First aid safety with Joe Stellwagon - Aug. 27, 2025
I recently met one of Linn County’s EMS paramedics to talk about first aid and why it’s important. The paramedic’s name is Joe Stellwagon, and before we talked about first aid, I wanted to learn a little bit about him and why he became a paramedic. Joe works for AMR, the largest private...[More]
Economic Development Director resigns - Aug. 20, 2025
Cites lack of professionalism and respect in leadership During the public comment portion of the commissioners meeting on Aug. 18, Economic Development Director Chasity Ware took the podium and read a letter to the commissioners that began by noting that she had lived in Linn County for just...[More]
Pleasanton moves forward with streets plan - Aug. 20, 2025
The Pleasanton City Council met Monday night and listened to a presentation by Streets Supervisor Taylor Robinson who presented a plan on how to move forward to get all city streets redone next spring and summer. Robinson said she met with Linn County Public Works Superintendent Jesse Walton Aug. 6...[More]
USD 344 adopts new cell phone policy - Aug. 20, 2025
During the August meeting, which was moved to Tuesday, Aug. 12, the USD 344 Board of Education adopted a new cell phone policy as recommended by the Kansas Association of School Boards and Kansas State Department of Education. The new policy prompted several questions from board members regarding various...[More]
Pleasanton Fire Chief lays out short, long-term goals - Aug. 20, 2025
Newly appointed fire chief, Jeff Wisdom, met with the Pleasanton Council Monday night and outlined several goals he hopes to accomplish with the city fire department. He said short-term goals include training fire fighters in CPR, First Aid and structure fire training – all of which are necessary...[More]
Commissioners hear from publisher in regards to special edition - Aug. 20, 2025
During the public comment portion of the meeting on Monday, Aug. 18, Linn County Commissioners heard from Linn County News publisher Jackie Taylor regarding the special edition she was required to print and publish last week due to what she termed as a “failure to communicate.” Taylor told...[More]
Parker again to seek officer apps - Aug. 20, 2025
Ads go out for police chief, codes officer If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. That old adage appears to be Parker’s approach in attempting to secure applications for its two vacant public safety positions–police chief and codes officer. Mayor Jason Webber had the...[More]
Uncharted territory: First wetland reserve easement in Kansas - Aug. 20, 2025
LABETTE COUNTY, KS – In 1994, Max and Eweleen Good became pioneers in wetland conservation in Kansas, making history as the first landowners to voluntarily participate in a USDA Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) in the state. At the time, the concept of wetland restoration was new, and the Goods had...[More]
Vonnie May’s Ice Cream Shoppe open in Mound City - Aug. 20, 2025
Walking into Vonnie May’s Ice Cream Shoppe gives those who can’t wait to partake of old-fashioned ice cream a vision of what an old-time ice cream parlor would have been like. Now, that ice cream parlor is open at 510 W. Main in Mound City. Brady and Leslie Wolfe, owners, were hard at work...[More]
USD 346 welcomes new staff members - Aug. 20, 2025
The Jayhawk USD 346 welcomed several new staff members during their orientation last week; filling positions in multiple buildings. Bo Meisenheimer joins the staff at the junior high/high school as a building aide. Meisenheimer is a 2019 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School and a student of Park...[More]
