CANCELED: Statewide Purple Alert issued for missing Yates Center woman - Jun. 18, 2025
UPDATE WOODSON COUNTY – The Yates Center Police Department reported to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) that Tammara Isaacs was located safely. The statewide Purple Alert is canceled. - - - - WOODSON COUNTY – The Yates Center Police Department requested the Kansas...[More]
Commissioners discuss courthouse roof repair bids - Jun. 18, 2025
During the June 16 meeting, Interim Public Works Administrator Jessie Walton opened a discussion on the bids recently received for the repairs to the roof of the courthouse. The roof was damaged in the May 2024 storms that resulted in flooding across the county and repairs have not yet been undertaken. In...[More]
Parker mayor seeks affidavits to file charges - Jun. 18, 2025
Webber cites lake ruts video footage, loose dogs chasing people indoors To assure a method for citing and prosecuting wrongdoings against city ordinance and codes, Parker Mayor Jason Webber is choosing to utilize legal affidavits. At last Thursday’s monthly council meeting, Webber pointed...[More]
USD 346 board learns of overpayments - Jun. 18, 2025
During the June 9 meeting of the USD 346 Board of Education, the board learned the district had been notified of overpayments they received between fiscal years 2016 and 2023. The overpayments were discovered when Public Consulting Group (PCG) was reviewing the cost reporting for fiscal year 2023....[More]
NOTICE - Jun. 11, 2025
The Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 14, to benefit the Mound City Historical Society has been postponed. New dates TBD so stay tuned......[More]
Commissioners discuss estimate on overlay project - Jun. 11, 2025
During the June 9 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners discussed a quote from Pfefferkorn on a mile and half section of overlay. Interim Public Works Administrator Jessie Walton noted costs were significantly higher than a similar project undertaken last year. Walton explained that last years’...[More]
Pleasanton council meeting heated over fire personnel interviews - Jun. 11, 2025
A full-house greeted council members Monday night as things got heated concerning what interviews were held for the position of fire chief. Mayor Mathew Young appointed Tanner Edwards, Jeff Wisdom, Michael Cohen, Donald Bertram and Renae Marshall as firefighters with 5-0 approval for all five. Councilman...[More]
La Cygne gas customers may see rate decrease - Jun. 11, 2025
KMGA rates manager presents review, design proposal La Cygne natural gas customers might be seeing a future rate decrease as a result of a report heard at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting. Darren Prince, Kansas Municipal Gas Agency (KMGA) manager of regulatory rates, appeared...[More]
Blue Moon Youth Center to hold matinees this summer - Jun. 4, 2025
The Blue Moon Youth Center has announced they will be holding weekly movie matinees for the summer that will include lunch for those attending. According to Pastor Ben Bielenberg, with the Blue Mound Bible Church, this was offered last summer on a random basis and went over so well they decided to make...[More]
Commissioners form countywide consensus for automatic aid agreements - Jun. 4, 2025
City and county fire departments meet Following questions on automatic aid agreements from cities across the county, the commissioners held a workshop Monday, June 2 to form a consensus on what should be done. Rural Fire Department Chief Randy Hegwald explained to the commissioners...[More]
