BULLY PULPIT - Jul. 7, 2021
Speeding Oh, boy! Well, the part of the Wyoming airplane wedding trip that I neglected to write about two weeks ago was my inadvertent meeting with a Wyoming highway patrolman. Following the bumpy long flight, and Cabela’s Visa shutting off my credit card for fraud alert at 12:30 a.m. in Rock...[More]
Next Samsel court appearance to be Monday - Jul. 7, 2021
State representative faces misdemeanor battery charges A state House representative whose district includes northwest Linn County is scheduled for a non-evidentiary hearing next week in Franklin County District Court, Ottawa. Rep. Mark A. Samsel, R-Wellsville, is set for an 11:30 a.m. no go preliminary...[More]
Linn County History Hunt begins July 1 - Jul. 7, 2021
The Linn County History Hunt began July 1 and is sponsored by the Trading Post Museum. The event is similar to a scavenger hunt; only in this case participants are given a series of photos as clues, rather than a list, and are required to find the location of each item. If you are not sure where they...[More]
Motions heard in Allen’s murder case - Jul. 7, 2021
James Rocky Allen appeared in Linn County District Court on Wednesday, June 30, for the purpose of hearing various motions filed in the case, LN-2020-CR-000240, in which he is charged with second degree murder in the death of his mother. The case stems from an incident that took place on Dec. 15, 2020,...[More]
George Timothy Hill 07-16-1965 to 06-29-2021 - Jul. 1, 2021
Linn County News Published July 7, 2021 George Timothy Hill, age 55, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mound City, Kan. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Vigil...[More]
21 years of serving the public together Walrod retires from Franklin County Planning and Building - Jun. 30, 2021
It was the year 2000 when Franklin County first began “electing” their County Commissioners. After spending two years on the Planning Commission (1998 and 1999), current 5th District Commissioner Donald Stottlemire was one of those newly elected commissioners – the only living commissioner...[More]
Generational farm mixes old with new - Jun. 30, 2021
Not a lot of businesses in the nation, or world, can say they are generational, but farming is one industry that seems to bring the new in with the old. And, the farm of Steve and Penny Johnson of rural Prescott is one of those. They have melded new equipment into their farm while protecting and enjoying...[More]
Close call with lightning for Mound City couple - Jun. 30, 2021
Flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder are not a new experience for Linn County residents, but for David and Debbie Nickelson, Mound City, that experience was too close for comfort. Debbie said, “It was around 11 a.m. (Thursday). There was a nice rain coming down. I’d just walked to...[More]
Regular criminal docket will go all in-person - Jun. 30, 2021
Final Zoom conferences were heard June 15; Smith, Jones, Hudson & Ungeheuer make appearance via zoom Beginning next Tuesday, all cases on the regular semi-monthly criminal docket of a Linn County judge will occur in-person at the county’s Judicial Center courtroom at Mound City. Hearings...[More]
New backup system prohibits repeater failure - Jun. 30, 2021
Linn County IT Director Chris Martin spoke to the County Commissioners on Monday about a backup system for county repeaters that would prohibit them from going out of service like they did in February during the extreme cold spell that hit eastern Kansas. Following his discussion with the commissioners,...[More]
