Jayhawk Youth Football Camp - Jul. 26, 2023
Jayhawk-Linn head high school football coach Dustin Johnson gives the boys some pointers at the Jayhawk Youth Football Camp....[More]
Heat advisory issued for remainder of week - Jul. 26, 2023
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) online map, the majority of Kansas, all of Missouri, nearly half of Nebraska and a good portion of Oklahoma will all be under a heat advisory as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 26 that will run through 9 p.m. on Friday, July 28. The NWS is expecting rising...[More]
USD 362 to sell second vo-ed house - Jul. 26, 2023
Prairie View Unified School District 362 will make a second vocational education house available for sale. The unanimous decision came at the board of education’s monthly July 10 meeting. The house is the second and final of two that have been built along La Cygne’s 300 block of South Sixth...[More]
Commissioners question increase to budget for ambulance service - Jul. 26, 2023
During the regular meeting on Monday, July 24, commissioners asked several questions of Galen Anderson with AMR in regard to a requested increase in the budget for the ambulance service for 2024. The budget was presented last week by County Clerk David Lamb as a line item budget with a $204,500 increase...[More]
Parker approves 2 bid awards - Jul. 26, 2023
Parker city leaders have approved the awarding of bids relating to the sale of a city-owned building and to construction of an access ramp along Main Street. Both votes of 3-1, with Jody Bloodgood dissenting and Kandice Higgins not present, occurred during last Thursday’s special council meeting,...[More]
Ribbon cutting held for Walter Scott Brown highway commemoration - Jul. 26, 2023
Sunday was a nice July day and approximately 70 people gathered at Cedar Crest in Pleasanton to honor a WWII veteran killed in action at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. The ceremony was held to cut a ribbon commemorating a 10-mile section of U.S. 69 Highway as the...[More]
LINN VALLEY CITY COUNCIL - Monday, July 24, 2023 - Jul. 26, 2023
The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2023, with Council President Lew Donelson presiding. Mayor Cindy Smith and Council Member Brenda Watkins-Muncy were absent. State Senator Caryn Tyson was scheduled to appear before the council for...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, July 24, 2023 - Jul. 26, 2023
The Linn County Commissioners met on Monday, July 24, and began with the approval of the minutes from the last meeting and followed that with the approval of claims in the amount of $757,045.63. County Clerk David Lamb stated he needed a legal executive session at some point. Commissioners heard from...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jul. 26, 2023
Missing information Just in the last 10 days, or so, the missing information disseminated to the public by major media outlets has become very apparent. First, I watched part of the whistle blower testimony given to Congress by the IRS agent that stumbled on alleged tax evasion by Hunter Biden....[More]
Total Effect Softball places second at year-end tournament - Jul. 26, 2023
The Total Effect softball team based in Mound City placed second in their year end tournament this past week at the Blue Valley Recreation Center. The team is coached by Kris Holt and assisted by John Sluder and consists of girls from three different schools, three different grade levels, and multiple...[More]