SPECIAL: Governor Kelly Signs Bill Establishing New State Park in Allen County - Apr. 20, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly signed seven bipartisan bills yesterday, includiing House Bill 2039, which establishes a new state park in Allen County – Lehigh Portland Trails – and provides disabled veterans with permanent hunting and fishing licenses for free. “Establishing...[More]
LINN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Monday, April 17, 2023 - Apr. 19, 2023
In addition to covering the monetary balance for memorial highway signs and conducting an on-site landfill observation, both reports located elsewhere in this issue, Linn County commissioners approved a matching fund offer to replace an air unit at the Blue Mound Senior Center. At Monday’s weekly...[More]
PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL - Monday, April 17, 2023 - Apr. 19, 2023
The Pleasanton City Council met in regular session at the Community Center at 9th and Main on Monday evening in anticipation of city residents questioning the 1-cent sales tax initiative to repair and reconstruct roads. The meeting began with an open forum on the sales with several residents speaking...[More]
USD 344 SCHOOL BOARD - Monday, April 10 2023 - Apr. 19, 2023
The USD 344 board of Education met Monday and heard from Principal Nathan Meik that annual spring field trips are being planned to include trips for K through 6th to Wonderscope, Lego Land, Day at the K, and Kaleidoscope. Incentive Day will be held May 9 for students to celebrate their hard work; with...[More]
PRESCOTT CITY COUNCIL - Monday, April 10, 2023 - Apr. 19, 2023
The Prescott City Council meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. City Attorney Burton Harding had other responsibilities and was unable to attend. A statement was made that only half the insurance bill had been paid, a motion was made and seconded to accept the paying of the bills that passed...[More]
A celebration in her honor - Apr. 19, 2023
Open house set to honor Ola May Earnest On Saturday, April 22, the Linn County Museum will hold an open house in honor of Ola May Earnest and her lifelong commitment to the history of our county. The event will be held at the museum located at 307 Park St in Pleasanton from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....[More]
City to place 1 cent sales tax measure on November ballot - Apr. 19, 2023
In the opening segment of their meeting on Monday night, the Pleasanton City Council opened the floor to those who wanted to ask questions about the option of placing a 1-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot to help fund repairs of city streets. Bill Skipper asked several questions, ranging...[More]
Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission hears from solar contractor - Apr. 19, 2023
The Linn County P&Z met Tuesday night with Joshua Framel, Senior Manager of Development for Clearway Energy Corp., speaking to the commission on developing alternative energy sources in Linn County. Framel said his company works with wind, solar and battery storage components and addressed solar...[More]
USD 362 nepotism plan lacks motion - Apr. 19, 2023
A broadened Unified School District 362 nepotism policy introduced last month by Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., district superintendent, has apparently fallen by the wayside. At the monthly April 10 board of education meeting, none of the six sitting board members offered a motion. In March, Bollinger had laid...[More]
Jayhawk baseball sweeps Blu-Jays - Apr. 19, 2023
The Pleasanton baseball team hosted their in-county rival Jayhawk-Linn on April 13. Jayhawk won both games of the double-header, 10-4 and 11-8. The first game saw the Hawks take an early lead that the Jays were never able to catch up to. Jayhawk led 5-1 after three innings and then 10-3 after...[More]
