BULLY PULPIT - May. 31, 2023
Reparations So I watched a local news channel the other day and saw where Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is working to pull together a Commission on Reparations through an ordinance that “states it is expressing apologies on behalf of the city and declares the city’s intent to make amends...[More]
LINN VALLEY CITY COUNCIL - Monday, May 22, 2023 - May. 31, 2023
The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, with Council President Robert Suppenbach presiding and all council members present. Mayor Cindy Smith was absent due to illness. Joey McLiney, the city’s financial advisor, announced that the bidding...[More]
Memorial Day events in Linn County - May. 24, 2023
Saturday, May 27 Linn Valley Memorial Day ceremony at the memorial at 10 a.m. Prescott Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m.; a potluck lunch will follow at the Community Building in Prescott with the city providing the meat, drinks and table service. Please bring a covered dish. Monday,...[More]
Tanglewood Lakes gates destroyed by crowd - May. 24, 2023
Frustration has reached a boiling point; frustration from property owners who have had their gate entry cards cut off and frustration from Tanglewood Lakes board members at continued damage they are seeing to lake property. Events reached a heightened state after Kansas State Rep. Trevor Jacobs was...[More]
Tanglewood incident tops commission meeting - May. 24, 2023
Amid a packed house, Linn County Attorney Burton Harding provided an update for commissioners and the public on an incident that took place at Tanglewood Lakes on Thursday, May 18. Harding stated that on Friday afternoon his office received videos and reports from the Sheriff’s Office in relation...[More]
La Cygne codes officer resigns - May. 24, 2023
Fox will remain as part-time police officer La Cygne’s full-time codes enforcement officer/zoning administrator has resigned. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, May 17, the council approved the resignation, effective last Friday, of Allison Fox on a 4-0 vote, with Jerome Mitzner...[More]
Jayhawk softball wins Regional, advances to State - May. 24, 2023
The Jayhawk-Linn softball team competed in the 2-1A Regional tournament hosted by Uniontown on May 15-16. The Hawks won the tournament and earned a sport in the 2A State tournament in Pratt on May 25-26. Jayhawk was the two seed with a 13-3 record and first played the seven seed Erie at Fort Scott...[More]
Lady Buffs win Regional track meet - May. 24, 2023
The Prairie View track team traveled to compete in their 3A Regional meet in Fredonia on May 18. The Regional meets determine who will participate in the State track meet as the top four placers in each event goes to State. The Buffalos sent a total of eight athletes to State, seven girls and one boy. As...[More]
Pleasanton track qualifies six for State - May. 24, 2023
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Lyndon on May 18 for their 2-1A Regional meet. This meet determines who will make the State meet in Wichita as the top four placers advanced to State. The Jays had two boys and four girls qualify for State. As a team the girls placed 12th at the Regional meet with...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - May. 24, 2023
Government employees I was visiting with a friend of mine who shared an interesting fact produced by the Kansas Department of Labor that Linn County government employs 35 percent of our population. That means that every third person you see in Linn County has a job, in some capacity, on government payroll,...[More]
