Ormonde Beltz - 08-30-1923 to 10-25-2014 - Oct. 29, 2014
Ormonde Richard Frank Beltz, 91, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 25, 2014 at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 30, 1923 in Newman Grove, Neb., the son of August and Cordula Willamine (Pose) Beltz. He was the second of six children, and a life-long member of the...[More]
Linda Ann Smith 06-03-1946 to 10-23-2014 - Oct. 29, 2014
Linda Ann Smith, 68, of Bryan, Texas, formerly of Spring Hill, Kan., and Linn and Miami Counties died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 in Houston, Texas.Linda was born June 3, 1946 in Sutherland, Neb., the third child of four to Louis Claudie and Evelyn Eileen (Glendenning) Jackson.When Linda was six years old,...[More]
Tingler headed to State for Jayhawk cross country - Oct. 29, 2014
Two seconds.The length of time needed to read those two words prevented Jayhawk-Linn sophomore Alanna Barrett from qualifying for Friday’s state 3-A cross country meet at Lawrence. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition...[More]
Hensley makes State as Pleasanton hosts 1A and 2A cross country Regionals - Oct. 29, 2014
The Pleasanton cross country hosted a 1A and 2A Regional on Oct. 25 at Sugar Valley. The Blu-Jays were the only county team at the event competing in the 1A competition. The Blu-Jays have had a good year and will be sending a runner to the State Cross Country meet on Nov. 1 at Wamego Country Club in...[More]
Fatality accident claims 1 south of Centerville - Oct. 29, 2014
A fatality occurred on County Rd. 1077, approximately 3.5 miles south of Centerville last Saturday, Oct. 25. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, around 1:43 p.m., a 2007 Ford Escape driven by Charlene J. Conner, 64, of Blue Mound, was northbound on 1077 Rd. when the accident occurred.The...[More]
County warns Tanglewood Lakes on open sewage waste - Oct. 29, 2014
After receiving complaints from employees of the Linn County Landfill transfer station concerning 5-gallon buckets of human waste being deposited in dumpsters coming from Tanglewood Lakes, the county said “enough.”County Commissioners looked at pictures of human waste that was spilled on...[More]
Prescott Country View ends hospital district expansion plans - Oct. 29, 2014
After several countywide community meetings and other meetings with the County Commissioners, Prescott Country View Nursing Home Administrator Neil Ostlie told the commissioners the nursing home was ending their quest for expansion of the hospital district.Ostlie told the commissioners, “We’re...[More]
NOTICE! - Oct. 23, 2014
Notice! Senator Bob Dole will be in Linn County Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 5 - 6 p.m. at the Linn county Fairgrounds 4-H Building. This is Sen. Dole's final trip to Kansas this year and the public is welcome to attend.Sen. Dole said, "I look forward to being back in Kansas this week and wrapping up my thank-you...[More]
Election mid-terms pull candidates to Republican picnic - Oct. 22, 2014
With mid-term 2014 elections only a couple weeks away, candidates for state and national offices took the opportunity to try to persuade a few more voters to either get out and vote or vote their direction last Monday night.Following a wonderful supper cooked by Shayna Lamb and crew, Linn County Central...[More]
Pleasanton High School students win at FSCC Math Contest - Oct. 22, 2014
Fort Scott Community College hosted a math contest for high school students on Oct. 16. Fourteen high schools attended, including Appleton City, Drexel R-IV, Ballard R-II (Butler), Christian Learning Center, Osawatomie, Uniontown, Covenant Academy, Fort Scott Christian Heights, Pleasanton, Louisburg,...[More]
