BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 16, 2022
Electric vehicles I’m seeing more and more heated, polarizing discussion on electric vehicles on social media – essentially because our own government is forcing We the People into purchasing a vehicle that may or may not be practical for our use. I haven’t watched nighttime so-called...[More]
Lewis Nichols Lee 05-09-1932 to 03-11-2022 - Mar. 15, 2022
Linn County News Published March 16, 2022 Lewis Nichols Lee, age 89, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, March 11, 2022. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel; burial in East Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held...[More]
Evelyn Louise Wade 01-06-1930 to 03-09-2022 - Mar. 15, 2022
Linn County News Published March 16, 2022 Evelyn Louise Wade, 92, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Iola, Kan., went home to Heaven on March 9, 2022. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the New Life Baptist Church, La Cygne. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation...[More]
Francis “Frankie” Marion Noel, III 12-10-1936 to 03-09-2022 - Mar. 10, 2022
Linn County News Published March 16, 2022 Francis Marion Noel, III “Frankie”, age 85, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at the home of his daughter Pamela J. Alexander. He was born in Amsterdam, Mo., on Dec. 10, 1936, the son of Francis Marion...[More]
SPECIAL: Linn County man arrested for terrorism and criminal threat - Mar. 10, 2022
LINN COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office announced that a Pleasanton man was arrested Wednesday evening for terrorism and criminal threat. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, Albert C. Hinds, 67, of Pleasanton, was...[More]
SPECIAL: Legislative Update - Mar. 9, 2022
March 04, 2022 The 2022 legislative session is quickly coming to a close. Last week was turnaround, considered the halfway point of session. However, it is not the same amount of time to complete the “second half” of session. The first half is about 1.5 months,...[More]
USD 362 approves SRO pact - Mar. 9, 2022
Prairie View Unified School District 362 has agreed to a school resource officer (SRO) funding plan with the Linn County Commission. A unanimous vote at Monday’s monthly board of education meeting, conducted a week early to avoid spring-break conflicts next week, approves a five-year plan. The...[More]
Mound City Council looks to add campsites to lake - Mar. 9, 2022
The Mound City Council met on Monday, March 7, and discussed the possibility of adding a few primitive camping sites to the Mound City Lake. Public Works Superintendent John Bruns noted that he has been working on cleaning up the shoreline on the city lake and talked to the council about adding five...[More]
KU Health System no show at COVID-19 symposium - Mar. 9, 2022
A packed ballroom met those attending the Early Covid Treatment Symposium held last Wednesday, March 2, at the Hyatt Place in Lenexa – the only place not occupied was the table saved for Kansas University Health System (KUHS) doctors, who were invited to attend the debate. Opening the symposium...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 9, 2022
Farm talk As I was perusing several websites and reading snippets on the continuing surge in gas prices, I couldn’t wrap my head around it as I read people will not change their vacation plans this year. Hmm, really? I beg to differ. I’ve already canceled some plans, had to change others...[More]
