• U.S. Senator Roger Marshall speaks with Linn County Sheriff James Akes on the new dispatching system used at the new Justice Center. Marshall was given a full tour of the facility in Mound City last Thursday.

  • Linn County Fire Chief Randy Hegwald fires off a canon full of candy during the Pleasanton Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday at Pleasanton Elementary School.

  • Ivella Flanders is so “egg-cited” for each egg she grabs at the La Cygne egg hunt on Saturday.

  • At the signal, children take off into the outfield at the Mound City ballfields Saturday for the annual egg hunt.

  • Gunner Irwin is all smiles as he claims the bike he won at the Pleasanton Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19.

  • Children in La Cygne are off and running to hunt eggs despite the threat of rain and chilly temperatures on Saturday, April 19.

  • The Easter Bunny gives out hugs as well as additional treats to children at the Mound City Egg Hunt on Saturday morning, April 19.

  • Children scramble onto the Pleasanton Elementary gym floor, careful not to step on the goodies strewn throughout at the egg hunt on Saturday, April 19 which moved indoors due to weather.

  • Danica Brake opens the door of this two-tone classic truck for her date, Solomon Law.

  • Marvin Beth, Grayson Machon, James Glover and Cajer Sutterby show off the baskets they won as prizes following the egg hunt in Blue Mound.

NEWS

SPECIAL: Legislative Update

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April 18, 2025 Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act, SB 9, prohibits foreign adversaries from purchasing property within 100 miles of a military installation and any foreign adversary ownership of non-residential real property purchased prior to July 1, 2025,... [More]

16 criminal cases from Tanglewood Lake incident dismissed

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Late Wednesday afternoon, April 16, orders were filed dismissing all 16 current cases on file in Linn County District Court concerning the Tanglewood Lake gate incident, 14 of which were filed against separate individuals that stemmed from the incident in May 2023. According... [More]

Tanglewood seeks clarification, aid from county

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During the April 21 meeting, Linn County Commissioner Jason Hightower reported to his fellow board members that he had met with the Tanglewood Lake board president and a resident the previous week and noted that they wanted a resolution or motion that clarified if the roads are... [More]

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SPORTS

Jayhawk track wins the Pleasanton Invitational

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The Jayhawk Linn track team traveled to Pleasanton on April 15 for the Pleasanton Invitational. The Hawks did very well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet. The girls won with a score of 188 points while the boys won with a score of 127 points. There were... [More]

Pleasanton track places in top three at home invitational

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The Pleasanton track team hosted their home invitational on April 15. The Jays did well as both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed in the top three out of nine teams. The boys were second with 92 points while the girls were third with 107.5 points. “It was... [More]

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COMMUNITY

Jayhawk Linn to present ‘Maid to Order’ for spring play

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Students from Jayhawk Linn Junior High and High School will present their spring play, ‘Maid to Order’ on Thursday, March 27 and Saturday, March 29.  The play, under the direction of faculty member Dawn Carlson, is a comedy set in the mid-to-late 1940s in the... [More]

Students surprise teacher with bell ringing

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In an effort to honor a teacher who recently completed his chemotherapy treatments, students at Pleasanton High School worked with educator Melinda Dent to organize a “fire drill” on Thursday of last week in order to surprise that teacher. PHS teacher Norman Jones,... [More]

Shillito selected for Heartland Youth Tour

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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... [More]

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