BULLY PULPIT - Jun. 24, 2026
Drought It’s hard to think of drought when our county is 29 percent over average rainfall, according to app.precip.ai/locations, 18.66 inches since Jan. 1 of this year. I reference drought because I am researching vacation destinations in the next few weeks and Colorado is somewhere I want...[More]
Inspired by Obama, here’s my “land acknowledgement” - Jun. 24, 2026
Publisher of The Anderson County Review Garnett, Kan. Inspired by President Barack Obama’s sanctimonious acknowledgment last week that his humble $850 million presidential library in Chicago was built on stolen land, I feel compelled to offer my own poignant but less verbose apology...[More]
Our Property, Not Their Loot - Jun. 24, 2026
It’s getting harder to hit innocent Coloradans over the head with civil forfeiture laws. If you live in the Rocky Mountain State and the police want to grab some of your stuff on the basis of a suspicion (or a claimed suspicion) that you have committed a crime, you’re better off today than...[More]
Janice Geyer ~ 03-14-1955 to 06-16-2026 - Jun. 23, 2026
Linn County News Published June 24, 2026 Janice Geyer, 71, of Moberly, Mo., passed away on June 16, 2026. She was born on March 14, 1955, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Donald and Carol Cline. Janice graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and later attended classes...[More]
Craig Alan Wood ~ 06-20-1951 to 06-18-2026 - Jun. 22, 2026
Linn County News Published June 24, 2026 Craig Alan Wood, age 74, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026. He was born on June 20, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Virgil Leon "Ab" and Delma Dorene (Brown) Wood. He graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of...[More]
SPECIAL: Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation hosts Civil War Camp Dance - Jun. 19, 2026
Linn County News LCNintern1@gmail.com The Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation holds several fundraising events each year and the first and newest is the Civil War Camp Dance. This is a period dance where Mrs. Dee Young, a professional dance caller, leads the dance competition...[More]
SPECIAL: Mound City Grass Height Enforcement - Jun. 19, 2026
Published in the Linn County News June 24, 2026 (25-1tc) CITY OF MOUND CITY KANSAS – PUBLIC NOTICE Grass and Weed Height Enforcement The City of Mound City reminds all property owners and occupants that grass, weeds, and other vegetation must be...[More]
SPECIAL: Parker fireworks ordinance - Jun. 18, 2026
Published in the Linn County News June 24, 2026 (25-1tc) SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 493 On June 16, 2026, the City Council of Parker, Kansas passed an ordinance titled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PARKER, KANSAS REGARDING THE SALE AND DISCHARGE...[More]
SPECIAL: To the La Cygne Community - Jun. 17, 2026
To the La Cygne Community, Over the past two years, your police department has worked diligently to strengthen and modernize public safety services while remaining committed to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and professional policing. One of our first goals was creating a professional...[More]
Jodi Wade: Service, Family, and a Sense of Duty - Jun. 17, 2026
By ERIN BOWLEY Linn County News LCNintern1@gmail.com Jodi Wade was born in New Jersey, but she didn’t stay there long. As part of an Air Force family, she moved every few years, living in places such as California, Hawaii and Oklahoma before her father retired. The family eventually...[More]
