Dorothy Violet Waldmer - 04-27-1927 to 07-09-2015 - Jul. 15, 2015
Dorothy Violet Waldmer, 88, formerly of Mound City, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo. Dorothy was born April 27, 1927 in rural Mound City to Howard O. and Minnie P. (Hollis) Croan. She was the oldest of three children.Dorothy graduated from Mound City...[More]
Maurice Cox - 12-18-1919 to 07-02-2015 - Jul. 15, 2015
Maurice Cox, 95, of Mound City, Kan., passed away July 2, 2015, at St. Luke’s South Hospital. Maurice was born Dec. 18, 1919, at Fort Scott, Kan., to Colyer Eugene and Ethel Mae (Kennison) Cox.Maurice graduated from Mound City High School. On Oct. 13, 1939, he married Frances Hall in Oskaloosa,...[More]
Cleo Roselle Gorrell - 08-16-1949 to 06-28-2015 - Jul. 15, 2015
Cleo Roselle Gorrell, 65, of Centerville, Kan., died at 7:55 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the Arma Health and Rehabilitation in Arma, Kan. Mrs. Gorrell was born Aug. 16, 1949, at Girard, Kan., the daughter of Augustine and Cleo Gilbert Mengarelli. Roselle was a school teacher and homemaker who had...[More]
Two Linn County residents compete in the International Finals Youth Rodeo - Jul. 15, 2015
Connor Gentry of Pleasanton and Logan Miller of Centerville competed in the 23rd annual International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) held on July 5 – July 10 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition center in Shawnee, Okla. The IFYR is the richest youth rodeo where the contestants compete for cash and championship...[More]
Coach pitch strikeout rule should be changed - Jul. 15, 2015
I went to coach pitch tournaments this past weekend in Colony and Moran. Pleasanton and Blue Mound coach pitch teams were competing at each location. The boys were in Colony and the girls were in Moran. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out...[More]
Parker Council approves beer garden at music festival - Jul. 15, 2015
A beer garden will be a part of the Aug. 29 bike and music festival in action approved last Thursday evening by the Parker city council.On a vote of 3-1, with Councilman Jerry Summers absent, the council okayed a request by the Heritage Park board to operate the beer garden. To see the full article, check...[More]
Linn Valley sewer update - Jul. 15, 2015
The Linn Valley City Council heard an update on the sewer project at the regular monthly meeting July 13.The council approved the most recent invoice for Trinity for work that has been done in the last month in the amount of $66,456.66. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of...[More]
Weather alerts to begin again - Jul. 15, 2015
If you signed up for Linn County’s weather alert program, IRIS, and have not been receiving weather updates, don’t feel alone as no one who signed up for IRIS has been receiving alerts since NE Regional Homeland Security Council rebid the service and IRIS lost. To see the full article, check...[More]
Linn County Conservation Technician Rod Bollinger retires - Jul. 8, 2015
Last Thursday, Conservation Technician Rod Bollinger celebrated his retirement after 41 years of working in the Linn County Conservation District. Bollinger entered the district July 16, 1974. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
