Rex Lee Friend ~ 08-11-1957 to 10-17-2022 - Oct. 18, 2022
Linn County News Published October, 19, 2022 Rex Lee Friend, age 65 years, 2 months and 6 days, of rural La Cygne, Kan., passed away at Olathe Medical Center on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Rex was born the son of Troy Leonard and Betty Pearl (Reed) Friend on Aug. 11, 1957, at Colorado Springs, Colo. Rex...[More]
Linn County Commissioners - Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022
The Linn County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Oct. 11, for a meeting that was set over from Monday, Oct. 10, due to the holiday. They began with approval of the minutes of the last meeting and then approved the cancellation of next week’s meeting, on Oct. 17, due to the KAC Conference. County...[More]
La Cygne city council - Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022
In addition to a split vote repealing the charter ordinance that set up the Park Board 35 years ago, a report located elsewhere in this issue, La Cygne city leaders acted on other items in unanimous votes at its regular council meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 5. One action grants permission and waives...[More]
Prescott City Council - Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022
*From notes by City Clerk Kathy Woods The October 10, 2022, meeting of Prescott city council opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Ron Roberts was absent. A motion was made and passed to approve Sept. 12, 2022 council meeting minutes. Then a motion was made and passed...[More]
USD 346 School Board - Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022
The USD 346 School Board met on Monday, Oct. 10, and began their meeting with the approval of the agenda, the minutes of the last meeting, the financial report, and the payment of bills and payroll. Superintendent Shawn Thomas reported that the audit with Diehl, Banwart and Bolton went well and...[More]
Pleasanton USD 344 - Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022
Members of Pleasanton USD 344 school board met on Monday, Oct. 10, for their regular monthly meeting. Following the opening of the meeting, the board heard from Terry Sercer, CPA of Diehl Banwart & Bolton. Sercer, who performed the annual budget audit for the district, shared with the board...[More]
Defense in Martin case moves for dismissal - Oct. 12, 2022
Cites failure to comply with constitutional right to speedy trial as grounds for motion; motion denied On Sept. 15, 2022, Thomas Bath, attorney for defendant Lonnie Shane Martin in case 2019-CR-000210, filed a motion for dismissal of the case on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to...[More]
La Cygne to repeal charter ordinance - Oct. 12, 2022
Split vote will return all City Park responsibilities to municipality On a split 4-2 vote, city leaders have agreed to repeal La Cygne’s Charter Ordinance No. 7 and return to the city after 35 years all management and control of its City Park. At the regular council meeting last Wednesday,...[More]
Commissioners accept bid for writing zoning regulations - Oct. 12, 2022
During the meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 11, Linn County Planning and Zoning Administrator Darin Wilson reported to commissioners that the Planning and Zoning board had sought bids for writing the county zoning regulations in an effort to get them all written cohesively. Wilson...[More]
Land stewardship and use key to FFA land judging - Oct. 12, 2022
Approximately 150 students from a dozen area high schools converged on property north of Centerville Wednesday, Sept. 28 to compete in the annual FFA land judging competition. Four sites were prepared with a trench dug in each that allowed students to see four feet down below the surface of the pasture....[More]
