Congresswoman Jenkins visits Linn County constituents - Jul. 8, 2015
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins met with local residents at Pleasanton city hall as part of her Coffee with Your Congresswoman tour on July 1. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Georgia Jean Smith - 04-16-1936 - 07-01-2015 - Jul. 8, 2015
Georgia Jean Smith, 79, of Pleasanton, Kan. passed away at her home on July 1, 2015. She was born April 16, 1936, the daughter of Vincent and Ella (Francis) Barnett in Kansas City, Kan. She is survived by her husband, Delmer. Per her wishes, there will be cremation. Online condolences may be left at...[More]
Robert Eugene Edwards Sr. - 06-29-2015 - Jul. 8, 2015
Robert Eugene Edwards Sr., 69, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Monday, June 29, 2015.Funeral service was held Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Mound City Chapel. Burial was in the Brooklyn Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Barnes Jewish Hospital Transplant...[More]
Lillian Lorraine Vanderford - 12-26-1964 - 07-01-2015 - Jul. 8, 2015
Lillian Lorraine Vanderford, 50, resident of Prescott, Kan., died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 26, 1964, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of John M. and Elsie Louise Schaffer Spears. She married Willis Vanderford on Oct. 3, 1981, in LaHarpe, Kan. She enjoyed gardening and...[More]
Jacob William Gene Bradley - 01-06-1990 to 07-03-2015 - Jul. 8, 2015
Jacob William Gene Bradley, age 25, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1990, in Fort Scott, the son of Rudy and Lisa Bower Bradley. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 2008. He then attended Flint Hills Technical College in...[More]
Maurice Cox - 12-18-1919 - 07-02-2015 - Jul. 8, 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, Maurice married Frances Hall in Oskaloosa,...[More]
Willa Dean Kerns Creager - 08-21-1937 to 7-6-2015 - Jul. 8, 2015
The death of Willa Dean Kerns Creager, age 77, of Pleasanton, Kan., means the passing of a wonderful Irish mother. Willa was born at La Cygne, Kan., on Aug. 21, 1937, the younger of two daughters born to Jess and Bessie McGinnis Kerns. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1956....[More]
Bayley Hanna Spillman Memorial Ropin’ a big success - Jul. 8, 2015
The ninth annual Bayley Hanna Spillman Ropin’ competition was held on the weekend of June 20th 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]
Blu-Jays to hold Shoot-A-Thon for Noah Shooting System - Jul. 8, 2015
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team is raising money for a Noah Shooting System by holding a Blu-Jays Shoot-A-Thon. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
New cigarette tax dismays county retailers - Jul. 8, 2015
The clock nears 6 on a Wednesday evening.Wednesday, July 1.Two employees from competing cross-border convenience stores, both within two miles of the Kansas City Power and Light La Cygne station, chat at the checkout cubicle of Hale’s Mini Mart, Amsterdam, Mo. To see the full article, check...[More]
