Linn County History Hunt begins July 1 - Jul. 7, 2021
The Linn County History Hunt began July 1 and is sponsored by the Trading Post Museum. The event is similar to a scavenger hunt; only in this case participants are given a series of photos as clues, rather than a list, and are required to find the location of each item. If you are not sure where they...[More]
Motions heard in Allen’s murder case - Jul. 7, 2021
James Rocky Allen appeared in Linn County District Court on Wednesday, June 30, for the purpose of hearing various motions filed in the case, LN-2020-CR-000240, in which he is charged with second degree murder in the death of his mother. The case stems from an incident that took place on Dec. 15, 2020,...[More]
Close call with lightning for Mound City couple - Jun. 30, 2021
Flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder are not a new experience for Linn County residents, but for David and Debbie Nickelson, Mound City, that experience was too close for comfort. Debbie said, “It was around 11 a.m. (Thursday). There was a nice rain coming down. I’d just walked to...[More]
Regular criminal docket will go all in-person - Jun. 30, 2021
Final Zoom conferences were heard June 15; Smith, Jones, Hudson & Ungeheuer make appearance via zoom Beginning next Tuesday, all cases on the regular semi-monthly criminal docket of a Linn County judge will occur in-person at the county’s Judicial Center courtroom at Mound City. Hearings...[More]
New backup system prohibits repeater failure - Jun. 30, 2021
Linn County IT Director Chris Martin spoke to the County Commissioners on Monday about a backup system for county repeaters that would prohibit them from going out of service like they did in February during the extreme cold spell that hit eastern Kansas. Following his discussion with the commissioners,...[More]
Multiple highway crashes Monday - Jun. 29, 2021
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office received several calls from subjects on US 69 of a vehicle crash at approximately 1:50pm. Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies, Linn County Fire and American Medical Response all responded to the scene that was reported near the 96 mile marker in the northbound...[More]
Sheriff warns commissioners: Archive social media accounts - Jun. 23, 2021
Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend took a moment to talk with the Linn County Commissioners on Monday about the importance of archiving social media accounts for public entities. Friend noted that in his case documents must be kept for five to seven years and noted a special concern about social media...[More]
McCoy enters guilty plea to amended charge - Jun. 23, 2021
Culminating a two-year long criminal case, Samantha L. McCoy appeared in Bates County Circuit Court in Butler, Mo., on Tuesday, June 22, and entered a plea of guilty to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter. The original charge filed against McCoy at the time of her arrest on May 1, 2019, was...[More]
Court denies Theel bond reduction - Jun. 23, 2021
A defense request to reduce bond for a La Cygne man charged with the Memorial Day weekend murder of his father has been denied by a Linn County district court judge. At a no go non-evidentiary preliminary hearing June 15 via Zoom videoconference, Judge Terri L. Johnson, 6th Kansas Judicial District,...[More]
SPECIAL: Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Pleasanton, Linn County - Jun. 22, 2021
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Pleasanton public water supply system located in Linn County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19. Customers should observe the following precautions until further...[More]
