KDA announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity - Feb. 2, 2023
MANHATTAN, Kansas — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funds are in turn...[More]
Sonita Arlone Martin ~ 09-02-1943 to 02-02-2023 - Feb. 2, 2023
Linn County News Published February 8, 2023 Sonita Arlone Martin, age 79, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at her home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will...[More]
AG Kris Kobach joins coalition to uphold federal law against encouraging illegal immigration - Feb. 2, 2023
TOPEKA – (January 25, 2023) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and 24 other state attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in support of a federal criminal prohibition on encouraging or inducing illegal immigration into the United States. In a brief filed with the...[More]
Treasurer Steven Johnson marks National Unclaimed Property Day - Feb. 2, 2023
TOPEKA – (February 1, 2023) – Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson today marked National Unclaimed Property Day by reminding Kansans of his office’s ongoing efforts to return unclaimed funds. “Our office currently holds more than $500 million in unclaimed...[More]
Governor Kelly announces January total tax collections exceed estimate by $56.2 million - Feb. 2, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that total tax-only collections for January were $1.05 billion. That is $56.2 million, or 5.7%, more than the January estimate. Those collections were also $102.4 million, or 10.8%, more than January 2022. “Month after month of tax...[More]
SPECIAL: 2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest - Feb. 1, 2023
2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest PRATT – The 2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest, hosted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), is officially underway! Participation is simple; record the number of unique bird species you see in Kansas from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023 and...[More]
Commissioners receive report on 2022 valuations compliance - Feb. 1, 2023
Mike Dallman, Kansas Department of Revenue Property Valuation Division, reported to the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, regarding the county’s compliance report for 2022. Dallman explained to commissioners that the state draws a random sampling of real estate sales within the county and uses...[More]
CPR event held last Saturday - Feb. 1, 2023
Approximately 30 people took advantage of free CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) classes held last Saturday in both Mound City and La Cygne. The classes were sponsored by Linn County Emergency Management and were free to the public. Each class size was limited to 20 and both classes were nearly full. USD...[More]
Hamilton seeks veteran highway renaming signs - Feb. 1, 2023
Ali Hamilton, director and curator of the Trading Post Museum, spoke to Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Jan. 30, regarding the renaming of a stretch of U.S. Highway 69 in the honor of a Pleasanton veteran who died at Pearl Harbor. A bill was introduced in the Kansas legislature requesting a portion...[More]
What is due process? - Feb. 1, 2023
Recently the Linn County News was contacted by a concerned individual who wanted to know why so many people are being arrested and then let out of jail and the answer lies in due process. Due process is a term that most people have heard of or read, but what exactly is it and how does it work? Due process...[More]
