Benefit dinner, silent auction to be held for Fyocks - Nov. 7, 2018
Family members and friends of Leonard and Betty Fyock of Prescott have organized a benefit dinner with a silent auction to follow. The event it set for 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at City Hall in Prescott. Vegetable soup and chili are on the menu along with dessert. The funds...[More]
Mound City American Legion to hold Veterans Day gathering - Nov. 7, 2018
The Hewitt-New American Legion Post No. 248 in Mound City will be holding a Veterans Day ceremony to honor the 16 million people lost during WWI. Those wishing to attend the ceremony may gather at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on the north side of the Linn County Courthouse at the new veterans’...[More]
John Carr pleads not guilty; judge allows jury trial - Nov. 7, 2018
John Carr, suspended head jailer for Linn County, appeared in Linn County District Court Tuesday, Nov. 6, for his arraignment in Case No. 18CR144 and pleaded not guilty. Carr is charged on a count of unlawfully and willfully touching the person of another, who was 16 or more years of...[More]
Excessive early October rains complicate soybean harvest - Oct. 31, 2018
Despite summer drought, corn yields surprise county experts Early October rains have complicated this year’s Linn County soybean harvest. Expected lower corn yields because of a summer-long drought, however, never really materialized. That, in a nutshell, is the enigma of the...[More]
Bank robber suspect caught in Prescott - Oct. 31, 2018
The report of a bank robbery at the Citizens Bank of Amsterdam, Hume, Mo., sent law enforcement scrambling to Prescott to assist the Bates County Sheriff’s Department of Butler, Mo., in apprehending the suspect. The robbery occurred Friday, Oct. 19, when according to Linn County...[More]
Huggins motion to dismiss denied - Oct. 31, 2018
David Allen Huggins, former Linn County school resource officer (SRO) appeared in District Court at Mound City Tuesday, Oct. 30, with his attorney, Scott Toth, on a motion to dismiss, stated by his attorney as a “novel argument.” Huggins is being held on two counts with Case...[More]
La Cygne awards water plant upgrade construction - Oct. 24, 2018
Low bid will allow further renovations A Wichita company has won the bid for improvements and electrical upgrades to La Cygne’s water treatment plant. At the council’s regular meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 17, Shelly Electric, Inc., won unanimous approval over Encompass IDBO,...[More]
Plan B – Move forward with scaled back law enforcement center, but with property taxes - Oct. 24, 2018
Commissioners discuss questions on possible Plan B if sales tax plan loses Following a well-attended Linnville Night Out Against Crime meeting last Friday, Oct. 19, the County Commissioners were asked what would happen if the ballot question proposing a 1-cent sales tax to support a...[More]
Linn County Senior Resource Fair Friday, Oct. 26 - Oct. 24, 2018
The Linn County Senior Resource Fair Planning Committee is pleased to announce the location, date and details of the Linn County Senior Resource Fair for 2018. It will be held from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church in Mound City, 8424 Paine Road. Registration...[More]
Parker leaders talk memorial tree, sidewalks - Oct. 17, 2018
Holiday fir to honor late Christmas decorator Parker is reaching fruition on a memorial Christmas tree for Heritage Park. The wait for new business district sidewalks, however, may continue. That was the consensus of its city council at last Thursday’s monthly meeting. Approved...[More]
