Pleasanton Council opts to begin paving streets - Aug. 5, 2026
In a 5-0 approved motion Monday night, the Pleasanton Council approved using $150,000 from the Special Street Improvement fund to begin paving streets on the east side of the city, plus other targeted streets. Councilman Kenny Stark opened the conversation about paving, stating that is what residents...[More]
Top PRCA official to attend Linn County Rodeo - Aug. 5, 2026
MOUND CITY - Steve Knowles, Director of Rodeo Administration for the Colorado Springs based PRCA, will be attending the Linn County Fair & Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 8 to present the 75th anniversary plaque. “We were pleasantly surprised when we received the notice that a high ranking PRCA...[More]
Voluntary contribution noted in open session - Aug. 5, 2026
During the meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on July 27, Barry Matchett, a representative of Clearway Energy, spoke to commissioners in regards to the proposed two-mile section of transmission lines that would begin at the state line and proceed to the generating station at the La Cygne exit. Matchett...[More]
$1.5 to $3 million to fix Pleasanton pool - Aug. 5, 2026
After months, and years, of issues with the Pleasanton pool, the council hired the engineering firm BG Consultants to look at what it would take to get the pool back into working order. That look showed that to get it back to working order would cost between $1.5 to $3 million; but, according...[More]
Linn County well represented in 2026 National High School Finals Rodeo - Aug. 5, 2026
Linn County was well represented at the 2026 National High School Finals Rodeo as three of the four tie-down ropers to represent Kansas were from Linn County. The National High School Finals Rodeo took place in Lincoln, Neb. from July 19-25. The rodeo features 13 events that the best high school cowboys...[More]
Annual Demo Derby kicks off the Linn County Fair and Rodeo - Aug. 5, 2026
The Linn County Fair and Rodeo kicked off this year with the annual demo derby on the evening of Aug. 1. Per tradition, the event began with the crowning of the Linn County Fair and Rodeo Queen. There were four contestants this year and Chloe Riley became the queen with a record of $28,579 in...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 5, 2026
WNBA isn’t mature enough to survive I’m not an NBA fan – I don’t even watch the finals when it gets down to it. And, I’m sure not a WNBA fan – and for more reasons than I don’t watch basketball. I feel that the Women’s National Basketball Association...[More]
Fauci Can’t Lie - Aug. 5, 2026
Is there any crime for which Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, will be prosecuted? The multi-millionaire former “public servant” received a full and unconditional pardon “FOR...[More]
Abortion pill chemicals found in water supply of three U.S. cities - Aug. 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A peer-reviewed study published July 20 found “significant” concentrations of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone in the water supply of three U.S. cities. Environmental and medical researchers found levels up to 0.041 micrograms per liter (41 parts per trillion)...[More]
SPECIAL: Linn County budget review scheduled - Aug. 4, 2026
by JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn1@gmail.com A public meeting to review Linn County’s budget has been scheduled with Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert facilitating the meeting. Trabert will go over the county’s budget fund by fund and compare spending...[More]
