Fire at Wes’ Recycling takes 11 hours to extinguish - Apr. 25, 2018
An early morning fire last Tuesday, April 17, that occurred at Wes’ Recycling on 1000 Road north of Blue Mound took firefighters an estimated 11 1/2 hours to extinguish.According to Dee Horttor, Linn County assistant fire chief, crews from Blue Mound, Mound City, Parker, Centerville, Colony and...[More]
Mercy Clinic Linn County sports physical dates announced - Apr. 25, 2018
Free physicals only offered on specific datesSummer is just around the corner, and soon the thoughts of school responsibilities will be out the window. But it won’t be long before your child is suiting up for school activities in the fall. Why not get a jump on the necessities to insure they are...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Canada – it can’t happen here - Apr. 25, 2018
Monday’s terrorist attack by van in Toronto, Canada, set the country on its heels. The website www.usnews.com reports, “In the past 18 months, more than 150 people have been killed by homicidal drivers. Nearly 800 were injured, many seriously. The carnage began in Nice, France, in July 2016...[More]
La Cygne to consider beer garden-related ordinance - Apr. 25, 2018
Passage necessary next week to meet deadline for June 2 Swanfest La Cygne’s City Council will consider an ordinance to allow temporary permits for the sale of cereal malt beverages at special events on designated city property when they convene for their regular meeting at 7 p.m. next Wednesday,...[More]
Huggins status conference continued to June 12 - Apr. 25, 2018
Two cases for former county School Resource Officer David Allen Huggins were heard in a status conference Monday, April 16, and continued to 3:30 p.m. June 12. Huggins was originally charged in Case No. 18CR01 with Count 1: Occurring on or between the first of August 2017 and the 15th day of September...[More]
Standoff in La Cygne ends peaceably - Apr. 25, 2018
Law enforcement officials from both the La Cygne Police Department (LCPD) and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to a disturbance situation in La Cygne on Tuesday, April 17, at 529 N. Sixth St.The first officer on-scene, according to La Cygne Police Chief Tate West, was a deputy...[More]
Inez Deverl {Dee} Simpson Cowan - Apr. 24, 2018
Known as Dee, she was born in Ridgeway, Mo., April 28, 1938, to Dorothy and Jasper Simpson. They moved to California then back to Kansas City, Kan., in 1942 when her father took a position with North American Aviation. Her father retired from the Kansas City Kansas Board of Education in 1979 as...[More]
Update: Measles Outbreak in Johnson, Linn and Miami Counties - Apr. 19, 2018
New locations and dates of potential measles exposure in Johnson and Linn Co. added TOPEKA – The measles outbreak in eastern Kansas is continuing to be investigated. Since March 8, 2018, 18 cases have been identified – 14 Johnson County residents, 3 Linn County residents...[More]
Patrol increases vigilance for alcohol and drug-impaired driver’s crashes - Apr. 18, 2018
Beginning April 20th thru April 22nd, Linn County Sheriff's Department will join other law enforcement agencies in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to stop what has been an increasing epidemic for the past several years – an increase in drug and alcohol impaired driver...[More]
Pleasanton track hosts home invitational - Apr. 18, 2018
The Pleasanton track team hosted their home track invitational on April 10.Both the boys’ and girls’ teams did well at the meet and each placed fourth.“It was a good start to the season for both the boys’ and girls’ teams to take fourth in the eight-team meet. The boys scored...[More]
