UK as China’s Thumb Puppet - Aug. 6, 2025
British police do some good things. In 2023, officers were credited with reducing the number of phone snatchings by punks on mopeds. Great. Let’s have more of that, less of telling victims of totalitarian dictatorship to shut up for their own good. The UK police wanted expatriate Hongkonger Carmen...[More]
Iran’s water crisis is a mirror - Aug. 6, 2025
The U.S. should look hard I hate being right about things that only lead to disaster. It’s not flattering. It’s not vindicating. It’s just deeply, depressingly familiar. Right now, in July 2025, millions of Iranians are struggling to get clean water. Sanitation is collapsing...[More]
Hail to the CEO - Aug. 6, 2025
It doesn’t matter how much Trump does to help America become great again. Whatever it is, we know the liberal media and Democrats will still instantly go negative and blast him for hurting someone. Remember in the spring when Trump announced he was going to negotiate new tariff levels with every...[More]
Arnold Joseph Lickteig ~ 05-16-1931 to 07-31-2025 - Aug. 5, 2025
Linn County News Published August 6, 2025 Arnold Joseph Lickteig, age 94, formerly of Greeley, Kan., passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Colonial Oaks Senior Living at Spring Hill in Spring Hill, Kan. Arnie was born on May 16, 1931, on a farm east of Greeley, Kan., he was the third...[More]
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]
