American Solar Challenge race heads for Linn County - Jul. 2, 2014
The American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build and then drive solar-powered cars across the country in a distance race. Teams compete over a 1,200-1,800 mile course between multiple cities. The July 2014 American Solar Challenge will be an eight-day 1,700-plus mile road course traveling...[More]
Linn County Rural Water District #2 sues PWWSD#13 - Jul. 2, 2014
The third lawsuit, one of which was recently settled with the city of Pleasanton, in a short few years has hit the Linn County District Court, with Linn County Rural Water District #2 again suing Public Wholesale Water Supply District #13, this time for a refund of overages that the district paid to...[More]
Centerville fire station 930 holds open house - Jun. 25, 2014
Over the past year, the old Centerville grade school gym has been completely remodeled into a facility that now houses the Centerville fire station 930 and an ambulance bay with living quarters. On Saturday, June 21, the community was invited to an open house event where guests could tour the...[More]
Meth bust - Jun. 25, 2014
On the evening of Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the Bates County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office requested assistance with a vehicle, a motorcycle, that was not stopping for their deputies. The chase originally started in Cass County, then entered Bates County, and ultimately entered Kansas and ended in Linn...[More]
Fulton man reportedly dies by possible tick virus - Jun. 18, 2014
A resident of Fulton reportedly passed away from the Heartland virus last week. Reports of the virus, carried via tick, indicate that it is slowly spreading throughout the Midwest. Cases have been seen in Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and now Kansas. According to the CDCV (Centers for Disease...[More]
American Legion given go-ahead for Veterans’ Memorial - Jun. 18, 2014
After working on the idea for many months, American Legion volunteers showed the commissioners a working plan of what they envision the Veterans’ Memorial to look like north of the Linn County Courthouse. Legion member Ron Nickelson said they have pursued a plan whereby they can work with the...[More]
Five-year-old girl survives rattlesnake bite - Jun. 11, 2014
Blue Mound resident Trace Wilkerson had the worst surprise of his life Sunday, June 1, when he discovered his five-year-old daughter, Kaitlin, had been bitten by a rattlesnake. Wilkerson shared his family’s story starting just moments before the bite took place. The morning started with a trip...[More]
Wild hog hit near Blue Mound - Jun. 11, 2014
Reports of wild hogs in Bourbon County came closer to home as a wild hog was hit by a motorist Monday morning in Linn County, damaging the truck and killing the wild boar. Sheriff Paul Filla said that the animal weighed approximately 250 pounds and was “nasty looking.” He said that reportedly...[More]
Pleasanton graduate finds success in music industry - Jun. 11, 2014
Former Pleasanton graduate and professional musician Barry Pointer took time last week to share how he wrote a song featured in the new “Godzilla” film. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Pointer – son of Joe and Linda Pointer of Pleasanton – explained that his love for...[More]
Commissioners consider request to use human sewage mixture as fertilizer - Jun. 4, 2014
A peculiar conditional-use permit (CUP) request came to the Linn County Commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday, which brought forth a lengthy debate. The request came from William Shadden, owner of Shadden Septic Tank Cleaning, on property owned by Kenneth Sloan. Melinda Bolling, presenting...[More]
