County brings 2022 budget in 2.1 mills lower than 2021 - Aug. 18, 2021
The Linn County Commissioners held their budget hearing for the 2022 budget during their meeting on Monday, Aug. 16. With no public comment regarding the budget, the commissioners approved the budget as published and closed the hearing. The 2022 budget for the county comes in at 2.1 mills lower than...[More]
Pleasanton council agrees on use of Community Center for senior meals - Aug. 18, 2021
Linn County Commissioner Danny McCullough made an appearance at the Pleasanton City Council meeting on Monday evening, Aug. 16, hoping to negotiate use of the Community Center for the Pleasanton senior meals site. The Community Center is currently housing senior meals, due to issues with the air conditioning...[More]
USD 362 plan will not mandate masks, vax info - Aug. 11, 2021
For unvaccinated, masks are encouraged but left to families Prairie View Unified School District 362 will not mandate masks except for on buses nor collect COVID-19 vaccination information. That was the crux of what nearly a dozen patrons heard from Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., district superintendent,...[More]
USD 344 makes masking decision - Aug. 11, 2021
Parental control on masking Pleasanton USD 344 school board heard from school nurse Melissa Shroyer during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 9. Shroyer was present to discuss the district’s back to school plan concerning COVID-19 procedures. Shroyer informed the board...[More]
La Cygne forms fire station committee - Aug. 11, 2021
City leaders mull three design options Members of La Cygne City Council’s standing public safety committee have volunteered to be a new ad hoc council committee to research grant/loan opportunities for a new combined fire/police station. At the regular council meeting last Wednesday,...[More]
Pleasanton city administrator discusses sales tax increase for new pool - Aug. 4, 2021
Discussing that city employees were able to keep the pool open for the season, City Administrator Teresa Whitaker at the Pleasanton City Council’s Monday meeting said they think they’ve finally figured out that the problem at the pool is in the filter causing an air bubble in the tank. She...[More]
Citizen warns commissioners of National Heritage Area legislation - Aug. 4, 2021
Angel Cushing of the city of Allen, a concerned citizen, spoke before the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Aug. 2, asking them to adopt a resolution that opts the county out of Freedom’s Frontier and the National Heritage Area. Cushing went on to explain that Senate Bill 1942, which was introduced...[More]
Pleasanton Council addresses brown water - Aug. 4, 2021
City to discount water bills by $30 this month Following what was described as an organized calling effort by the public to complain about brown water, the Pleasanton City Council addressed the problem and possible fixes at their meeting on Monday. City Superintendent Casey Osborne told the council...[More]
Commissioners question county attorney on hours, backlog - Jul. 28, 2021
Appearing at the tail end of the County Commissioners meeting on Monday, County Attorney Burton Harding was questioned by them concerning his employee, the hours he works and the court backlog of cases. Harding stated on clearing the court case backlog that what he thought he had stated was that he...[More]
Rape victim relative concerned over no county victim advocate, possible lack of penalty for defendant - Jul. 28, 2021
(Victim and family of victim’s name have been withheld to protect the victim.) A case that was filed in Linn Valley April 28, 2020, which occurred over the Easter weekend of April 12, 2020, continues today, but without the aid of a victim advocate for the rape victim’s family and...[More]
