LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - Aug. 9, 2023
In addition to conducting further discussion on proposed city code changes, a report located elsewhere in this edition, La Cygne city leaders also named an interim chief for public safety at the regular council meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Following two executive sessions totaling 10 minutes for...[More]
MOUND CITY COUNCIL - Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - Aug. 9, 2023
The Mound City Council began their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, with Christy Nickelson speaking to the council about the Linn County C.A.R.E.S. (Community Action and Resources Education Services) committee and an event to be held on Aug. 15, 2023, during the Jayhawk Linn School District Open House. (See...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, August 7, 2023 - Aug. 9, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, Aug. 7, and began their weekly meeting with the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting followed by the approval of claims in the amount of $176,918.88. County Clerk David Lamb presented adds and abates 2022-919 through 923 with a negative total of...[More]
Denver Lee Reagan, Jr. ~ 05-29-1978 to 06-21-2023 - Aug. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 9, 2023 Denver Lee Reagan, Jr., 45, of Blue Mound, Kan., died Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from a vehicle accident. Denver was born May 29, 1978, in Iola, Kan., to Denver Lee, Sr. and Lori Jean (Marker) Reagan. Denver loved being outdoors; especially the time he...[More]
Matthew Wayne Bittle ~ 01-07-1984 to 08-02-2023 - Aug. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 9, 2023 Matthew Wayne Bittle, age 39, Hume, Mo., passed away Wednesday Aug. 2, 2023. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions can...[More]
Annual demo derby features a night of five events - Aug. 9, 2023
The annual demolition derby at the Linn County fairgrounds this year was on the evening of Aug. 5. The derby was only on one night this year as in recent years it has been on two nights. Before the derby action began the Linn County Fair and Rodeo Queen was announced. There was plenty of competition...[More]
The spider and the mud dauber - Aug. 9, 2023
I see lots of things outdoors that are hard to believe, but what I saw this past week is one of the weirdest things ever. It was outdoors just outside my workshop-fishing- hunting-book storage and pool table room up here in the wilderness where I live at. Out on the concrete pad, I was just sitting...[More]
Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull goes late into the night - Aug. 9, 2023
The Linn County Fair and Rodeo hosted the annual Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull on the evening of Oct. 6. There was plenty of competition this year as the event lasted late into the night. The Outlaw results consist of three categories, limited pro stock, pro stock 4x4 truck, and pro stock tractor. In...[More]
Two subjects arrested and fentanyl seized in Pittsburg - Aug. 4, 2023
CRAWFORD COUNTY – The Joint Fentanyl Impact Team (JFIT), made up of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), and Homeland Security Investigations, along with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Pittsburg Police Department, and the Bourbon County...[More]
Elizabeth Ann Mayes ~ 10-26-1963 to 07-29-2023 - Aug. 3, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 9, 2023 Elizabeth Ann Mayes, age 59, passed away, Saturday, July 29, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident. A service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Paws & Claws, 8 N. Judson, Fort Scott, Kan....[More]
