Louise Shattuck ~ 11-28-1933 to 03-06-2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
Linn County News Published March 15, 2023 Louise Marie Shattuck, age 89, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday March 6, 2023. She was born in a farmhouse west of Prescott on November 28, 1933, the daughter of Ed and Avis (Smith) McIntyre. She traveled by herself to Tacoma, Wash.,...[More]
USD 362 selects new leader - Mar. 8, 2023
Unified School District 362 has named its next district superintendent. Chris Johnson, Ph.D., will assume the leadership post July 1. Johnson will succeed Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., current district superintendent, who will retire from the Prairie View leadership post June 30 and take a similar position...[More]
Preliminary study on landfill completed - Mar. 8, 2023
Commissioners review engineers’ recommendations The Linn County Commissioners received the report on the study of the landfill by Pfefferkorn Engineering and Environmental, L.L.C. during their meeting on Monday, March 6 and reviewed those findings with engineer Gabe Pfefferkorn. The first...[More]
Pleasanton students compete in Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge - Mar. 8, 2023
The USD 344 school board was invited to attend a Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) Tuesday in Pleasanton at the Community Center. High School Principal Sarah Conley said the venture is sponsored by the Linn County Economic Development Board and others and explained the challenge is a competition...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, March 6, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners began their meeting on March 6 with the approval of the minutes of the last meeting followed by the approval of the weekly claims totaling $158,239.13. County Counselor Gary Thompson noted he would need to leave soon due to other obligations and requested a 10 minute executive...[More]
PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL - Monday, March 6, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
The Pleasanton City Council began with the swearing in of newly appointed council member Kimberly Herring by City Clerk Becky Hegwald. City Administrator Teresa Whitaker explained to the council members present that there is a CBDG (Community Development Block Grant) grant available for the pool reconstruction...[More]
USD 344 SCHOOL BOARD - Monday, March 6, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
The USD 344 board of Education held their monthly meeting one week early due to spring break next week. The meeting opened with Elementary Principal Nathan Meik explaining how they are keeping staff motivated. He said they bring food in twice monthly throughout the school year and last month provided...[More]
LA CYGNE CITY COUNCIL - Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
In addition to halting Community Building rentals and discussing beavers damming private-property waterways, both reports located elsewhere in this issue, La Cygne city leaders approved two public works purchase orders at their regular council meeting last Wednesday, March 1. Purchase Order No. 2023-4...[More]
BLUE MOUND CITY COUNCIL - Monday, March 6, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2023
Members of the Blue Mound city council met on Monday, March 6, for their regular monthly meeting. The council discussed the unfinished business pertaining to filling the vacant council position left by Shelley Collette, who resigned earlier this year. City clerk Max Krull explained to the board that,...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Mar. 8, 2023
Why can’t men be men and rainbows be rainbows Years ago, the Marlboro man was a hunk. I remember cutting a picture of him out of a magazine and taping it to my bedroom wall. He was not necessarily handsome – but devilishly manly and wonderful to look at. Despite me not being a smoker and...[More]
