Mercy Hospital Fort Scott to close - Oct. 3, 2018
Primary care services to continue through agreement with CHC/SEK FORT SCOTT – (Oct. 1, 2018) – In the face of declining patient numbers and shrinking reimbursement, Mercy has made the difficult decision to close Mercy Hospital Fort Scott by the end of the year. The decision...[More]
Motorcycle wreck injures 1 - Sep. 26, 2018
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, Linn County emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of a one-vehicle accident on County Road 1077. Upon arrival on scene, deputies found bystanders assisting the driver of a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, identified as Mark Proffitt of rural...[More]
Court sets Nov. 16 for Gardner motions, preliminary hearings - Sep. 26, 2018
Nov. 16 has been set for a 9 a.m. motions hearing and a 1:30 p.m. preliminary hearing in the case involving Jeffrey L. Gardner, Linn Valley. Under 2018-CR-16, Gardner is charged with one count of rape/sexual intercourse with a mentally deficient person and a second count of furnishing alcohol...[More]
Huggins pleads not guilty in both cases Cases move to trial - Sep. 26, 2018
Appearing in Linn County District Court in Mound City for an arraignment hearing on Thursday, Sept. 20, David Huggins, a former deputy/SRO officer for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, entered his pleas in both cases filed against him. In Case 18-CR-000001, Huggins is charged with aggravated...[More]
Chili and Chairs Benefit for Concern - Sep. 19, 2018
Mark your calendars for Friday, Oct. 19. Mound City Library will be having a chili supper and chair auction to benefit Concern/Good Buys in Mound City. All money from both will go to Concern. The free-will donation chili supper will start at 4 p.m. Then at 5:30 p.m. we will begin the decorated...[More]
New event added to lineup for Parker Days 2018 Sept. 28-29 - Sep. 19, 2018
The organizers of the annual Parker Days celebration have added a new event for this year’s lineup – a smoke-off. The event is open to amateurs and requires a $50 entry fee which is nonrefundable. The entry fee must be paid by Sept. 26 by mailing to Lorenza Stolle at 9983...[More]
County files charges on 2013 bank robbery subject - Sep. 19, 2018
A defendant who spent approximately five years in jail following conviction of robbing the Bank of Kincaid on March 6, 2013, was again charged on two counts prior to the statute of limitations including aiding and abetting attempted aggravated battery of LEO (law enforcement officer); intentional...[More]
La Cygne water plant bids go out – finally - Sep. 12, 2018
After a year of inquiry and waiting, specifications to advertise for renovations to La Cygne’s water treatment plant were released last week by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).That was among the updates La Cygne’s City...[More]
Pleasanton discusses residences in commercial spaces - Sep. 12, 2018
During the Sept. 4 council meeting, the Pleasanton City Council discussed a possible ordinance or resolution that would disallow residences within existing commercial spaces on Main Street. Gary Thompson, city attorney, told the council that in his research of the matter, he had found that Fort Scott...[More]
McNabb gets two 50-year sentences for murders - Sep. 12, 2018
Following his arrest in November 2016 for the alleged murders of his grandmother Betty McNabb and uncle Kenneth McNabb of rural Pleasanton, David Patrick McNabb after pleading no contest to the murders, was sentenced to two consecutive 50-year sentences by Judge Mark Ward Wednesday, Sept. 5,...[More]
