Tanglewood Lakes gates destroyed by crowd - May. 24, 2023
Frustration has reached a boiling point; frustration from property owners who have had their gate entry cards cut off and frustration from Tanglewood Lakes board members at continued damage they are seeing to lake property. Events reached a heightened state after Kansas State Rep. Trevor Jacobs was...[More]
Tanglewood incident tops commission meeting - May. 24, 2023
Amid a packed house, Linn County Attorney Burton Harding provided an update for commissioners and the public on an incident that took place at Tanglewood Lakes on Thursday, May 18. Harding stated that on Friday afternoon his office received videos and reports from the Sheriff’s Office in relation...[More]
La Cygne codes officer resigns - May. 24, 2023
Fox will remain as part-time police officer La Cygne’s full-time codes enforcement officer/zoning administrator has resigned. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, May 17, the council approved the resignation, effective last Friday, of Allison Fox on a 4-0 vote, with Jerome Mitzner...[More]
Jayhawk softball wins Regional, advances to State - May. 24, 2023
The Jayhawk-Linn softball team competed in the 2-1A Regional tournament hosted by Uniontown on May 15-16. The Hawks won the tournament and earned a sport in the 2A State tournament in Pratt on May 25-26. Jayhawk was the two seed with a 13-3 record and first played the seven seed Erie at Fort Scott...[More]
Lady Buffs win Regional track meet - May. 24, 2023
The Prairie View track team traveled to compete in their 3A Regional meet in Fredonia on May 18. The Regional meets determine who will participate in the State track meet as the top four placers in each event goes to State. The Buffalos sent a total of eight athletes to State, seven girls and one boy. As...[More]
Pleasanton track qualifies six for State - May. 24, 2023
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Lyndon on May 18 for their 2-1A Regional meet. This meet determines who will make the State meet in Wichita as the top four placers advanced to State. The Jays had two boys and four girls qualify for State. As a team the girls placed 12th at the Regional meet with...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - May. 24, 2023
Government employees I was visiting with a friend of mine who shared an interesting fact produced by the Kansas Department of Labor that Linn County government employs 35 percent of our population. That means that every third person you see in Linn County has a job, in some capacity, on government payroll,...[More]
LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - May. 24, 2023
In addition to a codes officer resignation and a councilman’s code-violation letter grievance, both reports located elsewhere in this edition, La Cygne city leaders passed Ordinance No. 1510 that codifies a May 3 vote to charge a $200 flat fee for repair costs to damaged water meters. The ordinance...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, May 22, 2023 - May. 24, 2023
The May 22 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners began with the approval of the minutes of last week’s meeting followed by the approval of claims in the amount of $414,681.39. County Clerk David Lamb noted a need to reschedule the regular meeting on May 29 to Tuesday, May 30 due to the Memorial...[More]
Gene Raymond Mitchell ~ 10-27-1938 to 11-24-2022 - May. 23, 2023
Linn County News Published May 24, 2023 Gene Raymond Mitchell, 84 years, passed away on November 24, 2022 in his home Grand Rapids, Mich. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., the third child of Otto and Ruby Mitchell. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, Delbert and two beloved wives,...[More]
