Linnville Night Out Against Crime - Oct. 8, 2014
The community of Linnville hosted their Night Out Against Crime event the evening of Oct. 4 at the Linnville schoolhouse.There were several community members present for the event that began with a potluck dinner. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News...[More]
Paul Martin Jr. - 04-15-1930 to 09-30-2014 - Oct. 8, 2014
Paul Martin Jr., 84, of Pleasanton, Kan., and formerly of Gardner, Kan., passed away Sept. 30, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center.Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan., 913-856-7111. Burial with Military Honors followed at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe, Kan....[More]
Glen Doyle Odaffer - 12-27-1970 to 09-20-2014 - Oct. 8, 2014
Glen Doyle Odaffer, 43, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., arrived in heaven on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, at Kansas City, Mo., following a motorcycle accident. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kan. Memorial contributions...[More]
Jayhawk volleyball hosts Dig Pink Night and Senior/Parent Night - Oct. 8, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn volleyball team had both their Dig Pink Night and Senior/Parent Night on Sept. 30 as they hosted Uniontown, Chetopa and Marmaton Valley in a quad. The Lady Hawks played only Chetopa and Uniontown, though, as they had already faced Marmaton Valley. It was a good night for the Lady Hawks...[More]
Pleasanton football falls to Waverly on Homecoming - Oct. 8, 2014
The Pleasanton football team hosted their homecoming game against Waverly on the evening of Oct. 3. The Blu-Jays played hard but Waverly was too much as the game ended at the beginning of the fourth quarter and Pleasanton fell, 62-12.The action started with 5:19 left in the first quarter as Dalton Foster...[More]
Trash compactor rules reminder - Oct. 8, 2014
Pleasanton Chief of Police Tanner Ogden reminded residents at the City Council meeting Monday evening that dumping trash outside of the trash compactor after business hours is still illegal. An out-of-town visitor sparked the reminder when trash was left after hours at the compactor gate earlier this...[More]
County looks to ramp up recycling program - Oct. 8, 2014
Following complaints that area recycling containers were full and had been for a while, Solid Waste Coordinator Joe Maloney reminded the County Commissioners that his truck had broken down leaving him without transportation to collect recycled materials for approximately three weeks.Monday, though, Maloney...[More]
Train hits high-centered trailer at crossing - Oct. 8, 2014
On Oct. 1, at 2:12 a.m., a train struck a combine header trailer and a portion of the truck hauling it at the railroad crossing on the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism access road, west of Trego Road. Responding Linn County Sheriff Deputy Chris Martin said that driver Ronald J....[More]
150th Commemoration of Mine Creek Battlefield Oct. 18 - Oct. 8, 2014
On Saturday, Oct. 18, the 150th Commemoration of the Battle of Mine Creek will take place at the Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors will be able to explore soldier encampments, watch 19th century skill demonstrations, participate in children’s activities...[More]
'Let’s Go Outside' a success - Oct. 1, 2014
Visitors seemed to thoroughly enjoy the “Let’s Go Outside” event at the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge last Saturday. Several families arrived when it began at 10 a.m. with a steady stream of visitors throughout the day.Parents and children had an opportunity to visit and...[More]
