• Red and gold burst bright in the darkening sky over La Cygne Saturday night as Blast in the Park finishes with a bang.

  • Bingo players gather under the pavilion at La Cygne City Park during Saturday’s festivities.

  • Harley Bridges provides musical entertainment during Blast in the Park at La Cygne this past weekend.

  • Customers browse merchandise provided by vendors during Blast in the Park at La Cygne on Saturday, July 12.

  • Frankie Elder-Reedy, one of the organizers for Grady’s Kids, greets riders as they register at the Wagon Wheel on Saturday morning for the day’s event.

  • After gathering at the Wagon Wheel in La Cygne for a bite to eat and to get registered for the ride, bikes participating in the 2025 Grady’s Kids Bike Run head east out of town on the first leg of the days’ ride.

  • The Mooney Long American Legion Post provided the Color Guard for the Blue Mound parade on Saturday

  • Rose Negrich takes her turn hoping for full pull despite the rain on Saturday

  • 1 - 2 year old babies Byron Krupco, Ledger Hamblin, Beau Bagtose and Lily Cascanelt compete in the Baby Contest at Blue Mound.

  • Marri and Matthew Krupco, with son Byron, hold down the American Legion booth Saturday at Blue Mound.

NEWS

SPECIAL: Resurfacing on U.S. 59 in Anderson County to begin in August 4

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    A Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) resurfacing project on U.S. 59 in Anderson County is scheduled to begin the week of August 4. The project will resurface 15 miles of U.S. 59 using a hot-mix asphalt overlay, beginning at the Allen/Anderson... [More]

Commissioners vote to exceed revenue neutral

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Set public hearing for Aug. 25   Near the end of the July 14 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners opened a discussion on the 2026 proposed budget with Commissioner Jim Johnson attending only this portion of the meeting via telephone and budget consultant Scot Loyd... [More]

Mulberry Limestone CUP approved by P & Z

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A conditional use permit to form a rock quarry at 2400 and Valley Roads in March of 2024 has once again come before the Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission Tuesday night. The quarry, projected to be 48 acres to produce high-grade limestone qualified for use in both... [More]

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SPORTS

Pleasanton trapshooting team shows grit at National Championship

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Eight members of the Pleasanton Trapshooting Team traveled to Mason, Mich., last week to compete in the USA Clay Target League National Championship. Five members participated in the team event, and all eight competed individually. The team was among 264 qualified teams competing... [More]

Blue Mound softball earns second place at Crest

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The Blue Mound girls’ coach pitch team 1 places second at the TRL girls’ coach pitch tournament at Colony. The tournament took place from July 7 to July 9.

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COMMUNITY

Benefit dinner and auction July 26

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Trumbley recipient of proceeds   On July 26, the 4H Building will be the site of a benefit dinner and silent auction in honor of Megan Trumbley who is currently battling cancer. Megan is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments and the benefit is being held... [More]

Wade recounts WWII experience in South West Pacific theatre

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Roy Wade sat at his son and daughter-in-law’s home with a stack of well-organized notes, maps and historic documents, notes that gave cliff notes of a life lived almost 82 years ago during WWII. Wade was drafted, like other men 18 years of age and older during the war,... [More]

Cultivating Kindness film crew win Telly Awards

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On April 27, local filmmaker and producer, Sue Vicory held a premier for her newest film, Cultivating Kindness, at the Blue Moon Youth Center in Blue Mound. At that time, several community members involved in creating the film, along with all of the USD 346 students who were... [More]

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