LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - Mar. 1, 2023
La Cygne leaders handled various business items at their regular Feb. 15 council meeting. A 4-0 vote, with Keith Stoker not present, approved Resolution No. 452, an annual solid waste fee increase this year of around 4 percent, which sets monthly rates for Waste Management residential curbside pickup...[More]
Harper Darleane Marie McCowin ~ 11-26-2022 to 02-24-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Harper Darleane Marie McCowin, three month old infant daughter of Alexis Freeman and Wesley McCowin, passed away Friday Feb. 24, 2023. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel....[More]
Maribelle L. “Mary†Wiles ~ 03-27-1943 to 02-21-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Maribelle L. “Mary” Wiles, 79, of Grand Island, Neb., passed away peacefully at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Neb., on Feb. 21, 2023. Mass of Christian burial was Feb. 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Bishop Emeritus Most...[More]
James Dean Allen ~ 08-10-1951 to 02-26-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Jim was the third child born to M. Ward and S. Jean Lindsey Allen on Aug. 10, 1951. He passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. He attended high school at La Cygne Rural High in La Cygne, Kan. He graduated in 1969 and attended college at Fort Scott...[More]
COVID mRNA shots circulate at least 28 days after injection - Feb. 24, 2023
ORLANDO, FL – A recent study in Denmark using a cohort of recovered hepatitis C patients found that mRNA from Pfizer and Moderna circulates in the blood for 28 days after injection. In the study, “SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA Vaccine Sequences Circulate in Blood up to 28 Days After COVID-19 Vaccination,”...[More]
Governor Kelly announces qualifying families can now apply for $1000 per student for Learning Recovery - Feb. 24, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) is open to applications from qualifying parents and guardians of Kansas students. KEEP provides a $1,000 award per student to pay for various educational goods and services that promote learning...[More]
SPECIAL: Martin enters plea in rape case - Feb. 23, 2023
Appearing in Linn County District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, for what was slated as a pretrial conference in case 2019-CR-000210, a case which has tracked through the Linn County District Court for more than three years and following a recent denial for a request for a change of venue, Lonnie Shane...[More]
ARREST REPORTS - Feb. 22, 2023
On 02-06-2023 Darian Lewis was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2022TR000164; a bench warrant in case LN2020CR00056 (IN202300055) On 02-06-2023 Kristine Green was arrested in connection with a bench warrant in case LN2023CR000014 (IN202300056)) On 02-08-2023 Kayla Mann...[More]
Commission approves full-time prosecutor - Feb. 22, 2023
County attorney to earn $120,000 salary, will have assistance Linn County commissioners have agreed to make the county attorney’s post a full-time position with an annual salary of $120,000. The 2-0 action, with Jason Hightower not present for Tuesday’s weekly meeting, comes on...[More]
Janet Jolene Reed ~ 04-09-1963 to 02-20-2023 - Feb. 22, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Janet Jolene Reed, age 59, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on April 9, 1963, the daughter of Owen Lee and Juanita May Brown Haverfield. She graduated high school from Drexel...[More]
