BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 3, 2022
Election upon us As of this pulpit, Election Day begins in a few minutes. All the hoopla concerning candidates, constitutional amendments, etc. will become hindsight, memories, or congratulations for many. For me, it’s waiting to see what fellow Americans decide and a very positive feeling for...[More]
Total Effect Softball ready for action - Aug. 3, 2022
Linn County has a new competitive softball team, Total Effect Softball, which will be based out of Mound City. Jayhawk-Linn head softball coach Kris Holt started the team and will be the head coach of Total Effect. Holt had multiple reasons on why he wanted to start a competitive softball team in Linn...[More]
Patsy Lucille Smith ~ 06-15-1963 to 07-31-2022 - Aug. 2, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 3, 2022 Patsy Lucille Smith, age 59, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family Sunday, July 31, 2022. She was born on June 15, 1963, in Parsons, Kan., the daughter of George William (Bill) and Mary Jo (Jones) Spurgeon. She attended...[More]
Fred Ahlemann ~ 01-24-1938 to 07-29-2022 - Aug. 2, 2022
Linn County News Published August 3, 2022 Fred Ahlemann, age 84, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Friday, July 29, 2022. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Olathe, Kan. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Littell...[More]
Janet L. Toms ~ 05-25-1953 to 07-27-2022 - Aug. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 3, 2022 Janet L. Toms, age 69, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022. She was born on May 25, 1953, in Paola, Kan., to Kenneth and Fontella Butler Stainbrook. She graduated from Prairie View High School and later earned a Bachelor’s...[More]
Kenneth Earl Norbury ~ 06-05-1932 to 07-24-2022 - Aug. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published August 3 , 2022 Kenneth Earl Norbury, age 90 of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Norbury was born on June 5, 1932, in Prescott, Kan., to Lillie Norbury. Kenneth's first job was for...[More]
Charlotte Ruth Morrell ~ 12-23-1933 to 07-26-2022 - Aug. 1, 2022
Linn County News Published Aug. 3, 2022 Charlotte Ruth Morrell, age 88, formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born on Dec. 27, 1933, in Critzer, Kansas the daughter of Ora Thomas and Edith Ruth Rogers Shaw. She was united in marriage to Vernon Morrell on...[More]
La Cygne seeks up to 2 more F/T officers - Jul. 27, 2022
La Cygne is looking to add up to two more full-time police officers to its city force. That was among the 4-0 votes--with Jerome Mitzner not present--taken by city fathers during their regular council meeting last Wednesday, July 20. The police-staff motion calls for advertising to run through next...[More]
Council hears patron feedback on codes - Jul. 27, 2022
La Cygne leaders heard progress reports on city codes concerns at their regular council meeting last Wednesday, July 20. Doug Hensley, regional operations manager for Suncrest Capital, Boise, Idaho, presented crew progress of mobile home park violations as identified by Allison Fox, full-time codes/police...[More]
Commissioners given history, numbers for juvenile detention - Jul. 27, 2022
Following a remark by Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend during a special meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on Friday, July 15, regarding the stipend that the county pays to the Juvenile Detention Center in Girard each year, County Counselor Gary Thompson researched the stipend and the history behind...[More]
