Mound City wins 12U Twin Rivers softball tournament - Jul. 1, 2015
The Mound City 12U softball team competed in the Twin Rivers tournament at Garnett on June 27 - 28.The team did very well going 5-0 and winning the championship. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
La Cygne softball dominates 14U Twin Rivers tournament - Jul. 1, 2015
La Cygne has two 14U softball teams and both teams are pretty good. The girls showed this all season but especially at the 14U Twin Rivers softball tournament at Osawatomie on June 27. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
Black bear sighting in Southeast Kansas - Jul. 1, 2015
Recent reports of a bear sighting in southeast Kansas were verified by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks on June 25. KDWPT Mined Land Wildlife Area Manager David Jenkins noted that it was a young, adult black bear. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Bully Pulpit - South Carolina, my heart cries - Jun. 24, 2015
I, like the rest of the nation with some kind of media device, watched in horror as news accounts of the AME Church in Charleston, S. Carolina spilled out.I cried. Why would anyone attend a Bible study, where he was welcomed into God’s house for an hour, and then choose to pull out a gun and kill...[More]
Fourth of July events: - Jun. 24, 2015
Blue Mound:The parade starts at 11 a.m. on July 4, with events occurring throughout the day. A fireworks display will begin at dusk, following the royal court crowning.Pleasanton:A fireworks display will take place on July 4 at dusk at Stegge Lake. Linn Valley:On July 3, there will be a boat parade at...[More]
Prescott couple celebrates 77 years of marriage - Jun. 24, 2015
Prescott couple Earl, 103 years old, and Laurel White, 95 years old, will share their 77th wedding anniversary this Thursday, June 25. The couple married nearly eight decades ago in 1938. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
Cochran retires from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative - Jun. 24, 2015
Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative employees, family and friends gathered at First Baptist Church in Mound City last Friday to help Jerry Cochran celebrate his retirement after nearly 44 years of service with the co-op. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County...[More]
Larry R. Morris - Jun. 24, 2015
Larry R. Morris, age 57, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away June 18, 2015, at the Trinity Lutheran Nursing and Rehab.Funeral Service will be held Monday, June 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be held prior to service at 1 p.m. Burial...[More]
