NEWS
SPECIAL: FBI executes search warrant in La Cygne; no threat to public
UPDATE: FBI executes search warrant in La Cygne; no threat to public LA CYGNE, Kan. — The FBI executed a search warrant in La Cygne on Wednesday. La Cygne Police Chief John Marino said no one was injured and there is no threat to... [More]
Wade wins championship at State
LINN COUNTY NEWS holtadam82@yahoo.com The Prairie View golf team traveled to Wichita on Oct. 19-20 to play in the 3-1A girls’ golf championship at Tallgrass Golf Club. The Buffalos took two golfers to the State tournament in Harley Wade and Grace Ray. Ray... [More]
Pleasanton explores forensic audit idea
Appoints city clerk, deputy clerk Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com The Tuesday, Oct. 13, Pleasanton City Council meeting was productive for city business as the council appointed a city clerk and deputy city clerk unanimously. Following several... [More]
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- P&Z elects new officers
- Pleasanton’s Cedar & Ash Street paving tied down
- La Cygne swears in new police chief
- Linn Valley economic development a key to future success
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- Commissioners discuss Heritage Trust grant, boiler system
- SPECIAL: Murder and Mayhem at the Fort
- Voter deadlines approach
COMMUNITY
Case Higgins welcome home rally Oct. 22
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Following an accident that occurred July 24 on an Oklahoma race track, Case Higgins is headed home and supporters are organizing “the best welcome home rally a kid could ask for.” Higgins was badly burned when his... [More]
Murder and Mayhem at the Fort
Special Halloween Candle Lantern Tours FORT SCOTT, KAN. – Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer four special candle lantern tours on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, as part of its Murder and Mayhem at the Fort program. Tour leaders will share lesser-known stories of tragedy... [More]
General Pleasonton Days set for this weekend
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com This coming weekend will bring the annual General Pleasonton Days celebration in Pleasanton. The events kick off on Saturday morning with the annual parade at 10 a.m. with line up for the entrants starting at 9... [More]
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- Pioneer Harvest Fiesta set for this weekend
- Dog reunited with long-lost family
- Local kids have good showing at State Fair
- John and Helen Barnes Community Fund grant awards announced
- Sources of Strength brings hope, help and strength to JLHS students this year
- America 250: The American Revolution The Founding Fathers
- Janet Reynolds: Library, History, and Public Service
- Mayor Potter opens up about his plans for Linn Valley
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Clarifying Legal Exclusions Around Regulated (CLEAR) Waters Act, which excludes groundwater, farm ponds, irrigation ditches and puddles from federal regulation under the Clean Water Act. Specifically, it will provide much-needed clarity for farmers, ranchers and landowners and prevent overregulation of water features on their property.
“I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing the CLEAR Waters Act, and I thank Senator Ernst for her leadership on this important legislation,” said Senator Marshall. “By codifying EPA’s longstanding waste treatment system exemption and ensuring groundwater and ephemeral features are not navigable waters under WOTUS, we are streamlining compliance standards and reducing regulatory burdens – while maintaining strong environmental protections.”
“If you try and navigate a wastewater treatment pool, you will be up a creek without a paddle,” said Senator Ernst. “WOTUS regulatory uncertainty has threatened the livelihoods of hardworking Iowa farmers, small businesses and landowners for far too long, and I was thrilled to join EPA Administrator Zeldin in announcing that the Trump administration is revising this misguided and harmful regulatory expansion. After leading this fight for a decade, I am making it CLEAR that the federal government has no business regulating cooling ponds, municipal treatment plants, groundwater and streams that only flow after rainfall under WOTUS.”
This legislation will codify and expand upon the Supreme Court’s 2023 Sackett v. EPA decision, which limited the scope of federally regulated “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).
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AG Kobach announces lawsuit against OpenAI
Deceiving Kansans about the safety of ChatGPT DES MOINES – (Oct. 14, 2026) –Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced at a press conference today he is suing OpenAI for hurting Kansas children, deceiving parents and violating Kansas state law. A bipartisan... [More]
Abortion pill chemicals found in water supply of three U.S. cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A peer-reviewed study published July 20 found “significant” concentrations of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone in the water supply of three U.S. cities. Environmental and medical researchers found levels up to 0.041 micrograms per liter... [More]
KDOT accepts bid for K-68 expansion in Miami County
The Kansas Department of Transportation has accepted a nearly $60 million bid for the expansion of more than 6 miles of K-68 in Miami County to a four-lane expressway. Clarkson Construction Co., of Kansas City, Missouri, will rebuild and widen 6.6 miles of K-68 from U.S. 169... [More]
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