On Monday, Nov. 14, the Linn County Commissioners met in regular session with Commissioner Danny McCullough absent.

Following the pledge and the prayer, commissioners voted 2-0 to approve the minutes of the last meeting and then voted to approve claims in the amount of $782,613.58.

Commissioner Jim Johnson read the Sheriff’s weekly report into the record and County Clerk David Lamb provided a corrected copy of the Parks report that commissioners approved last week. Galen Anderson with AMR Ambulance Services gave a brief rundown on the number of transports from last week and Randy Hegwald, Linn County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator, reported his department had responded to 11 incidents in the last week.

Linn County Public Works Administrator Shaun West reported the road project that he recently had looked at came in at over $600,000 with funding unavailable until 2027. West noted he will back up and look into short term resolutions.

Commissioners then held a hearing on a request to make a portion of Iliff Road north of 2400 Road minimum maintenance and then approved that request. (See related article in this edition.)

County Counselor Gary Thompson provided a copy of a policy he had drafted regarding solid waste rentals and dumping fees for commissioner review.

Commissioners then entered into a 10-minute executive session with Darin Wilson, Linn County Planning and Zoning Administrator. That session was extended five minutes by a 2-0 vote. No action was taken following the session.

Tracey Barton with the Kansas Natural Resources Coalition spoke briefly with commissioners regarding her agency and what they do. According to their website, the Kansas Natural Resources Coalition (KNRC) serves as an instrumentality of its member county governments and engages state and federal agencies during environmental and natural resource administrative rule-making processes and other actions.  Barton provided information for commissioners to review.

Linn County Attorney Burton Harding spoke briefly on his current case outlook answering a few questions regarding procedure from commissioners.

Lamb noted the election audit is set for Nov. 15 and the canvas is set for Nov. 21. 

MEETINGS

LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, October 23, 2023

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The Linn County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, Oct. 23, and began their weekly meeting with the approval of the minutes of the last meeting followed by the approval of claims in the amount of $272,818.97. Linn County Rural Fire Chief Randy Hegwald presented... [More]

LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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Among actions at the regular La Cygne council meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 18, was a split vote in which the city accepts a draft agreement for title search and warranty deed preparation of seven lots at 402 S. Broadway in exchange for absorbing a $16,400 house demolition bill.... [More]

LINN VALLEY CITY COUNCIL - Monday, October 23, 2023

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The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 23, 2023, with Mayor Cindy Smith presiding and all council members present.    Following approval of the October 9th and October 14th meeting minutes, Mayor Smith opened the floor... [More]

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NEWS

Pleasanton PD makes drug arrest during domestic call

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  On July 24 officers with the Pleasanton Police Department responded to a call for an ongoing domestic issue at 605 E. 5th Street in Cabin 3 with the assistance of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. During the ensuing investigation, it was found that the... [More]

Commissioners review departmental budgets

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SEKMHC budget cut   During the July 28 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners reviewed several departmental budgets. Discussions began with Linn County Sheriff James Akes. Sheriff Akes explained to commissioners that initially he had budgeted extra hours to cover... [More]

Wisdom appointed Pleasanton Fire Chief

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Following the resignation of Jimmy Watts as Pleasanton Fire Chief after last week’s council meeting, the Pleasanton Council appointed Jeff Wisdom as the new chief of the city fire department. Wisdom took the podium Monday night and said he’d spoken to the fire fighters... [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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