Investigation nets Sugar Valley drug bust - Jul. 8, 2015
A month-long investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department netted the arrest of a Sugar Valley resident on several drug related charges. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Recent storm knocks out power to 14,000 Kansans - Jul. 8, 2015
Last Wednesday a severe thunderstorm caused an electricity outage that left 14,000 KCP&L customers temporarily without power. Damage from the storm in Linn County caused an additional outage the following day, July 2. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Local heroes keep us safe - Jul. 1, 2015
“Every hero has a story” continues as this year’s Summer Reading Program theme. We’ve had fun having our local heroes visit to share their stories. Ron Howard told the children about how his service dog, Autumn, allows him the freedom to extend his life beyond the bounds of his...[More]
Second Hand Rose re-opens under new ownership - Jul. 1, 2015
La Cygne business Second Hand Rose officially re-opened this month with new owners, Keith and Denise Stoker. The couple also opened a new shop next door to Second Hand Rose, known as the “And More Store.” To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News...[More]
Royals blood drive comes to Sacred Heart Church - Jul. 1, 2015
A Royals blood drive will take place next Wednesday, July 8, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church hall. The church is located at 719 Main Street in Mound City. Hosted by the Community Blood Center, all present donors will receive two free tickets to a 2015 Kansas City Royals game. To...[More]
Betty Lou Green - Jul. 1, 2015
Betty Lou Green, 86, passed away June 22, 2015. Funeral service was Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S. Woodlawn Blvd, Derby, Kan. Burial followed the service at Sunny Slope Cemetery, Blue Mound, Kan. She is preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Selma Howerton; husband,...[More]
Cleo Roselle Correll - 08-16-1949 to 06-28-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Cleo Roselle Correll, 65, of Centerville, Kan., died at 7:55 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the Arma Health and Rehabilitation in Arma, Kan. Mrs. Correll 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]
Mary Smith - 08-23-1920 to 06-24-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Mary Louise Smith, 94, of Baldwin City, Kan., formerly of Blue Mound, died at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at ComfortCare Homes in Baldwin City. Mary was born Aug. 23, 1920 in Montreal, Mo. to Edgar Harrison and Ruth Ellen (Clarke) Smith. Mary moved to Blue Mound as a child and graduated from...[More]
Wayne Jones - 11-30-1943 to 06-26-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Wayne Edward “Too Tall” Jones, 71, of Mound City, Kan. died unexpectedly Friday, June 26, 2015 at his home. Wayne was born Nov. 30, 1943 in Kansas City, Kan. to Daniel Rinehart and Margaret Bernice (Herren) Jones. He graduated from Mound City High School with the Class of 1961. “Too...[More]
Carol Durbin - 09-24-1947 to 06-20-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Carol Deanette Durbin, 67, of Fort Scott, died Saturday morning, June 20, 2015, at the Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born in La Cygne, Kan., Sept. 24, 1947, the daughter of Russell Stokes and Beatrice Imogene Willis Merriman. She married Ronald R. Durbin Oct. 9, 1965, in Fort Scott;...[More]
