Jayhawk Linn and Pleasanton compete in TRL Tournament - Aug. 30, 2023
Lady Hawks win championship The Jayhawk Linn volleyball team hosted the annual Preseason Three Rivers League (TRL) tournament on Aug. 26. All 12 TRL teams were there including local schools Jayhawk Linn and Pleasanton. The tournament was divided into two pools of six teams each, a Spike It...[More]
2023-24 Jayhawk Linn Baseball Golf Fundraiser - Aug. 30, 2023
This year the 2023-24 Jayhawk-Linn baseball team will be hosting a golf tournament at Woodland Hills in Fort Scott. Each player will need to find a hole sponsor for the tournament. In doing so, each business will have a sign posted on a tee box throughout the 18 holes. If a business would like to do...[More]
Dollie Jo Clark ~ 09-28-1939 to 08-28-2023 - Aug. 29, 2023
Dollie Jo Clark 09-28-1939 to 08-28-2023 Linn County News Published Sept. 6, 2023 Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Dollie JoAnn (Harding) Clark, passed away at her home in Mound City, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. JoAnn was 83 years old. Jo was born in Kosse, Texas,...[More]
Charles Alvin Lindell ~ 01-16-1929 to 08-25-2023 - Aug. 29, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 30, 2023 Charles Alvin Lindell age 94, Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. He was born on Jan. 16, 1929, at Pleasanton, the son of Frank Elmer and Adah Goodenough Lindell. He attended Fort Scott Junior College where he played basketball. In his high...[More]
Verna Diane Staniec ~ 07-24-1959 to 08-24-2023 - Aug. 29, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 30, 2023 Verna Diane (Wallace Karns) Staniec, age 64, former resident of Mound City, Kan., and more recently of Windsor, Mo., died Aug. 24, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospice House. She was born on July 24, 1959, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Vernon Leroy...[More]
James Franklin “Jim†Brooks ~ 03-03-1955 to 08-21-2023 - Aug. 29, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 30, 2023 James Franklin “Jim” Brooks, age 68, Hume, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Graveside funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at the Woodfin Cemetery, Foster, Mo. The memorial service was held...[More]
School threat handled by district, LCSO - Aug. 24, 2023
Linn County Sheriff's Office issued the following press relase following today's incident: On August 24, 2023, at approximately 12:30pm the Linn County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a former student of Prairie View USD #362 had made a threat toward the Prairie View School District on social...[More]
James Franklin “Jim†Brooks ~ 03-03-1955 to 08-21-2023 - Aug. 23, 2023
Linn County News Published Aug. 30, 2023 James Franklin "Jim" Brooks, age 68, Hume, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Graveside funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at the Woodfin Cemetery, Foster, Mo. A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m., Friday,...[More]
Open enrollment and what it means for local school districts - Aug. 23, 2023
Earlier this year, Governor Laura Kelly signed into law a bill authorizing open enrollment in Kansas schools for the 2024-2025 academic year. Open enrollment is a state-level policy that allows students to select and transfer to a school of their choice, rather than attending a specific school based...[More]
Teachers, USD 362 agree on contract - Aug. 23, 2023
The Prairie View Unified School District 362 board of education and its licensed teachers have reached a contract agreement for the 2023-24 school term. On a 6-0 vote with Brian Lueker not present at their monthly Aug. 15 meeting, the board agreed to an average 3.482 percent salary increase. In...[More]
