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]
Cookees Drive-In sports new look - Feb. 1, 2023
2020 was the year that changed the scope of how business was conducted worldwide, that includes how things were done in Linn County. With that, Cookees Drive-In in Pleasanton just opened their dining room to the public last Saturday, marking two years of car-hop-only service. Owner Becky Grant spoke...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 1, 2023
Being kind I was watching national news last night and the story of Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of five Memphis, Tenn., police officers came on. ABCnews.go reported, “Nichols died several days after a violent traffic stop captured in body camera footage, which shows officers striking...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, January 30, 2023 - Feb. 1, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, Jan. 30, beginning their meeting with the approval of the minutes from their last meeting. Commissioner Jim Johnson then moved to approve the claims in the amount of $475,575.17. Commissioner Jason Hightower seconded the motion and it carried on a 3-0 vote. Linn...[More]
Pleasanton basketball goes 4-0 in courtwarming week - Feb. 1, 2023
Pleasanton celebrated their courtwarming this past week and they also celebrated their basketball teams as the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams combined to go 4-0. The Jays played Marmaton Valley on Jan. 24 and then hosted Altoona Midway for their courtwarming on Jan. 27. The girls defeated...[More]
Grote stats headline Hawk split decisions - Feb. 1, 2023
Junior Gus Grote continued his double-double onslaught last week as he and his Jayhawk-Linn teammates at home split Three Rivers League decisions. On Jan. 23, the Jayhawks claimed a 46-38 win against Yates Center, a game postponed from Dec. 16, but last Friday, they lost a 56-41 courtwarming contest...[More]
