Board votes to extend Meik contract - Mar. 12, 2025
Ray Scholarship discussed at USD 344 board meeting Meeting Monday night, again with a packed board room, the Board of USD 344 voted to extend Elementary Principal Nathan Meik’s contract through the 2026/2027 school year in a 4-3 vote; board members Cindy Inman, Kay Hardy, Linda Conley...[More]
Resident questions legal opinion on approved minor plat - Mar. 12, 2025
On March 10, Jan Longnecker spoke to the Linn County Commissioners regarding a legal opinion given at the previous meeting on March 3 on the minor plat that was approved by a former Planning and Zoning Administrator for a property near Parker. Longnecker began by stating he wasn’t able to attend...[More]
Shillito selected for Heartland Youth Tour - Mar. 12, 2025
Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative recently announced that homeschool sophomore Louis Shillito has been selected as one of several young persons to participate in their annual Youth Tour this summer. Louis is the son of Chris and Carissa Shillito who operate the Shalom Retreat Center north of Mound...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball earns Sub-State runner-up - Mar. 12, 2025
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team had quite the run to their Sub-State tournament bracket this year. The Jays were in the 2A Yates Center Sub-Sate Bracket 1 as a five seed. They won their first game against the 12 seed Eureka on Feb. 27 to advance to the semifinal to host the 13 seed Douglass...[More]
Prairie View girls’ basketball ends season against Neodesha - Mar. 12, 2025
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team traveled to Neodesha on March 4 to compete in the 3A girls’ basketball Columbus Sub-State Bracket #2 semifinal. The girls reached this game by defeating Iola in the first round on Feb. 27 at Prairie View, 39-35. In this game the seven seed Lady Buffs...[More]
The Miracle Fish - Mar. 12, 2025
There was no underestimating the size of the walleye I hooked. He was a dandy, five or six pounds a least and maybe bigger. You could see him easily as I fought him alongside the boat, with my fishing partner whackin’ at him with the dip net, something like a great blue heron would stab at a sunfish. I...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 12, 2025
Cutting off your nose to spite your face I watch most national political speeches – except for the excruciatingly painful one Biden/Harris held not too long ago – and, I glean a bit from each of them. The recent speech President Donald Trump gave to the joint chambers of the House was,...[More]
Lila R. McCarty ~ 05-21-1938 to 03-08-2025 - Mar. 11, 2025
Linn County News Published March 12, 2025 Lila R. McCarty, age 86, of Parker, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Richmond, Kan. A private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...[More]
Norma Jean Harvey ~ 09-26-1935 to 02-21-2025 - Mar. 11, 2025
Linn County News Published March 5, 2025 Norma Jean Harvey, age 89, of Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. She was born on Sept. 26, 1935, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William and Alta Pemberton Keener. She graduated from Turner High School. She then attended KCK Community...[More]
Pleasanton Council moves forward with street grant process - Mar. 5, 2025
With nearly $250,000 in the street repair fund earned from the one-cent sales tax voters approved, the Pleasanton City Council approved moving forward with a KDOT (Kansas Department of Transportation) 85/15 grant to repair Ash and Cedar streets first. BG Consulting Engineer Jason Hoskinson informed...[More]
