Parker Mae Perkins ~ 08-25-2023 - Sep. 5, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 6, 2023 Parker Mae Perkins, infant daughter of Madisyn Layne Hall and Dakota Ray Perkins, passed Aug. 25, 2023. In addition to her parents, she is survived by maternal grandparents, Jamie Hall and Jerried Hall; maternal great-grandparents, Craig and Linda...[More]
Robert Zane Hayes ~ 06-26-1960 to 08-23-2023 - Sep. 5, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 6, 2023 Robert Zane Hayes, age 63 of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away at his home on Aug. 23, 2023. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Robert Hayes Memorial. ...[More]
Joan J. Cornett ~ 05-31-1935 to 09-01-2023 - Sep. 5, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 6, 2023 Joan J. Cornett, age 88, Parker, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was diagnosed on Oct. 31, 2007. She was born on May 31, 1935, in Linn County, Kan., the daughter of Floyd and Alta...[More]
David Leon Wilson ~ 06-27-1962 to 08-23-2023 - Aug. 30, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 6, 2023 David Leon Wilson, 61, of Lancaster, Kan., died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, of an apparent heart attack at the Amberwell Health Care Center, Atchison, Kan. A celebration of life service will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023,...[More]
Commissioners discuss budget cuts and revenue neutral rate - Aug. 30, 2023
During the regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 28, the commissioners discussed possible reductions to the budget in an effort to bring the county back to a revenue neutral state. County Clerk David Lamb initiated the conversation by stating he had not yet removed the $20,000 in the budget for the Health...[More]
La Cygne adopts 2024 city budget - Aug. 30, 2023
The city of La Cygne has set its 2024 city budget. The 4-0 vote, with Keith Stoker not present, followed revenue neutral exceedance and statutory budget hearings last Wednesday, Aug. 23. The city tax levy rate will decrease by 2.675 mills--from 2023’s 74.712 mills to 72.037--a result of La Cygne’s...[More]
Parker okays concrete intersection - Aug. 30, 2023
The city of Parker has approved a $25,000 expenditure to fix an ongoing intersection problem. At a special meeting Aug. 17, the council voted 4-0, with Kandice Higgins not present, to award Spencer Concrete, Paola, to lay eight inch deep concrete with flare out curbs in a 36-by-56 feet area at the intersection...[More]
Casida sentenced to 176 months in dual cases - Aug. 30, 2023
Bradley J. Casida appeared in Linn County District Court on Friday, Aug. 25 for sentencing in two cases, one of which was brought on by the filing of charges against his co-defendant, Kristie Green, who was recently sentenced to more than five years in her case. Case LN-2022-CR-000118 alleged breach...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 30, 2023
I have a dream. Monday was the day Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I have a Dream” speech in 1963 during what has become a historical day, the March on Washington. I was watching the news this morning and they were reporting on the lunatic 19-year-old kid that armed himself with...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, August 28, 2023 - Aug. 30, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, Aug. 28, and began their meeting with the approval of the minutes from last week’s meeting and followed that with the approval of claims in the amount of $458,519.35. Commissioners moved to reset the meeting originally set for Sept. 4, Labor Day, to...[More]