Parker to get newer police vehicle - Apr. 20, 2022
Parker leaders have approved for purchase its police chief’s finding of a newer police vehicle. At a special council meeting Monday after last Thursday’s regular monthly meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum, separate 4-0 votes were cast, with Kandice Higgins not present. The...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 20, 2022
Supply chain issues Supply chain issues – that’s all the American public has heard for the last year. And, we’re starting to understand what that is when we can’t get microchips for our automobiles, fans for the Justice Center are on hold for months, and on and on. I was asked...[More]
USD 362 to move forward on proposals - Apr. 20, 2022
Cutting sports team numbers, middle school tech revamp to be studied Prairie View Unified School District 362 administrative leaders have been given the go-ahead both to study limitations on athletic-team numbers and to examine revamping the middle school technology laboratory. The considerations,...[More]
Grant puts La Cygne closer to fire station - Apr. 20, 2022
Notification of a $100,000 grant has put La Cygne one step closer to reaching its funding goal for a new fire station with shell. At the regular April 6 council meeting, Jodi Wade, city clerk, announced the city’s award of a $100,000 First Option Bank Trustee Foundation grant. “It’s...[More]
Gerald Lee Hester 08-23-1943 to 04-17-2022 - Apr. 19, 2022
Linn County News Published April 20, 2022 Gerald Lee Hester, age 78, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022. A gathering with a meal to celebrate the life of Gerald will be held 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Sugar Valley Clubhouse. The meat will be provided,...[More]
Jane Ellen Allcorn 03-25-1947 to 04-11-2022 - Apr. 18, 2022
Linn County News Published April 20, 2022 Jane Ellen Allcorn, 75, of Blue Mound, Kan., died on Monday, April 11, 2022, at her home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Jane was born March 25, 1947, in Council Grove, Kan., to Clifford and Doris (Pearson) Crozier. She...[More]
Pleasanton discusses annexing four miles of U.S. 69 - Apr. 14, 2022
With police calls increasing drastically each year since 2014, the city of Pleasanton heard a presentation from City Administrator Teresa Whitaker on an idea that she hopes would cut drug calls – patrolling U.S. Highway 69 giving more of a law enforcement presence on the city’s two exits. Whitaker...[More]
Jayhawk baseball tops in-county rival Pleasanton - Apr. 14, 2022
The Jayhawk-Linn baseball team hosted their in-county rival Pleasanton on the evening of April 7. This year the Hawks got the best of the Blu-Jays as they won both games of the doubleheader. In the first game the Hawks won in three innings, 15-0, while the second game took all seven innings, but...[More]
Dist. 1 Commissioner Rick James will not seek third term - Apr. 13, 2022
As time has arrived to file for intent to run for public office, County Commissioner Rick James gave public notice Monday at the commissioners meeting that he will not seek a third term in office. James read a written notice that stated, “As I have had this opportunity to serve two full terms...[More]
Pleasanton discusses annexing four miles of U.S. 69 - Apr. 13, 2022
With police calls increasing drastically each year since 2014, the city of Pleasanton heard a presentation from City Administrator Teresa Whitaker on an idea that she hopes would cut drug calls – patrolling U.S. Highway 69 giving more of a law enforcement presence on the city’s two exits. Whitaker...[More]
