Linn Valley economic development a key to future success - Oct. 14, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Success for a city depends on future planning, good doable ideas, listening to all constituents and making hard decisions. With that, Linn Valley is in the middle of all of those points as they move forward with several ideas to build the city into more...[More]
USD 344 gains students, places Meik on administrative leave - Oct. 14, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com The USD 344 Board of Education met Monday night with a fairly short agenda in front of them. The board made a unanimous decision following executive session to place Pleasanton Elementary School Principal Nathan Meik on paid administrative leave...[More]
Commissioners discuss Heritage Trust grant, boiler system - Oct. 14, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com During the meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Linn County Commissioners discussed the Heritage Trust grant and Commissioner Alison Hamilton asked for a commitment from the other two commissioners for the matching funds of up to $25,000. Hamilton...[More]
SPECIAL: Murder and Mayhem at the Fort - Oct. 13, 2026
Special Halloween Candle Lantern Tours FORT SCOTT, KAN. – Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer four special candle lantern tours on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, as part of its Murder and Mayhem at the Fort program. Tour leaders will share lesser-known stories of tragedy and macabre...[More]
Voter deadlines approach - Oct. 7, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com Every election is important, but the upcoming Nov. 3 general election is being touted as one of the most consequential elections of our times. With that, it bears looking at how many voters actually turn out with only 27 percent of registered voters...[More]
Office succession in a municipality - Oct. 7, 2026
What happens if an elected official resigns? Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com The succession of offices in a municipality is set out by Kansas statute and is outlined on the website for the Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. In Chapter 12 – Cities and Municipalities,...[More]
Tractor accident victim saved by mail carrier - Oct. 7, 2026
Linn County News Jackielcn1@gmail.com For northwest Linn County mail carrier Carrie Akes, she realizes that mail carriers tend to see people others don’t see on a daily basis. That happened to her when she came upon an accident where she assisted a Parker resident through a trauma incident...[More]
Commissioners hear complaint about LCSO and sheriff - Oct. 7, 2026
Sheriff rebuts complaint Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com During the Oct. 5 meeting, former Linn County resident Shelly Dunn, who now resides in Bourbon County, spoke to commissioners regarding the conditions of several horses on a property in Linn County and...[More]
Out on the Gravel photos to be used for calendar - Oct. 6, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com After receiving so many beautiful photo submissions for our weekly Out on the Gravel section, we here at the Linn County News have decided to do something to honor those who took part and submitted their photos for our subscribers and readers...[More]
Commissioners finalize budget for 2027 - Sep. 30, 2026
Linn County News linncountynewsreporter@gmail.com During the meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, the Linn County Commissioners worked on finalizing the 2027 budget. The review began with a meeting with County Attorney Justin Meeks and discussed the data and functional side of what his office...[More]
