Parents address concerns at USD 346 board meeting - Aug. 12, 2020
A group of 16 concerned parents were in attendance at the Aug. 10 Jayhawk USD346 board of education meeting. Superintendent Royce Powelson, Ed.D., addressed their concerns during his report to the school board. He began by assuring everyone a five-day in-school learning platform is best for students,...[More]
Commissioners approve order of testing equipment for health department - Aug. 12, 2020
Speaking for Tisha Coleman, administrator of the Linn County Health Department – who was unavailable for Monday’s regular meeting – Doug Barlet, county emergency management coordinator, asked the County Commissioners for permission to order a piece of testing equipment for the health...[More]
USD 362 mill levy stays the same – exactly - Aug. 12, 2020
Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., wasn’t kidding when he promoted that the ultimately successful passage of a $7.5 million Prairie View High new construction/renovation bond issue would tax-wise be “mill neutral.” At Monday’s regular Unified School District 362 board of education meeting,...[More]
NOTICE: Section of K-7 to close for pipe replacement project - Aug. 7, 2020
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will close a section of K-7 in Linn County on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to replace a crossroad pipe. K-7 will be closed between county roads 1700 and 1800 the entire day, reopening in the evening. Traffic should use alternate routes. Persons...[More]
Mound City Lake sale discussed; ideas broached - Aug. 5, 2020
Selling the Mound City Lake west of Mound City is not a new thought for councils. At their regular City Council meeting Monday evening the idea was broached again with discussion of how the money from the sale could be used to improve the city. After tabling an agenda item of a pond/splash park, Mayor...[More]
USD 344 approves learning environment guidelines for upcoming year - Aug. 5, 2020
The Pleasanton USD 344 board of education held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, to discuss and take action on the negotiations with staff and the learning environment guidelines for the opening of schools. The board opened the meeting and approved the negotiations as presented to the board. Discussion...[More]
Mound City GO bond refinance saves $108,000 - Aug. 5, 2020
Saving municipalities money is nothing new for Joey McLiney of McLiney and Co. He saved the county millions on financing costs for the Justice Center project. Now, after proposing large savings to Mound City, the city will see $108,126.73 savings over the life of the bond. The preliminary amount of...[More]
USD 362 leaders outline reopening procedures - Aug. 5, 2020
Unified School District 362 administrative leaders outlined school reopening procedures at a special board of education meeting July 23. Along with how a positive COVID-19 case would be handled, other areas examined during the presentation included on-site school-day goals, the entering and exiting...[More]
Commissioners make changes, approve budget for publication - Aug. 5, 2020
During the Aug. 3 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners reviewed the proposed budget for 2021 and discussed several departmental budgets within it. As he handed out the most current copies of the working budget, County Clerk David Lamb noted that this budget is down 0.001 mill from last year’s...[More]
Wreck leaves local attorney injured - Aug. 5, 2020
On July 26, just before 3 p.m., emergency personnel were called to the scene of a wreck on 875 Road involving an SUV and a tractor. According to a report filed by Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy Clint Johnson, the SUV, a 2017 Toyota, was traveling eastbound on 875 Road when the driver, Christopher...[More]
