawatomie, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Parker Cemetery....[More]
Commissioners approve resolution on one-year moratorium on commercial solar farms - Nov. 29, 2023
During the Nov. 27 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners, County Counselor Gary Thompson requested a 15-minute executive session for legal matters to review the resolution he had drafted, in response to and to set in place, the moratorium that was decided on by a 2-1 vote the week before. Following...[More]
USD 362 to seek more 4-day week info - Nov. 29, 2023
At the direction of its board of education, Unified School District 362 administration will be seeking information from school districts now utilizing a four-day school week. Hearing at the board’s regular monthly meeting Nov. 21 that most districts using the four-day week have 500 students or...[More]
