Property taxes and how they work - Sep. 10, 2025
In Kansas, there is a definitive process for determining what the property taxes are on any given piece of property. Did you know that according to SmartAsset.com Linn County has the second lowest property tax average in the entire state? According to information available on their website, the average...[More]
Pleasanton Fire Department personnel hiring questioned - Sep. 10, 2025
What started out as a department update from Pleasanton Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom, turned into a showdown between councilmembers and the mayor in who was hired as volunteer firefighters in Pleasanton. Wisdom informed the council he was beginning training for new firefighters September through December...[More]
Commission ‘bares’ down to pass public nudity ban - Sep. 10, 2025
Linn County commissioners passed a resolution banning public nudity at its Sept. 2 weekly meeting, delayed a day for the governmental Labor Day holiday. Resolution No. 2025-16, enacted on a 2-0 vote with Alison Hamilton not present, forbids nudity on public property or outside the home on private property...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Sep. 10, 2025
Taxation There is one state in 50 that thinks a candidate for public office should have their taxes paid in order to serve – and that state is Missouri. A quick search of AI brought the Missouri statute up, 115.306, and explained what happens if a candidate owes taxes, qualifications and disqualifications...[More]
Taking Farlinville voting location questioned - Sep. 10, 2025
Letter to the Editor: We all know what road is paved with good intentions, and that seems to be the case with the closing of the Farlinville polling location. At first glance, the numbers may look like closing Paris Township’s polling site is a cost-saving move, but a closer look shows otherwise. Clerk...[More]
The party of losers is not funny - Sep. 10, 2025
Maybe we do need a Civil War 2.0 – with guns. Our politics has become so partisan and so nasty, using guns to settle our national political differences may soon end up being the only solution. It’s bad enough no one agrees with what the other side is saying anymore. But now when one side...[More]
Parker Days set for Sept. 20 - Sep. 10, 2025
This year’s annual Parker Days event is set for Saturday, Sept. 20 and the theme for the event is “Sunshine and Smiles.” The event kicks off on Friday evening with the Mason’s Fish Fry, a free-will donation dinner, at 5 p.m. at the Mason’s Building. On Saturday,...[More]
Jackie “Jack” Howard Shroyer ~ 01-24-1940 to 09-04-2025 - Sep. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published September 10, 2025 Jackie "Jack" Howard Shroyer, age 85 of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Jack was born the son of Eugene and Lillie Ruth (Blangy) Shroyer on Jan. 24, 1940, in Prescott, Kan. He graduated from Prescott...[More]
Wallace “Mack” Probasco ~ 07-05-1959 to 09-02-2025 - Sep. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published September 10, 2025 Wallace “Mack” Probasco, age 66 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. He was born the son of Francis Mack and Edna E. Wallace Probasco on July 5, 1959, in Fort Scott, Kan. He graduated from Pleasanton...[More]
Martha F. Couch ~ 01-03-1929 to 07-18-2025 - Sep. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published September 10, 2025 It is with much sorrow that the family of Martha Frasier Couch, a woman of deep faith and compassion, shares the news that she passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025, just months after the passing of her husband, Keith, who was the love of...[More]
