Cammie Lee Hines ~ 06-19-1962 to 09-03-2023 - Sep. 12, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 13, 2023 Cammie Lee Hines, 61, of Parker, Kan., passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 3, 2023. Cammie was born in Salina, Kan., on June 19, 1962, the oldest of three daughters that blessed the marriage of Ron and Shirley Cole (Townsend). Cammie was raised in Brookville,...[More]
Helen Yvonne Bruce ~ 08-16-1930 to 09-07-2023 - Sep. 12, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 13, 2023 Helen Y. Bruce, 93, of Pflugerville, Texas, went to be with Her Lord on Sept. 7, 2023. Services for Helen will be held on Friday Sept. 15, at Faith Chapel Assembly of God Church, 15000 Newton, Overland Park, Kan. Visitation from 10-11 a.m.; service...[More]
Delbert Alan Cannon ~ 01-28-1958 to 09-09-2023 - Sep. 12, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 13, 2023 Delbert Alan Cannon, age 65, Prescott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. He was born on Jan. 28, 1958, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Norman and Karan Brown Cannon. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of...[More]
Wayne Barber Ellis ~ 06-20-1944 to 09-07-2023 - Sep. 11, 2023
Linn County News Published Sept. 13, 2023 Wayne Barber Ellis, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. He was born on June 20, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Mark and Leah Scott Ellis. He graduated from Pleasanton High...[More]
Mary Dolores Warta ~ 02-03-1929 to 09-08-2023 - Sep. 11, 2023
Mary Dolores Warta 02-03-1929 to 09-08-2023 Linn County News Published Sept. 13, 2023 Mary Dolores Warta, age 94, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sept. 8, 2023. She was born on Feb. 3, 1929, in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Vye and Essie Cannon Lewis. She worked for...[More]
Armed suicidal subject, shots fired - Sep. 11, 2023
On September 08, 2023, at 8:36 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received a call of a suicidal subject who was posting suicidal comments on Facebook. The subject was known to visit the Linn County area and friends and relatives believed that the subject may be in Linn County. On...[More]
Jays survive typical first game hiccups - Sep. 6, 2023
Pardon the cliche, but Pleasanton’s Three Rivers League opener at Uniontown Friday lived up to your stereotypical garden-variety ‘first football game of the season.’ For both sides. Bad snaps. Mental lapses. Penalties. Turnovers. In the end, the Blu-Jays turned two fourth-quarter...[More]
Prairie View football falls to Parsons to open the season - Sep. 6, 2023
The Prairie View football team hosted Parsons for their first game of the season on Sept. 1. The Buffalos played hard but turnovers really hurt the Buffalos and Prairie View lost their opener, 8-42. The game started with Parsons marching down the field as Jahmarion Washinton ran in a nine yard touchdown...[More]
County 2024 budget to stay revenue neutral - Sep. 6, 2023
Primary cuts are to SEKMHC, Tri-Ko Tyson comments on revenue neutral Linn County’s 2024 budget will remain revenue neutral. Following revenue neutral exceedance and budget hearings, Linn County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt next year’s county and special districts...[More]
2023 billing for farm-ins more than double the amount county used to pay annually - Sep. 6, 2023
On Sept. 1, Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend released the amounts billed to other agencies for holding inmates in August showing a total billed of $154,636.51 for the month. The billing breakdown that follows shows the amount billed for the month of August and then the total billed to that agency for...[More]
