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]
USD 346 potential $10 million bond issue discussed - Mar. 4, 2026
The USD 346 Board of Education held a special meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to discuss options for renovating the science suite at Jayhawk Linn along with several other items. The meeting began with discussing a timeline, with HVAC and plumbing kicking things off and a pre-construction meeting set...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 4, 2026
Time to be careful We Americans are pretty lucky. We don’t have roadside bombings like we’ve seen happen in Israel, Iran, Iraq – and even in other First World countries in the European region. We need something, we go to the local grocery store and buy it. We don’t think about...[More]
Misguided matriarchy can’t dim men’s hockey Olympic gold - Mar. 4, 2026
Looking for a good movie the other evening, I came across one that I’d missed when it was out in theaters about a decade ago: “The Mighty Macs.” This was a slightly fictionalized version of a true-life triumph: small Catholic women’s college fields a basketball team, and miracles...[More]
Pleasanton boys advance in Sub-State tournament, girls end season - Mar. 4, 2026
The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams began their Sub-State tournament action this past week. Pleasanton is in the Madison 1A Div. 1 Sub-State and the boys entered the tournament as the 1 seed with a 20-1 record while the girls were the 11 seed with an 8-13 record. The girls’...[More]
Jayhawk wrestling has four wrestlers place in the top four at State - Mar. 4, 2026
The Jayhawk boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams traveled to Hays on Feb. 27-28 to compete in the 3-1A State tournament. The Hawks brought a total of 11 wrestlers to the event, six girls and five boys. The boys’ team earned three State medals while the girls’ team earned one State...[More]
Prairie View wrestling earns four medals at State - Mar. 4, 2026
The Prairie View boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams traveled to Salina on Feb. 27-28 to compete in the 4A State tournament. The Buffalos did well as they brought seven total wrestlers to the event and earned four total medals. The boys brought two wrestlers, Gunner VanNorman, 120, and Bentlee...[More]
SPECIAL - PUBLIC NOTICE LINN COUNTY, KANSAS PLANNING & ZONING BOARD - Mar. 3, 2026
Published in the Linn County News, February 25 and March 4, 2026 (08-2tc) PUBLIC NOTICE LINN COUNTY, KANSAS PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled meeting of the Linn County Planning & Zoning Board on March 10, 2026 has been...[More]
Bernard Thomas “Tom” Brownback ~ 10-06-1938 to 02-27-2026 - Mar. 2, 2026
Linn County News Published March 4, 2026 Bernard Thomas "Tom" Brownback was born on a farm in Centerville, Kan., the fifth child born to William Earl and Kezia Ellen (Reynolds) Brownback on Oct. 6, 1938. He passed away on his farm in rural Blue Mound, Kan., on Feb. 27, 2026, at...[More]
