Mound City Council - Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 - Nov. 9, 2022
The Mound City Council met on Monday, Nov. 7, beginning their meeting with the public comment portion of the meeting. Don George, Kansas Parks and Wildlife, spoke with the council about a grant they had applied for and presented paperwork for said grant. (See related article in this edition.) Wayne...[More]
Blue Mound City Council - Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 - Nov. 9, 2022
Council members for the city of Blue Mound met on Monday, Nov. 7, for their regular monthly meeting. Lengthy discussion was held over the eventual replacement of the city’s water tower. A used one is lying at the site that the city could purchase for $25,000. Though not new, this one was cited...[More]
La Cygne City Council - Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 - Nov. 9, 2022
In addition to water/sewer project items and a full dog pound, two reports located elsewhere in this issue, La Cygne city leaders were informed of a Kansas Department of Commerce training video series that addresses eventual potential for a local grocery store. At the regular council meeting last...[More]
Judith Kay Long ~ 03-06-1944 to 11-06-2022 - Nov. 8, 2022
Linn County News Published November 9, 2022 Judith Kay Long, age 78, resident of Edwardsville, Kan., died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Advent Health Hospital, Shawnee, Kan. She was born March 6, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Daniel Ernest and Margaret Eugenia Johnson Henderson. Judy worked...[More]
Pleasanton City Council - Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 - Nov. 8, 2022
The Pleasanton City Council met on Tuesday, Nov. 1 due to the Halloween holiday and swore in Charles Stokes, new Codes, Animal Control Officer. They next approved the compactor to be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day, but it will be open Thursday before and Saturday after the holiday. Following a...[More]
Fall back! - Nov. 4, 2022
Just a reminder: Clocks go back one hour on Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6!...[More]
National Vice Commander visits local Legion post - Nov. 2, 2022
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, American Legion National Vice Commander Glenn Wahus visited the Hewitt-New American Legion Post No. 248 in Mound City where a reception was held in his honor. Post Commander Walt Johnston spoke to those gathered and welcomed Vice Commander Wahus to Mound City and then turned the...[More]
SPECIAL: Shooting on U.S. 69 results in manhunt, arrests - Nov. 2, 2022
On November 01, 2022, at 11:35pm a call was received at the Linn County Sheriff’s 911 Center. The caller stated that they were southbound on US 69 near Pleasanton, Kansas, and a subject in a vehicle near them began shooting at their vehicle. The shots fired struck the vehicle the caller was in,...[More]
Drought affects livestock, fall harvest - Nov. 2, 2022
USDA reports county having 3rd driest September on record Drought conditions in Linn County this autumn are not only affecting yields during the fall crop harvest but also water and hay supply for livestock producers heading into winter. The most recent drought monitor released last Thursday...[More]
2 resolutions on Kansas ballot - Nov. 2, 2022
Kansas voters will see two House Concurrent Resolutions on the ballot this year. The first, House Concurrent Resolution No. 5022 is a proposition to amend sections 2 and 5 of article 9 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require that a sheriff be elected in each county for a term of four years. The...[More]
