$1.5 to $3 million to fix Pleasanton pool - Aug. 5, 2026
After months, and years, of issues with the Pleasanton pool, the council hired the engineering firm BG Consultants to look at what it would take to get the pool back into working order. That look showed that to get it back to working order would cost between $1.5 to $3 million; but, according...[More]
Linn County well represented in 2026 National High School Finals Rodeo - Aug. 5, 2026
Linn County was well represented at the 2026 National High School Finals Rodeo as three of the four tie-down ropers to represent Kansas were from Linn County. The National High School Finals Rodeo took place in Lincoln, Neb. from July 19-25. The rodeo features 13 events that the best high school cowboys...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 5, 2026
WNBA isn’t mature enough to survive I’m not an NBA fan – I don’t even watch the finals when it gets down to it. And, I’m sure not a WNBA fan – and for more reasons than I don’t watch basketball. I feel that the Women’s National Basketball Association...[More]
Fauci Can’t Lie - Aug. 5, 2026
Is there any crime for which Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, will be prosecuted? The multi-millionaire former “public servant” received a full and unconditional pardon “FOR...[More]
Abortion pill chemicals found in water supply of three U.S. cities - Aug. 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A peer-reviewed study published July 20 found “significant” concentrations of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone in the water supply of three U.S. cities. Environmental and medical researchers found levels up to 0.041 micrograms per liter (41 parts per trillion)...[More]
SPECIAL: Linn County budget review scheduled - Aug. 4, 2026
by JACKIE TAYLOR Linn County News jackielcn1@gmail.com A public meeting to review Linn County’s budget has been scheduled with Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert facilitating the meeting. Trabert will go over the county’s budget fund by fund and compare spending...[More]
Dixie Beatrice Collins ~ 10-16-1967 to 07-28-2026 - Aug. 4, 2026
Linn County News Published August 5, 2026 Dixie Beatrice Collins, 58 years young, left this Earth on July 28, 2026, to go home to be with all who have left us too soon. Dixie was born to Dick and Dorothy Newton on Oct. 16, 1967, in Kansas City, Mo., their third and youngest daughter. Dixie...[More]
Helen Marie Clark ~ 03-22-1932 To 07-31-2026 - Aug. 4, 2026
Linn County News Published August 5, 2026 Helen Marie Clark, age 94, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026. She was born on March 22, 1932, in Arma, Kan., the daughter of John and Loretta Chiappetta Data. She graduated from the Ursuline Academy and then attended Fort Scott Mercy School of Nursing...[More]
Norma Lee Pease ~ 07-28-1933 To 07-29-2026 - Aug. 4, 2026
Linn County News Published August 5, 2026 Norma Lee Pease, age 93, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2026. She was born on July 28, 1933 in Miami County, Kan., the daughter of Paul Weisner Keith and Lottie May Hutton Keith. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School...[More]
Family files wrongful death suit in vicious dog attack - Jul. 29, 2026
The family of 13-year-old Airen Andula who died in December 2025 as a result of a vicious dog attack at Holiday Lakes, has filed a wrongful death suit in Linn County District Court against Holiday Lakes Homes Association, and Damon Leonard. The petition, filed by Anita Gunn and Charles Andula in Linn...[More]
