Cable Wareham captures National High School Rodeo championship - Aug. 5, 2020
Cable Wareham of Whiting captured the National High School Rodeo championship during the National High School Rodeo Finals in Guthrie, Okla., from July 17 to July 23. Wareham, who is related to the Leisure family here in Linn County, competed in bronc riding at the rodeo and had some serious competition...[More]
Driving force behind 4-H Dog Club - Aug. 5, 2020
Twenty-three years ago, in 1997, Marcella Troth of Prescott first got involved with the Dog Show at the Linn County Fair when her son, David, joined 4-H and began showing dogs. Over the years, her knowledge about the show and what needed to go into it grew and so did her desire to make it better...[More]
Mound City Lake sale discussed; ideas broached - Aug. 5, 2020
Selling the Mound City Lake west of Mound City is not a new thought for councils. At their regular City Council meeting Monday evening the idea was broached again with discussion of how the money from the sale could be used to improve the city. After tabling an agenda item of a pond/splash park, Mayor...[More]
USD 344 approves learning environment guidelines for upcoming year - Aug. 5, 2020
The Pleasanton USD 344 board of education held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, to discuss and take action on the negotiations with staff and the learning environment guidelines for the opening of schools. The board opened the meeting and approved the negotiations as presented to the board. Discussion...[More]
Mound City GO bond refinance saves $108,000 - Aug. 5, 2020
Saving municipalities money is nothing new for Joey McLiney of McLiney and Co. He saved the county millions on financing costs for the Justice Center project. Now, after proposing large savings to Mound City, the city will see $108,126.73 savings over the life of the bond. The preliminary amount of...[More]
USD 362 leaders outline reopening procedures - Aug. 5, 2020
Unified School District 362 administrative leaders outlined school reopening procedures at a special board of education meeting July 23. Along with how a positive COVID-19 case would be handled, other areas examined during the presentation included on-site school-day goals, the entering and exiting...[More]
Commissioners make changes, approve budget for publication - Aug. 5, 2020
During the Aug. 3 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners reviewed the proposed budget for 2021 and discussed several departmental budgets within it. As he handed out the most current copies of the working budget, County Clerk David Lamb noted that this budget is down 0.001 mill from last year’s...[More]
Wreck leaves local attorney injured - Aug. 5, 2020
On July 26, just before 3 p.m., emergency personnel were called to the scene of a wreck on 875 Road involving an SUV and a tractor. According to a report filed by Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy Clint Johnson, the SUV, a 2017 Toyota, was traveling eastbound on 875 Road when the driver, Christopher...[More]
BULLY PULPIT: What’s next? - Aug. 5, 2020
Holy cow! Following the pandemic from a virus that is alleged to have started in Wuhan, China, now comes the Asian giant hornet, this to Washington State where it will hopefully stay. The “murder hornets,” as they are affectionately known, are usually 1.5-2 inches in length, have a large...[More]
Elynor Ann Miller 08-28-1924 to 08-02-2020 - Aug. 4, 2020
Linn County News Published Aug. 5, 2020 Elynor Ann (Watson) Miller died peacefully in her home in Overland Park, Aug. 2, 2020. Born Aug. 28, 1924, in Bloomington, Ill., she lived with her sisters, Bettie Jean (Radabuagh) and Jan (Hons), and parents Lynn (Rip) and Leona (Moms, Abbey) Watson. Elynor...[More]
