Charles A. Smith - 01-31-1927 to 05-23-2015 - May. 27, 2015
Charles A. Smith, age 88, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Prescott Country View. He was born at Mound City, Kan., on Jan. 31, 1927, the son of Ralph and Lucy Dingus Smith. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and furthered his education at Pittsburg State University...[More]
Hubert A. Taylor Jr. - 06-05-1938 to 05-21-2015 - May. 27, 2015
Hubert A. “Harvey” Taylor Jr., age 76, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away in the home on Thursday, May 21, 2015. He was born at Harrisonville, Mo., the son of Hubert A. Taylor Sr. and Virginia Mae Plumb Taylor.He graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1956, after which he proudly served...[More]
Shirley Joan Johnson - May. 27, 2015
Shirley Joan Johnson, age 76, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015.Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Cadmus Cemetery. Eastern Star service will be held 5:30 p.m. Friday at the La...[More]
Former Jayhawk graduate plans to volunteer in Nepal - May. 27, 2015
On Wednesday morning, May 27, Mound City native Natalie Black will board a plane headed to Mozambique, Africa. Her plane ride is the beginning of a long-term mission trip that will eventually place Black in the South Asian country of Nepal. To see the full article, check out this week's edition...[More]
Principal camps on school roof for rooftop challenge - May. 27, 2015
Jayhawk-Linn High School/Junior High Principal Jim Dillon recently paid off a unique “debt” to Mound City students by spending the night in a tent on top of the school. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
La Cygne Historical Society kicks off Hometown Teams exhibit - May. 27, 2015
The tribute to hometown teams and sporting history of the La Cygne greater area officially kicked off this past Sunday at the La Cygne Historical Society. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Wind damage, high water follow storm - May. 20, 2015
Saturday evening, May 16, the National Weather Service (NWS) listed Linn County in a tornado watch, along with multiple counties in a line of storms traveling through Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the...[More]
Osawatomie State Hospital no longer accepting committals - May. 20, 2015
During Monday’s County Commissioner meeting Sheriff Paul Filla shared his concerns over the fact that the county is no longer able to send committals to the Osawatomie mental health facility. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Jayhawk track hosts TRL meet - May. 20, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn track team hosted the Three Rivers League track meet May 14. The girls have won multiple meets this year and they won their league meet, as well, with 145 points. The Jayhawk girls were followed by St. Paul, 92, Northeast, 51, Pleasanton, 50, Uniontown, 43, Oswego, 36, Marmaton Valley,...[More]
Blu-Jay boys’ track finishes second, girls fourth at TRL meet - May. 20, 2015
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Jayhawk-Linn on May 14 to compete in the Three Rivers League track meet. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams did well at the meet as the boys placed second with 99 points and the girls were fourth with 50 points. To see the full article, check out...[More]
