Brenneman to contest competency results - Sep. 8, 2021
Bond revision forces him to find new residence by Sept. 17 A La Cygne man facing felony weapons charges will contest a competency evaluation and has been ordered to find a different residence by Sept. 17. At a combined status/no go non-evidentiary preliminary hearing Tuesday morning in Linn...[More]
SPECIAL: Demonstration planned, child abuse victim wants to testify - Sep. 1, 2021
Demonstration noon Friday, Sept. 10, at Linn County Courthouse (To protect the victim, no names of family members are used.) Hoping to put pressure on Assistant Linn County Attorney Justin Meeks to not allow the proposed plea deal of 5-17 months to go through, the grandfather of the victim...[More]
Commissioners request funds from school districts for SRO vehicles - Sep. 1, 2021
The Linn County Commissioners have sent letters to the superintendents of each of the three school districts requesting the districts to budget funds over the next three years to cover the costs for replacing the vehicles the school resource officers (SROs) use. The letters detailed the amount of funds...[More]
La Cygne budget approval includes transfers - Sep. 1, 2021
La Cygne city leaders approved their 2022 city budget at a special meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 25, but not before allowing internal spending-authority transfers. With no patrons in attendance, the council on 3-0 votes – with Jerome Mitzner and Keith Stoker not present – first approved Resolution...[More]
SPECIAL: Couples who need marriage licenses in September should apply for them now - Aug. 25, 2021
TOPEKA—Kansas courts are telling couples who need a marriage license in September to apply for them now.The usual advice courts give to couples is to allow two weeks from the time the application is filed for the license to be delivered. But a database courts use to...[More]
USD 346 discusses settlement on arctic weather gas bill - Aug. 25, 2021
The Jayhawk USD 346 board of education learned from Superintendent Shawn Thomas that a settlement had been reached in regards to the district gas bill for February in which the area was immersed in arctic-like temperatures. Thomas explained that the KJUMP – Kansas Joint Utilities Management Program,...[More]
Coleman resigns as county health department director - Aug. 25, 2021
Linn County Health Department Director Tisha Coleman resigned her position effective Sept. 16 during Monday’s meeting of the Linn County Commissioners. Coleman will be moving into a new position with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment as a regional public health nurse. In this position...[More]
SPECIAL: KBI affidavit/warrant of Martin case - Aug. 25, 2021
(Graphic sexual content in the following report.) State Of Kansas vs. Shane Lonnie Martin Case No. 2019-Cr-000210 Redacted Copy Affidavit and Application for Warrant or Summons In the District Court of Linn County, Kansas Sixth Judicial District Arrest/Detention/Probable Cause Affidavit State...[More]
SPECIAL: Victim non-contact on deal suspends Martin plea - Aug. 25, 2021
Revelation that direct contact concerning a plea agreement had not yet been made with the alleged minor victim has delayed a Pleasanton man’s plea. In Linn County District Court Aug. 17, upon questioning by Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District, Justin Meeks, assistant Linn County...[More]
Lack of pre-trial order delays Parker road proceeding - Aug. 18, 2021
Judge orders Gaikowski lawyer to journal time to be assessed to Parker Citing non-filing of a pre-trial order, a Linn County district judge has postponed a bench trial and ordered the civil case’s respondent counsel to journal subsequent hours to be assessed to the city of Parker. At a scheduled...[More]
