La Cygne mayor seeks U.S. Minerals appearance - May. 23, 2018
After 18 months on the back burner, U.S. Minerals, a tenant of La Cygne’s Linn County Industrial Park, is once again in the fore for La Cygne’s city leaders because of emissions complaints.Though not a specified agenda item during the police report section of the regular City Council meeting...[More]
Accident claims life of 11-year-old - May. 23, 2018
An accident, which occurred on 300 Road, just west of Kansas Highway 7, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy.According to a report filed by the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup truck driven by Robert Brown of Hume, Mo., was traveling westbound on 300 Road...[More]
Sheriff subpoenaed after refusing to turn over video/audio discs - May. 23, 2018
Filla has no comment on attorney hired to represent himCounty Attorney James Brun, hauling a box containing CDs from past cases and paper files of cases not filed, attended Monday’s County Commission meeting. With that, prior to speaking to the County Commissioners, Brun asked County Sheriff Paul...[More]
USD 362 board approves technology purchases - May. 16, 2018
Also okayed are architect fees, Parker office remodeling Technology purchases to upgrade district servers and protect new iPads highlighted unanimous expenditure decisions at Monday’s Unified School District 362 board of education monthly meeting. As well, the board gave the go-ahead...[More]
Pleasanton Elementary to begin compartmentalized teaching next year - May. 16, 2018
Pleasanton Elementary Principal Dave Thomas announced Monday night at the USD 344 Board of Education meeting that fifth and sixth grades will begin a new compartmentalized school model in the 2018-2019 academic year. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Court approves foreclosure of Luetjen Ventures (Snowhill Rock) - May. 16, 2018
A business - which began with a room full of dissenting neighbors when they were present to hear a conditional use permit issued to Kevin Luetjen dated April 18, 2016 to operate a rock quarry/logging and mulching operation at Snowhill Rock of Pleasanton - lasted a year before lending agency First Business...[More]
Council action allows La Cygne sewer CCTV to proceed - May. 9, 2018
City also moves ahead with KDOT intersection grant applicationThree separate voting actions at their regular council meeting last Wednesday, May 2, solidify a closed-caption television (CCTV) diagnostic scope of La Cygne’s wastewater line system for this summer.Another vote officially approves...[More]
Craw-Kan set to place fiber optic in Pleasanton - May. 9, 2018
Bob Guilfoyle and Craig Wilbert, representatives of Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, appeared before the Pleasanton City Council at their meeting on Monday, May 7, to brief the city on their upcoming fiber optic installation project in Pleasanton.Wilbert told the council the Pleasanton portion of the...[More]
Architect selected for jail feasibility study - May. 9, 2018
Following a decision at last week’s County Commission meeting to select Goldberg Group Architects (GGA), PC, as the firm to conduct the jail feasibility study, GGA president Lawrence Goldberg met with the commissioners to sign the $14,500 contract.Goldberg told the commissioners that the project...[More]
