La Cygne News

With Independence Day fast approaching, many neighborhoods in Linn County communities have echoed with the sounds of nearby explosions.

Although most children visit the library to check out books or attend special events during the summer, not all kids are able to work around the library's schedule.

2 of Linn County, 209 N. Broadway St., La Cygne. Preferring the term Harvey girl to waitress, Fred Harvey recruited single women to work at Harvey Houses along the Santa Fe Railroad line from Kansas to California.

La Cygne Mayor Keith Smith was thankful the city was spared in recent storms, but, he told City Council members last week, the damage in Drexel, Mo., was a real eye-opener when it comes to his own citya s emergency preparedness status.

The 6th Annual Robert F. Morgan Memorial Scholarship Poker Run kicked off at the Outpost in La Cygne at just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Chiropractors Kevin and Andy Cook welcomed visitors to an open house last week for their new office in La Cygne.

The metro area is under a flash flood warning this morning following a night of strong storms that brought heavy rains, lightning and strong winds to the area.Up to four inches of rain fell in parts of the metropolitan area overnight, and the rain continues to fall this morning.KCP&L estimates almost 20,000 of its customers are still without power ...

Nearly four decades of Prairie View High School graduates - including U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback of the Class of 1974 - came together Saturday evening at La Cygne City Park for the second-annual Alumni in the Park gathering.

Charlie and Judy York of Spring Hill will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house reception hosted by their children at 2 p.m. June 20 in building No.

Tuesday evening, May 19, the La Cygne community and surrounding areas were given the opportunity to tour a state-of-the-art facility that will provide health services that many will say was once offered only through medical centers of a much larger scale.

Communities in Linn County and southern Miami County will pay tribute to veterans who served and, in some cases, gave their lives for their country with several Memorial Day services Monday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow McDougal announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenny Lucille McDougal, to Craig William Tennis, all of Osawatomie.

Prairie View Art Teacher Joe Summers says that he has looked forward to the Wednesday evening art exhibit for quite some time.

Flooding has closed a major traffic artery for La Cygne. Three miles of Kansas Highway 152 is either completely or partially covered by water spilling from the banks of the Marais de Cygne river, as well as other smaller bodies of water.

Serious allegations regarding the conduct of the Sheriff's Office were made at the Monday meeting of the Linn County Commissioners.

The Linn County Courthouse lawn was used as a rallying point for some to protest federal taxes.

Shortly before midnight on Friday, April 17, a man fell to his death at the La Cygne Generating Station.

La Cygne Police Chief James Dean and his officers will not be carrying Tasers after his request for an X263 with a camcorder costing $1,496.30 failed to receive a second when council member Joe Turpin motioned for approval.

La CYGNE, Kan. a ' Kansas City Power & Light is releasing few details about a workera TMs death.

A Linn County , Kansas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to entice a teenager into sex over the internet.