Commission approves full-time prosecutor - Feb. 22, 2023
County attorney to earn $120,000 salary, will have assistance Linn County commissioners have agreed to make the county attorney’s post a full-time position with an annual salary of $120,000. The 2-0 action, with Jason Hightower not present for Tuesday’s weekly meeting, comes on...[More]
Janet Jolene Reed ~ 04-09-1963 to 02-20-2023 - Feb. 22, 2023
Linn County News Published March 1, 2023 Janet Jolene Reed, age 59, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on April 9, 1963, the daughter of Owen Lee and Juanita May Brown Haverfield. She graduated high school from Drexel...[More]
USD 362 SCHOOL BOARD - Monday, February 13, 2023 - Feb. 22, 2023
Unified School District 362 board of education members heard and accepted its audit report for the 2021-22 fiscal year at its monthly meeting Feb. 13. Sean Gordon, auditor for GordonCPA, Lawrence, said the district would receive an unmodified opinion, the “highest and cleanest opinion,”...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Feb. 22, 2023
Toxic spill I received a screenshot of the train derailment Wednesday, Feb. 15, then a similar message sent on Messenger concerning the same toxic spill caused by a train derailment in Ohio. I had to ask the sender if it was a hoax; then I started looking and found out that what could be the United...[More]
Parker funds new officer gear - Feb. 22, 2023
Parker city leaders have granted up to $750 to fund equipment for their new part-time police officer. At a special council meeting called last Thursday to conduct necessary business when the regular Feb. 9 meeting was cancelled due to an anticipated lack of a quorum, approval of the funds will help...[More]
La Cygne hears stormwater, sewer reports - Feb. 22, 2023
La Cygne leaders heard a two-part stormwater report, as well as an update concerning the $6.261 million sewer rehabilitation project, from an engineering firm representative at their regular council meeting last Wednesday, Feb. 15. Via Zoom because of impending inclement weather, Abby Mills, water resources...[More]
Adventure Packs from Audubon Society coming to Linn County libraries - Feb. 22, 2023
Five of the six libraries in Linn County will be receiving Adventure Packs from the Audubon Society of Kansas. The program is part of a partnership with the Master Naturalists from the Johnson County Extension agency, of which local resident Mike Brown is a member. Each pack, or backpack, will contain...[More]
Prairie View basketball splits against Anderson County - Feb. 22, 2023
The Prairie View basketball teams hosted Anderson County on Feb. 17. The Buffalos split against the Bulldogs as the girls won a low scoring game 32-27 and the boys lost by 31, 25-56. In the girls’ game the Lady Buffs led 9-4 after one quarter. Both teams continued to play tough defensively...[More]
Lady Hawks double up Altoona - Feb. 22, 2023
Jayhawk-Linn girls converted backside offensive rebounds, their primary weapon, to stickback points Friday to finish their regular season with a 43-21 Three Rivers League win at Altoona-Midway. “It’s been our bread and butter,” Chris Thomas, head coach, said. “We don’t...[More]
Pleasanton basketball defeats Bronaugh, falls to Cherokee - Feb. 22, 2023
The Pleasanton basketball teams played Missouri team Bronaugh and league foe Southeast Cherokee last week. The Jays’ girls’ and boys’ teams defeated Bronaugh at home but lost to Cherokee on the road. The home game against Bronaugh was also the Jays’ Senior/Parent night for winter...[More]
