Mulberry Limestone CUP approved by P & Z - Jul. 16, 2025
A conditional use permit to form a rock quarry at 2400 and Valley Roads in March of 2024 has once again come before the Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission Tuesday night. The quarry, projected to be 48 acres to produce high-grade limestone qualified for use in both state and federal highway...[More]
Pleasanton trapshooting team shows grit at National Championship - Jul. 16, 2025
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 for a national title. On...[More]
Blue Mound softball earns second place at Crest - Jul. 16, 2025
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....[More]
PV Cheer has strong performances at UCA Summer Camp 2025 - Jul. 16, 2025
The Prairie View cheerleading team has both team and individual success at this year’s UCA Summer Camp. The team earned third place on camp routine and had the best overall chant and overall pyramid. Amaris Murillo, Victoria Reynolds, and Delanie Fox were chosen for All American Cheerleader while...[More]
The Storm of Squire Lee’s – Part 2 - Jul. 16, 2025
At the end of the last column, brothers Roy Wayne and Tom Morton and I were sitting in a cave above the river praying the raging thunderstorm would end soon. I remember Chinese philosopher Confucius saying, “It is better to sit in a cave and watch the storm than to sit in the storm and look for...[More]
Benefit dinner and auction July 26 - Jul. 16, 2025
Trumbley recipient of proceeds On July 26, the 4H Building will be the site of a benefit dinner and silent auction in honor of Megan Trumbley who is currently battling cancer. Megan is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments and the benefit is being held in an effort to show her support...[More]
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]
