Commissioners approve resolution for bond refinance - Nov. 29, 2023
Joey McLiney with McLiney and Co., a division of SAMCO Capital, spoke to commissioners on Monday, Nov. 27, noting they are ready to go public on the sale of the bond refinance that was previously approved by commissioners. McLiney noted that they had been waiting to do so in hopes of seeing the audit...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 29, 2023
Manners Facebook is the scourge of society; it allows really bold speech from people that would no more than the man on the moon say something like they wrote directly to the face of their victim – but the statement goes to their “friends” to be liked, smiley-faced, etc., no matter...[More]
2023 All Linn County high school football team - Nov. 29, 2023
The high school football season has concluded and it is time for this year’s All County high school football team. This year there were plenty of good players to choose from as all three local teams, Pleasanton, Jayhawk Linn, and Prairie View, had winning seasons. All three teams made the...[More]
Larry Wayne Miller ~ 01-21-1958 to 11-06-2023 - Nov. 28, 2023
Linn County News Published Nov. 29, 2023 Larry Wayne Miller, age 65 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Fort Scott, Kan. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel....[More]
Commissioners vote 2-1 for one year moratorium on solar farms - Nov. 22, 2023
During the Nov. 20 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners Alison Hamilton and Mark Briggs were on the agenda to speak to commissioners as representatives of the Citizens Against Solar group. Hamilton took the podium first and stated she would like to share a video made by Mike Thompson, current Kansas...[More]
Linn County Planning and Zoning meeting leads to moratorium request for Commissioners - Nov. 22, 2023
A crowd of nearly 100 individuals attended the Linn County Planning and Zoning meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Planning and Zoning committee members listened to numerous individuals from both sides of the solar farm debate before taking a vote whether or not to place a moratorium on the development of solar...[More]
Kansas Senator speaks on ills of green energy - Nov. 22, 2023
Says legislature needs to enact statewide solar and wind moratorium The Linn County Republican Central Committee hosted keynote speaker 10th District Senator Mike Thompson Thursday, Nov. 16 who spoke mainly on the sham green energy is and how it’s hurting America – and Kansas. Thompson...[More]
Election canvass held Nov. 20, abstract approved - Nov. 22, 2023
Commissioners heard from County Clerk David Lamb regarding a few things he needed to go over with them regarding the canvass. The discussions began with Lamb clarifying he would be going over numbers that did not include the write-in totals and began reading off a four-page list of the various election...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 22, 2023
Have women lost their minds? What in tarnation is going on? Have women’s-libbers gone brain dead? Apparently the women’s movement we saw when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was going through questioning prior to his placement on the Court was just a political ploy. Hmm, shocking. I...[More]
Miami teams split season openers - Nov. 22, 2023
The start of the competitive basketball season is still more than a week away for the three Linn County schools, but across the Missouri state line, the Miami girls’ squad has already equaled its on-court victory total from last year. Rebuffing a Hermitage second-half rally Friday night, the Lady...[More]
