BLUE MOUND CITY COUNCIL - Monday, October 2, 2023 - Oct. 4, 2023
Council members for the city of Blue Mound met on Monday, October 2, for their regular monthly meeting. Discussion on how to proceed with repairing or replacing the water tower was conducted. City Clerk Max Krull informed the council that the city did not receive the grant they applied for. It...[More]
Potential solar contractors answer questions - Oct. 3, 2023
Information was recently disseminated via Facebook concerning potential ground leases that may come before the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission; the information was part of an online petition to try to stop solar fields. With that, solar companies answered several questions concerning fields...[More]
Vanetta Carol (Hardy) Sabine ~ 06-27-1944 to 09-29-2023 - Oct. 3, 2023
Linn County News Published Oct. 4, 2023 Vanetta Carol (Hardy) Sabine passed away peacefully at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo., at 5:42 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. She was born June 27, 1944, in Garnett, Kan., to William Orland and Ella Bernice “Margaret” (Walje) Hardy. Vanetta...[More]
Audience members request one year moratorium on solar farms - Sep. 27, 2023
Letter from KDWP discussed during meeting During the public comment segment of the commissioner’s weekly meeting on Monday, several people in the audience again spoke regarding the current zoning regulations for commercial solar farms. Public comment began with Sherri Gentry speaking...[More]
USD 362 sells construction class house - Sep. 27, 2023
Move solves one of three financial issues Monday night’s Unified School District 362 approval at a special meeting of the sale of a vocational-education construction house in La Cygne has solved what appeared to be an impending financial concern. However, two other fiscal issues brought...[More]
La Cygne passes past-debated action items - Sep. 27, 2023
Approved pair will buy skid steer, delete proposed RV permit registration Two items thoroughly debated and tabled after a Sept. 6 regular meeting have now been passed by La Cygne city leaders. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 20, the council cast a split vote to purchase a new...[More]
Prairie View rolls against Burlington on Homecoming - Sep. 27, 2023
The Prairie View football team hosted Burlington on Sept. 22 for their Homecoming game. Homecoming is so much better with a win and the Buffalos provided that as they fought their way to a 44-19 victory. One of the things that won this game for the Buffalos were big runs by Parker Schwarz and this is...[More]
Pleasanton cross country competes at Prairie View and Humboldt - Sep. 27, 2023
The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Prairie View to compete in the Humboldt Invitational on Sept. 19 and then the Ramsey Invitational at Prairie View on Sept. 21. Both junior high and high school runners competed for the Jays at the Humboldt Invitational. Kei-Mahni Davis had a good meet...[More]
Jayhawk cross country has some top placers at Prairie View - Sep. 27, 2023
The Jayhawk Linn cross country team traveled to Prairie View on Sept. 21 to compete in the Ramsey Invitational. The Hawks did well in the competition in both the junior high and high school races. Martin Shillito won the seventh grade boys’ two mile race with a time of 13:02. Ryland Summers placed...[More]
Epps invited to speak at KASB banquet - Sep. 27, 2023
On Saturday, Sept. 23, Don Epps, Superintendent of USD 344, traveled to Wichita, Kan., to give a two-hour presentation at the Dale Dennis Teacher of the Year Banquet at the Kansas State Department of Education conference. According to Epps, approximately 90 to 130 nominations are made each year and...[More]
