USD 344 pays off STARS building - Mar. 11, 2026
The USD 344 Board of Education met Monday night and addressed several items including the payoff of the STARS building. Superintendent Don Epps said he’d spoken with Wade Teagarden, Labette Bank, and received the payoff Monday of $182,931.72. “That makes the district the owners of STARS...[More]
An owl before dawn - Mar. 11, 2026
There is no more efficient predator than a great horned owl. Silent and deadly, he can eat whatever he wants, up to and including a roosting wild turkey. Their flight is completely silent, and they occasionally break the neck of roosting turkeys in the darkness before the dawn. But that does not happen...[More]
Jayhawk girls’ basketball finishes the season as Sub-State runner-up - Mar. 11, 2026
The Jayhawk Linn girls’ basketball team hosted West Franklin on March 5 and traveled to West Franklin on March 7 for Sub-State basketball competition. The girls first hosted West Franklin in the West Franklin 3A Sub-State 1 to determine who went to the championship. The Lady Hawks won that...[More]
Pleasanton boys’ basketball finishes season as Sub-State runner up - Mar. 11, 2026
The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team traveled to Madison on March 6 to compete in the championship game in the Madison 1A Div. 1 Sub-State 1. The boys entered the game as the one seed and a 22-1 record. The Jays got to the championship with a bye and a 47-28 semifinal win over the eight seed Fairfield....[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 11, 2026
Party debate There are several schools of thought concerning standing for what you believe in. Those schools include, but are not limited to, “Pick a hill you’re willing to die on,” proverbially, of course, “Put your money where your mouth is,” and “Stand for what...[More]
Property tax mandates create out-of-balance system - Mar. 11, 2026
To quote from the Kansas Rural Center Newsletter,” The 2026 Kansas Legislature will struggle the last few weeks of this session to lower property taxes on residential property and find the revenue to fund the change. Surging home values and stagnant commercial assessments have forced homeowners...[More]
Rick “Rockin Rick” Nash ~ 11-13-1958 to 02-23-2026 - Mar. 5, 2026
Linn County News Published March 11, 2026 Rick "Rockin' Rick" Nash, 67, of Lawrence, Kan., passed away on Feb. 23, 2026, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan. Rick was born to parents Joe Victor Nash and Janice Maline Heitman on Nov. 13, 1958, in Kansas City, Kan. Rick married...[More]
Commissioners hear from appraiser on valuations report from KPI - Mar. 4, 2026
During the meeting on March 2, the Linn County Commissioners heard from County Appraiser Lisa Kellstadt who stated that in response to the KPI (Kansas Policy Institute) report on valuations she had sent documents to each commissioner and would like to report on those. Kellstadt then handed documents...[More]
Legislative Coffee planned Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. - Mar. 4, 2026
The Linn County Republican Central Committee and Republican Women’s Committee are hosting a Legislative Coffee Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. at the Pleasanton Community Center. Sen. Caryn Tyson, Reps. Fred Gardner and Rick James are slated to appear to update Linn County on current bills, etc....[More]
2025 data is in: Four straight years of unaffordable assessed valuation hikes. Where’s the relief? - Mar. 4, 2026
Assessed valuation changes for 2025, released this morning, reiterate the need for a constitutional amendment to limit the increases. The average increase for existing residential property (not counting new construction) of 5.9% is more than double the inflation rate, and that’s not the worst...[More]
