County looks to possibly hire for Codes Enforcement position - May. 2, 2018
After discussing the position and trying to use other employees working for the county in the new Codes Enforcement position, Public Works Field Supervisor Jackie Messer broached the subject of hiring someone, either at 32 hours per week or full time, at the County Commission meeting on Monday. Messer...[More]
KCP&L named in lawsuit Claim of emissions from La Cygne station caused incurable illness - May. 2, 2018
A lawsuit filed on Monday of last week, April 23, names KCP&L, particularly the La Cygne Generating Station, as the cause of the plaintiff’s incurable illness.The lawsuit describes how the plaintiff Lona LeAnn Grosshart grew up on a farm in rural Pleasanton, about four miles downstream from...[More]
Subject of standoff released without charges - May. 2, 2018
Following a standoff in La Cygne that ended peacefully on Tuesday, April 17, the suspect, Eric Neal Thomas, was released from the Linn County Jail after being held for seven days without charges being filed.La Cygne Police Chief Tate West said that he was compiling required reports from law enforcement...[More]
Fire at Wes’ Recycling takes 11 hours to extinguish - Apr. 25, 2018
An early morning fire last Tuesday, April 17, that occurred at Wes’ Recycling on 1000 Road north of Blue Mound took firefighters an estimated 11 1/2 hours to extinguish.According to Dee Horttor, Linn County assistant fire chief, crews from Blue Mound, Mound City, Parker, Centerville, Colony and...[More]
Huggins status conference continued to June 12 - Apr. 25, 2018
Two cases for former county School Resource Officer David Allen Huggins were heard in a status conference Monday, April 16, and continued to 3:30 p.m. June 12. Huggins was originally charged in Case No. 18CR01 with Count 1: Occurring on or between the first of August 2017 and the 15th day of September...[More]
Standoff in La Cygne ends peaceably - Apr. 25, 2018
Law enforcement officials from both the La Cygne Police Department (LCPD) and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to a disturbance situation in La Cygne on Tuesday, April 17, at 529 N. Sixth St.The first officer on-scene, according to La Cygne Police Chief Tate West, was a deputy...[More]
Update: Measles Outbreak in Johnson, Linn and Miami Counties - Apr. 19, 2018
New locations and dates of potential measles exposure in Johnson and Linn Co. added TOPEKA – The measles outbreak in eastern Kansas is continuing to be investigated. Since March 8, 2018, 18 cases have been identified – 14 Johnson County residents, 3 Linn County residents...[More]
Patrol increases vigilance for alcohol and drug-impaired driver’s crashes - Apr. 18, 2018
Beginning April 20th thru April 22nd, Linn County Sheriff's Department will join other law enforcement agencies in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to stop what has been an increasing epidemic for the past several years – an increase in drug and alcohol impaired driver...[More]
Drug bust nets arrest, various drugs - Apr. 18, 2018
Linn Valley Reserve Officer Dustin Stuteville was involved in a U.S. Highway 69 stop at 10 p.m. Friday, April 13, that netted a drug bust when he pulled a vehicle over for an equipment violation.According to Police Chief Corey Murrison, Stuteville smelled a strong odor of marijuana when he visited with...[More]
McNabb pleads no contest to 2 counts of 1st-degree premeditated murder - Apr. 18, 2018
David Patrick McNabb appeared in Linn County District Court Wednesday, April 11, for a preliminary examination and hearing on his request for immunity. With that, District Judge Mark Ward said that the defendant was entering a plea, and the preliminary hearing was actually a plea agreement.Assistant...[More]
