KDHE COVID-19 data included cases from outside of Linn County - Sep. 2, 2020
KDHE says data has been corrected During the Linn County Commissioners’ meeting on Monday, Aug. 31, Linn County Health Department Administrator Tisha Coleman reported to the commissioners that they had recently discovered an issue with the number of COVID-19 cases that the Kansas Department of...[More]
La Cygne Community Building to stay closed through 2020 - Aug. 26, 2020
La Cygne’s Community Building will remain closed to non-governmental activities until at least Jan. 1. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 19, the council made the COVID-19 related decision on a 3-0 vote, with Danny Curtis abstaining and Jerome Mitzner not present. Because City Hall...[More]
County puts hold on RWD 1 request for space in La Cygne building - Aug. 26, 2020
Renews lease contract for two years pending current plans Mike Ernst with Linn County Rural Water District No. 1 spoke to the County Commissioners on Monday, Aug. 24, stating that the district office, housed inside a building shared with the county rural fire department in La Cygne, is in need...[More]
SPECIAL: K-7 resurfacing project begins in Linn and Miami counties - Aug. 19, 2020
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has begun a resurfacing project on a 12-mile section of K-7 in Linn and Miami counties. The mill and overlay project starts at the K-152 junction and continues north and west to U.S. 169. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one-lane traffic...[More]
USD 362 enrollment alternatives number 1-in-8 - Aug. 19, 2020
District leaders address food service, masks Almost one of every eight Prairie View Unified School District 362 enrollees will opt for an alternative educational delivery rather than on-site when 2020-21 classes begin Wednesday. As of this Monday morning, numbers compiled by Beth Sandness, district...[More]
SPECIAL: City to hold Q&A session - Aug. 19, 2020
The City of Pleasanton recently sent out letters to certain properties identified as those that would be annexed by the City. The letter was sent as a preliminary matter to start the inquiry into voluntary annexation and the very first step in the process. Upon receipt of those letters the governing...[More]
Commercial hemp in production now in Linn County - Aug. 19, 2020
With the possibility of adding hemp as an agricultural product last year, several fields of commercial hemp have been put into production in Linn County so far. Grower Derrick Ross holds three licenses for commercial hemp, the only licenses for Linn County, and has leased several properties to grow...[More]
Commissioners approve SPARK requests for submission - Aug. 19, 2020
During the Aug. 17 meeting the Linn County Commissioners discussed SPARK (Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas) funding and reviewed the various amounts requested by county departments, schools and other entities. County Clerk David Lamb explained that the county had received $1.97 million in...[More]
SPECIAL: Notice on Pleasanton's Monday meeting - Aug. 13, 2020
Notice: The Pleasanton City Council will take no action concerning annexation Monday, Aug. 17. Dates for a community workshop will be set, as will dates for a question and answer session. Anybody interested in actively participating in the workshop please call city hall at 913-352-8257 or...[More]
SPECIAL: AG Derek Schmidt issues formal legal opinion on mitigating spread of COVID-19 in schools - Aug. 12, 2020
TOPEKA – (August 11, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued a formal legal opinion addressing the authority of boards of county commissioners and local school boards to adopt public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in local public and private...[More]
