UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Garden City woman cancelled - Jun. 18, 2023
UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert for missing Garden City woman canceled TOPEKA – The Garden City Police Department reported that 68-year-old Carolyn Koentopp was located safe today in Liberal, Kansas. She is being reunited with family. Thank you for your assistance during the silver alert....[More]
Donna Faye (Coffin) Sutherland ~ 09-16-1926 to 06-11-2023 - Jun. 15, 2023
Linn County News Published June 21, 2023 Donna Faye (Coffin) Sutherland, age 96, went to be with the Lord on June 11, 2023, in Leawood, Kan. Graveside funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends and family will gather 10 a.m. Friday at the...[More]
James Walter “Jim†Gabbert ~ 11-21-1929 to 06-14-2023 - Jun. 15, 2023
Linn County News Published June 21, 2023 James Walter "Jim" Gabbert, age 93, Prescott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023. He was born in Grandview, Mo., on Nov. 21, 1929, the son of Chester and Lois Sherbahn Gabbert. Jim was united in marriage to Margaret Ellen...[More]
Pleasanton holds 1-cent sales tax public forum - Jun. 14, 2023
Looking to add a one-cent sales tax to the city of Pleasanton to fix streets, the city council held a public listening session Monday night to hear from city residents. Approximately 30 people showed up with four or five speaking to the council. Councilwoman Rochelle Schreckhise asked the first question...[More]
Bike Across Kansas to end at Pleasanton this Saturday - Jun. 14, 2023
On Saturday, June 17, participants in the 49th annual Bike Across Kansas event will arrive in Pleasanton on the final leg of their 539 mile trek across the state. While some chose to actually start at the Kansas-Colorado border on Friday, June 9, the majority of them began their journey in Elkhart,...[More]
Commissioners question Tri-Ko budget requests, want meeting - Jun. 14, 2023
John Platt, executive director with Tri-Ko, presented their budget requests to commissioners. That request totaled $82,499, as it was for 2023, and Platt noted that 23 of their 151 clients in a three county area live in Linn County. Commissioner Danny McCullough asked how they came up with the...[More]
Some words about words - Jun. 14, 2023
As I was scrolling through my Facebook “memories,” a video popped up from seven years ago. I was in Harrisburg, speaking on the steps of the state capitol at a pro-life rally. The thing that struck me, other than the fact that it was such a large crowd of people, were the words I was using...[More]
2023 All Linn County News baseball team - Jun. 14, 2023
The 2023 high school baseball season has concluded and all three county school had some great players that made this year’s All County team. Prairie View, Jayhawk-Linn, or Pleasanton did not make the State tournament this season and some had better years than others. Prairie View struggled this...[More]
2023 All Linn County News softball team - Jun. 14, 2023
The high school softball season is concluded and it is now time for the All Linn County News softball team. Both Prairie View and Jayhawk-Linn had plenty of good players to choose from as both teams did very well this year. Prairie View finished their season in the 3A Regional final. They lost that...[More]
John William “Bill†Jones ~ 09-05-1946 to 06-10-2023 - Jun. 13, 2023
Linn County News Published June 14, 2023 John William “Bill” Jones, age 76, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home on June 10, 2023. Bill was born on Sept. 5, 1946, the son of Clara Harmon in Kansas City, Mo., and later adopted by Elvin Jones. He was an over-the-road truck...[More]
