Staff, advisors excited for opportunities STARS Academy offers students - Aug. 10, 2022
With the ribbon cutting and open house of the new STARS Technical Academy in Pleasanton slated for Friday, Aug. 12, the staff and instructors at the school opened up recently about their roles and what the program means to them. Phil Mitchell, who will be teaching Construction Trades and Heavy Equipment...[More]
Demo Derby starts off Linn County Fair and Rodeo week - Aug. 10, 2022
The Linn County Fair and Rodeo started this past week with the traditional demolition derby. There were two nights of demo derby action as team derby, modified and figure eight races took place on Aug. 5 while the compact, semi-modified and bone stock took place on the evening of Aug. 6. Before the...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 10, 2022
The trades Kudos to Linn County school districts that are seeing the national trend in lack of skilled trade labor and are doing something about it; like training students to succeed. Beyond shop class where kids get a brief introduction to welding, etc., my first memory of a project that could have...[More]
Linn County Commissioners - Monday, August 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
The commissioners met for their regular Monday meeting minus Commissioner Danny McCullough who was absent. They paid bills in the amount of $184,046.69. Sheriff Kevin Friend sent his weekly inmate report showing 17 total prisoners with 16 in-house. Fire Chief Randy Hegwald was appointed Linn...[More]
Pleasanton USD 344 - Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
Members of the Pleasanton USD-344 school board met on Monday, August 8, for their regular monthly meeting. Christine Teagarden of Truly Insurance provided a brief presentation to the board concerning insurance for the district. The insurance company is called EMC Insurance, and provides coverage...[More]
USD 346 School Board - Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
(From board notes.) The USD 346 School Board met on Monday, Aug. 8, with the first order of business being the approval of the consent agenda which included: - Approved the agenda - Approved minutes of previous meeting(s) - Approved paying bills and payroll - Approved Staff Handbooks Mark Proffitt,...[More]
Pleasanton City Council Special Meeting - August 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
Meeting minutes from city of Pleasanton The Pleasanton Special Council meeting was held at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Members present included Mayor Mike Frisbie, council members Rochelle Schreckhise, Joseph Whitaker, and Melanie Staton. Also present were Public Works Director Joey Morrisey...[More]
Prescott City Council - Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
The Prescott city council meeting for Monday, August 8th opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. City Attorney Burton Harding was unable to attend. Mayor Kevin Wood stated they would conduct the budget meeting first. He said it looked like the city is going into the hole by about $4,000 every year...[More]
Linn Valley City Council - Monday, August 8, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
The Linn Valley City Council held its bi-monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, with Mayor Cindy Smith presiding and all council members present, except for Council Member Brenda Watkins-Muncy. Based on the lone sealed bid received, the council voted to approve the sale of a condemned...[More]
La Cygne City Council - Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 - Aug. 10, 2022
The council approved Ordinances Nos. 1502 and 1503, standard actions that adopt respectively the state's revised Uniform Public Offense Code and its Standard Traffic ordinances. Like all council votes last week that were unanimous, the council awarded sole bidder Double Eagle Excavating the contract...[More]
