ACCIDENT REPORTS - June 5 to July 12, 2025 - Jul. 16, 2025
ACCIDENT REPORTS On 06-05-2025, Morgan A. Northcutt, Mound City, was traveling westward on Kansas Highway 31 when a deer entered the roadway and struck the front left corner of the vehicle. The impact caused plastic damage and did not cause operational vehicle damage. (Case 250519) On...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jul. 16, 2025
Revenue neutral Intentions are good anytime a government looks to save taxpayers money; but, in the case of Linn County’s revenue neutral position, it created more harm than good. For those who may have forgotten or need a refresher course in what the state legislature enacted to allow transparency...[More]
Burton Clyde Brownback ~ 05-21-1953 to 07-13-2025 - Jul. 15, 2025
Linn County News Published July 16, 2025 Burton Clyde Brownback, age 72, Tri-Ko resident in Osawatomie, Kan., passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025. He was born on May 21, 1953, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Clyde and Shirley Drake Brownback. He graduated from Prairie View High School in the Class of...[More]
SPECIAL: Benefits question an issue for county employees - Jul. 12, 2025
A poll sent to Linn County employees mid-week asking which benefit they would prefer to lose has created a spark of animosity among those who received it. One person anonymously shared it to a Mound City-oriented Facebook page as a screen shot along with their comments highlighting just how they...[More]
Commissioners discuss various budgets - Jul. 9, 2025
SEKMHC in mix At the end of a meeting attended by two of the three commissioners, a discussion was held regarding several of the proposed budgets for next year. Commissioners Alison Hamilton and Jim Johnson first discussed the proposed budget for Southeast Kansas Mental Health. Johnson noted he had...[More]
City learns of fire gear condition - Jul. 9, 2025
Pleasanton Fire Department ISO inspection July 16 Following the appointment of new Fire Chief Jimmy Watts as Pleasanton Fire Chief, the Pleasanton Council heard of the condition of bunker gear Monday night at their bi-weekly meeting. Watts reported the truck ran with the pump hooked to a hydrant and...[More]
La Cygne leaders discuss food truck follow-up - Jul. 9, 2025
Police chief to draft updated clarifying ordinance La Cygne leaders anticipate considering a draft ordinance soon on transient food trucks following discussion at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting precipitated by a local business owner’s complaint last month. Oscar Martinez, owner...[More]
The Storm of Squire Lee’s – Part 1 - Jul. 9, 2025
The deep dark waters of the bell rock eddy awaited us as an afternoon storm warned us away. Squire Lee was an old country gentleman who lived on a sloping hillside above the river. His home was not far from the little cabin where my dad spent much of his childhood. In the river below his old two-story...[More]
Nobodys wins Blue Mound co-ed softball tournament - Jul. 9, 2025
The team called Nobodys wins the Blue Mound 4th of July co-ed softball tournament on July 5. This year the tournament consisted of eight teams. The Nobodys is Keith Morrell’s team and has been a part of the softball tournament since it started three years ago....[More]
Pleasanton 12-14 baseball wins championship - Jul. 9, 2025
The Pleasanton 12-14 baseball team wins their league tournament on June 30 to July 1. Pleasanton hosted the tournament and won in the championship against La Cygne 11-7....[More]
