County to seek Queens Road sloughing solutions - Sep. 13, 2023
KDWP asks that the thoroughfare not be closed Representatives both from Linn County’s on-call engineering firm and from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) are scheduled to meet this week with Shaun West, county public works administrator, to seek solutions for...[More]
Desludging award headlines La Cygne actions - Sep. 13, 2023
Split vote is cast on pursuing quit claim property offer Awarding a bid to desludge two of three La Cygne wastewater lagoon cells headlined council actions at their regular meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 6. The council unanimously approved a $244,700 bid award to Reed Environmental, LLC, Sheldon,...[More]
Parker Days slated for this weekend - Sep. 13, 2023
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com The 2023 Parker Days event is scheduled for this coming weekend and this year it honors and celebrates the 135th anniversary of the city of Parker. The event kicks off on Friday night with Masons’ Fish Fry at 6 p.m. for a free-will donation...[More]
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]
