BULLY PULPIT - May. 3, 2023
Immigration This is just one of many stories surfacing concerning crime that is being done by illegal immigrants in our country. ABCnews.com reported, “Francisco Oropesa, the man on the run after allegedly killing five Texas family members, is a Mexican national who was previously deported four...[More]
Dale Deer ~ 05-25-1940 to 04-30-2023 - May. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Dale Deer, age 82, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born May 25, 1940, in Bronson, Kan., the son of William Percy Deer and Kathryn Maxine Jackson Deer. Dale graduated...[More]
Dale Deer ~ 05-25-1940 to 04-30-2023 - May. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Dale Deer, age 82, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born May 25, 1940, in Bronson, Kan., the son of William Percy Deer and Kathryn Maxine Jackson Deer. Dale graduated...[More]
Sharon Kay Ala ~ 05-01-1944 to 05-01-2023 - May. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Sharon Kay Ala, age 79, passed away at her home in La Cygne, Kan., surrounded by family. Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.,...[More]
Ann Emily Catron ~ 04-01-1955 to 04-30-2023 - May. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Ann Emily Catron, age 68 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Ann was born the daughter of William Howard and Alice Louise (Sparks) Boyer on April 1, 1955, in Sturgis, S. D. She married Rickie Catron on Dec. 31, 1976, in Kansas City,...[More]
Sherry Kay Nelson ~ 11-24-1951 to 04-25-2023 - May. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Sherry Kay Nelson was born in Stroud, Okla., the youngest child of Olen L. and Jewel A. (Wood) Smith. At a young age, the family moved to a farm near Trading Post, Kan. She graduated from Pleasanton High School in the class of 1969. She married Robert...[More]
Special: NO WIND Letter to the Editor - Apr. 26, 2023
(My apologies for missing this letter; that is the reason it's running on our website.) The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission will hear public comment on all recommended new zoning regulations tomorrow evening, April 27th at Prairie View High School, 7 PM. And you need...[More]
Delbert R. Cornett ~ 09-11-1928 to 04-24-2023 - Apr. 26, 2023
Linn County News Published May 3, 2023 Delbert R. Cornett, age 94, Parker, Kan., passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. He was born in Linn County, Kan., the son of Delbert and Viola Rookstool Cornett. He graduated from Parker High School. He served his country in the United...[More]
STARS welders win multi-state welding competition - Apr. 26, 2023
What started as an idea a short couple of years ago has turned into a success story for area high schools and students, alike; this highlighted by the Linn County STARS welding program winning first place in a competition between welding programs from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. “We’ve done...[More]
Pharmacist Ken Asher honored at retirement program - Apr. 26, 2023
A crowd gathered Sunday, April 23 at the Linn County Fairgrounds to honor Auburn Pharmacy pharmacist Ken Asher as he moved into the retirement phase of his long career. The group of old friends and work companions shared good times and laughter with Ken and his wife, Mary, before Auburn Pharmacy owner...[More]
