Dennis Coffin, Big D’s, prepares his ribs for the smoker for the Linn Valley BBQ Contest held Saturday, April 4. Teams cooked up their best so judges could determine the winner.

Greg Bair Track Hoe Services, the same company that demolished the Great Plains Mall in Olathe, will have the former Linn County Jail razed by week’s end. See video of a portion of the demolition on Linn County News’ Facebook site.

Kids take off across the city park in search of eggs at the kick off of the Blue Mound Egg Hunt on Saturday afternoon.

Landon and Braiden Church are all smiles as they go through their eggs after the annual hunt in Blue Mound on Saturday.

Antonio Cortes with his daughter Antonia, age 8, are all smiles as Antonia poses with her “golden egg” prize at the La Cygne Egg Hunt on Saturday.

Linda Jo Hisel hands out prizes during La Cygne’s Easter egg hunt out at the city park on Saturday, April 4.

Jhett Johnson, age 4, poses with the Easter Bunny during the festivities at the Pleasanton Egg Hunt.

Younger children show absolute delight with each piece of candy collected at the Pleasanton Egg Hunt on Saturday morning.

These boys are on the hunt to collect as many eggs as possible Saturday at the Mound City Egg Hunt.

One egg hunter at the Mound City Egg Hunt on Saturday morning gets creative by using her hoodie pouch to hold extra Easter eggs.