Jones counsel seeks global resolution - Mar. 24, 2021
The defender of a Prescott man is asking Linn County District Court to combine eventual rulings of four separate cases into one global resolution. At a Zoom videoconference hearing March 16, Luke Alsobrook, Kansas City, Mo., requested the consolidation for Kenneth Wayne Jones, 46. Jones was scheduled...[More]
La Cygne Community Building readies for rentals - Mar. 24, 2021
Changes in fee structure, frequency will mark reopening La Cygne’s Community Building will be reopening for public rental April 1. No fooling! With it will come changes in associated frequency and fees. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, March 17, La Cygne’s council voted...[More]
SPECIAL: Destroying Free Elections and the Constitution with One Bill - Mar. 17, 2021
By Harold Pease Ph.D. On the heels of the Equality Act which opens the door for religious persecution and damages the right of assembly and speech, the Democrats with H.R.1, also misnamed, Bill For the People Act of 2021, seeks to cement corrupt election practices indefinitely. ...[More]
Conflicts lead to fraud-case continuance - Mar. 17, 2021
Double conflicts led to continuation of a case involving fraud and theft Tuesday morning in Linn County District Court. At a scheduled Zoom videoconference plea hearing for Jeannett Smith, Burton Harding, Linn County attorney, apologized to the court for the morning’s second and final conflict-of-interest...[More]
USD 362 to pursue pre-K at-risk grant - Mar. 17, 2021
Prairie View Unified School District 362 will pursue its opportunity for a pre-kindergarten grant for 4-year-old children considered at risk. At the March 8 monthly board of education meeting, Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., district superintendent, confirmed that he would file the application paperwork to the...[More]
Parker approves City Hall, lake dam costs - Mar. 17, 2021
Parker city leaders have given the go-ahead to utility-related upgrades at its eventual new City Hall and a trickle-pipe repair to its Parker City Lake dam. At last Thursday‘s regular council meeting, both improvements were approved on 3-0 votes, with Ashley Balthazor and Lance Burroughs not present. Concerning...[More]
SPECIAL: Daylight saving time: ‘Turn and test’ to stay safe from home fires - Mar. 10, 2021
In Kansas, Red Cross volunteers have helped more than 450 people after home fires since Jan. 1, 2021 This Sunday, as people turn their clocks forward for daylight saving time, the American Red Cross of Kansas and Oklahoma region encourages everyone to take this opportunity to test...[More]
Commission on Judicial Conduct orders cease and desist on Judge Richard M. Smith - Mar. 10, 2021
Smith agrees to not hold judicial office, seek election What began in May 2020 as a request by Judge Richard M. Smith for a Linn County dispatcher to “do him a big favor,” ended with the judge coming under review and official order of the State of Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct. According...[More]
Prescott City Council votes to apply for loan - Mar. 10, 2021
The city of Prescott, like many other cities in the state of Kansas, was hit hard with electric bills following the subzero temperatures in mid-February. Senate Bill 88 establishes the city utility low-interest loan program. As City Attorney Burton Harding explained, the loan is on a first come,...[More]
La Cygne considerations mesh with state action Council temporarily suspends March utility penalties - Mar. 10, 2021
While La Cygne city leaders were discussing correspondences concerning how to deal with an anticipated natural gas price spike and passing a utility-related resolution, Kansas leaders at the same time were passing and signing into law a low-interest loan program for affected cities. During the council’s...[More]
