Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of La Cygne, Linn County - Aug. 1, 2025
TOPEKA –The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of LaCygne public water supply system located in Linn County. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or...[More]
Pleasanton PD makes drug arrest during domestic call - Jul. 30, 2025
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 victim in the domestic disturbance...[More]
Commissioners review departmental budgets - Jul. 30, 2025
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 deputies off time for vacations,...[More]
Wisdom appointed Pleasanton Fire Chief - Jul. 30, 2025
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 at the station “and...[More]
Pleasanton Council cuts to get to revenue neutral - Jul. 30, 2025
The council met in special session Monday night to discuss the appointment of a new fire chief, see separate story, and discuss the 2026 budget – knowing they had approximately $45,000 to whittle to get below 90 mills to be revenue neutral. The police budget was discussed with Chief Tristan Snyder...[More]
Local residents warn of bad business practices - Jul. 30, 2025
Two Mound City area residents feel almost scammed by a company that came to them claiming to represent Evergy and offering to place solar panels on their home. Gary Schmitz and Kenney Schmitz said they cannot verify that it is an actual scam, but also noted that they did not realize in the initial visit...[More]
Knowing and preventing kids sports injuries - Jul. 30, 2025
School is about to begin and so are school sports. Kids of all ages, from elementary to high school enjoy competitive team sports but injuries happen in all of them. This article will focus on the types of injuries kids can get from playing sports and more importantly what kids, parents and coaches can...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jul. 30, 2025
The necessity of law enforcement It’s been a sad few days in our country. Locally, Wyandotte County lost a deputy, Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, who died after he and a Kansas City, Kansas police officer responded to a home in the 2600 block of South 30th Street around 3:45 p.m. KMBC.com reported,...[More]
KDWP hosts instructor class at Pleasanton West Lake - Jul. 30, 2025
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks holds one of its instructor classes at Pleasanton West Lake on July 26. This class covered foraging, fly fishing, and bow fishing....[More]
Fishing Advice - Jul. 30, 2025
There are many people out there who want to learn to fish, and many who have been fishing for years who have questions about the right tackle. One of the most asked questions is...what should I bring to fish with? Every guide knows that the success of a fisherman who hires him depends, to a great extent,...[More]
