LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - Mar. 1, 2023
In addition to endorsing by letter a Trading Post Museum grant application, a report included elsewhere in this issue, the Linn County Commission heard a report on projections for a $1 hourly across-the-board county employee pay increase at its Feb. 21 weekly meeting, delayed a day because of the federal...[More]
Pleasanton discusses airport taxes, inter-local dispatching agreements - Mar. 1, 2023
After hearing comments made concerning how much money the city of Pleasanton allegedly makes on airport taxes, City Administrator Teresa Whitaker told the council last Tuesday that the approximate $45,000 amount that was circulating is not accurate. She said the city gets $12,000 per year and the rest...[More]
PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - Mar. 1, 2023
First order of business following the flag salute at the city of Pleasanton council meeting was for Mayor Mike Frisbie to appoint Kimberly Herring to fill the fifth seat as a council member. Herring will be sworn in next week. Prior to her being sworn in, Councilman Jake Mattingley said, “We...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, February 27, 2023 - Mar. 1, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, Feb. 27, with Commission Chair Danny McCullough absent. Commissioner Jason Hightower as Vice Chair conducted the meeting. Commissioners began by approving the minutes of the last meeting followed by approval of claims in the amount of $366,524.42. That action...[More]
LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - Mar. 1, 2023
La Cygne leaders handled various business items at their regular Feb. 15 council meeting. A 4-0 vote, with Keith Stoker not present, approved Resolution No. 452, an annual solid waste fee increase this year of around 4 percent, which sets monthly rates for Waste Management residential curbside pickup...[More]
Harper Darleane Marie McCowin ~ 11-26-2022 to 02-24-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Harper Darleane Marie McCowin, three month old infant daughter of Alexis Freeman and Wesley McCowin, passed away Friday Feb. 24, 2023. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel....[More]
Maribelle L. “Mary†Wiles ~ 03-27-1943 to 02-21-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Maribelle L. “Mary” Wiles, 79, of Grand Island, Neb., passed away peacefully at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Neb., on Feb. 21, 2023. Mass of Christian burial was Feb. 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Bishop Emeritus Most...[More]
James Dean Allen ~ 08-10-1951 to 02-26-2023 - Feb. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Jim was the third child born to M. Ward and S. Jean Lindsey Allen on Aug. 10, 1951. He passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. He attended high school at La Cygne Rural High in La Cygne, Kan. He graduated in 1969 and attended college at Fort Scott...[More]
COVID mRNA shots circulate at least 28 days after injection - Feb. 24, 2023
ORLANDO, FL – A recent study in Denmark using a cohort of recovered hepatitis C patients found that mRNA from Pfizer and Moderna circulates in the blood for 28 days after injection. In the study, “SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA Vaccine Sequences Circulate in Blood up to 28 Days After COVID-19 Vaccination,”...[More]
Governor Kelly announces qualifying families can now apply for $1000 per student for Learning Recovery - Feb. 24, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) is open to applications from qualifying parents and guardians of Kansas students. KEEP provides a $1,000 award per student to pay for various educational goods and services that promote learning...[More]
