Ware appointed Linn County Clerk - Nov. 5, 2025
The Linn County Republican Central Committee met at a convention called Saturday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. for the purpose of appointing a new county clerk following the resignation of County Clerk Danielle Souza. Two candidates threw their names in the hat including current Bourbon County Clerk Susan Walker,...[More]
Part 3: Impersonating authorities - Nov. 5, 2025
One of the worst scams out there that targets everyone from just out of school to the elderly is the one in which the scammers pretend to be a government employee, usually representing the IRS or some other branch of the government which collects fees and/or fines. These can include the Social Security...[More]
Commissioners field questions on Economic Development Board - Nov. 5, 2025
During the regular weekly meeting on Monday, Nov. 3, Linn County Commissioners spoke with Jennifer Leach-Harlow via video regarding questions she had in connection to the Economic Development Board on which she sits and the Youth Entrepreneurial Challenge. Leach-Harlow noted that the individual who...[More]
Prairie View FFA team places well at national Ag Mechanics competition - Nov. 5, 2025
This past week, a four-member team from Prairie View’s FFA chapter traveled to Indianapolis, Ind. to compete at the National Ag Mechanics CDE competition. According to Trenton Smedley, PV FFA sponsor, the national competition consisted of each team member completing a written exam with general...[More]
Heartland awards $5,000 to Linn County Fair Association for fairgrounds intercom system - Nov. 5, 2025
The Linn County Fair Association has been awarded $5,000 from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative’s Concern for Community program to install a new intercom system at the Linn County Fairgrounds. The project will provide fair organizers and volunteers with the ability to make announcements and...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Nov. 5, 2025
Time marches on I recently returned from a fishing trip, story to follow in the next few weeks, south of New Orleans. Time much needed to reset my brain – but, like I’ve learned in the past, vacations often take more work to get ready for and recover from than the time you get away… With...[More]
Democrats support very rich or very poor - Nov. 5, 2025
Editor: Democrat Senator Chris Coons admits that denying Americans their SNAP benefits is “unpleasant” but worth it because it gives Democrats political “leverage.” Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer and his cronies refuse to re-open the Government-causing air traffic controllers...[More]
Blu-Jay season ends with bi-district loss - Nov. 5, 2025
For a town which openly celebrated All Saint’s (Hallow’s) Day on Saturday, Olpe’s high school football team, eighth-ranked in Class 1-A, put a Halloween-eve hex on Pleasanton last Thursday night, scoring five touchdowns in the game’s first 12:12 and going on to a 59-14 1-A bi-district...[More]
Prairie View football moves to the Regional round with a big win against Burlington - Nov. 5, 2025
The Prairie View football team started the week nine, first round of the playoffs by hosting league foe Burlington on Oct. 30. The Buffalos entered the game as the four seed in the 3A east bracket while Burlington was the 13 seed. The Bufalos defeated Burlington earlier this season on Sept. 26...[More]
Jayhawk cross country competes at State - Nov. 5, 2025
The Jayhawk Linn cross country team traveled to Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence for the 3A State cross country meet. State is always a big challenge as the best cross country athletes are there and Rim Rock is one of the more challenging courses in the State but the Hawks did well. No medals for the...[More]
