Linn County Planning Commission approves Thies motorcycle CUP - Feb. 18, 2026
The Linn County Planning Commission met Tuesday, Feb. 10 to discuss a conditional use permit (CUP) submitted by Eric and Emily Thies several months ago to run a motorcycle training business, and occasional races, on their property located south of the power plant. Planning Commission Chair Hal Aggers...[More]
Governor Kelly issues state of disaster emergency for wildland fires - Feb. 18, 2026
Red flag warning issued Tuesday - Thursday! Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:48 a.m. due to an extended period of dangerous fire weather and the potential for extreme fire spread from Tuesday through Thursday. This declaration allows...[More]
Parker City Council awards roofing bid - Feb. 18, 2026
The Parker City Council held its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. Police Chief Chris Lee reported he had three applicants for the part-time position and would be making a determination soon. The council received two bids for the City Hall roof replacement project. The cutoff date for bids...[More]
Commissioners receive update on large-scale culvert project - Feb. 18, 2026
This week’s meeting of the Linn County Commissioners was moved to Tuesday in recognition of the federal holiday. During the meeting the commissioners heard from Public Works Administrator Jesse Walton who reported on the project involving multiple over-sized culverts on CR-1095. Walton stated...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ wrestling taking six wrestlers to State - Feb. 18, 2026
The Jayhawk girls’ wrestling team traveled to Silver Lake on Feb. 13-14 to compete in the 3-1A East Regional to determine who would go to the 3-1A State tournament in Hays. The top eight in each weight class qualified for the State tournament and the Lady Hawks did well as they qualified...[More]
Greenlease kidnapping, murder recalled by local - Feb. 18, 2026
History has a way of repeating itself and intertwining itself linking people and events; the kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Bobby Greenlease, Jr. was one such event that came to people’s memory after watching the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping on national television. Juanita Wenz, former historical...[More]
Pleasanton basketball faces off against Southeast and Erie - Feb. 18, 2026
The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams faced Three River League foes Southeast Cherokee and Erie this past week. They hosted Cherokee on Feb. 10 and traveled to Erie on Feb. 12. The games against Southeast were in a great environment as the Lancers brought two bus loads of students...[More]
Museum to host Black History Month speaker - Feb. 18, 2026
On Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m., the Miami County Historical Museum will host historian Jim Bousman regarding the “rest of the story” of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. Our June speaker shared the initial story of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, the very first Black...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 18, 2026
Mental health deserts As a paper, the Linn County News has reported on the salaries paid to high-ranking executives at Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. The salaries are huge, to say the least, especially when compared to what salaries/hourlies are being paid to those in the six-county area SEKMHC...[More]
Shutting down birth hotels another line of defense against China - Feb. 18, 2026
Thanks to questionable programs like birthright citizenship, and chain migration, as many as 1.5 million Chinese may be eligible to vote by 2030. The startling number, revealed in Peter Schweizer’s new best-selling book, “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration...[More]
