USD 362 adopts textbooks, lunch fee raises - Jun. 21, 2023
Unified School District 362’s board of education adopted new social studies textbooks and accepted food-service fee raises at their monthly meeting June 12. The adoption of elementary and high school level social studies textbooks came in three separate votes, each one 5-1 with Brian Lueker dissenting...[More]
UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Garden City woman cancelled - Jun. 18, 2023
UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert for missing Garden City woman canceled TOPEKA – The Garden City Police Department reported that 68-year-old Carolyn Koentopp was located safe today in Liberal, Kansas. She is being reunited with family. Thank you for your assistance during the silver alert....[More]
Pleasanton holds 1-cent sales tax public forum - Jun. 14, 2023
Looking to add a one-cent sales tax to the city of Pleasanton to fix streets, the city council held a public listening session Monday night to hear from city residents. Approximately 30 people showed up with four or five speaking to the council. Councilwoman Rochelle Schreckhise asked the first question...[More]
Bike Across Kansas to end at Pleasanton this Saturday - Jun. 14, 2023
On Saturday, June 17, participants in the 49th annual Bike Across Kansas event will arrive in Pleasanton on the final leg of their 539 mile trek across the state. While some chose to actually start at the Kansas-Colorado border on Friday, June 9, the majority of them began their journey in Elkhart,...[More]
Commissioners question Tri-Ko budget requests, want meeting - Jun. 14, 2023
John Platt, executive director with Tri-Ko, presented their budget requests to commissioners. That request totaled $82,499, as it was for 2023, and Platt noted that 23 of their 151 clients in a three county area live in Linn County. Commissioner Danny McCullough asked how they came up with the...[More]
Election cycle will not require primary - Jun. 7, 2023
Three-person mayoral races set for La Cygne, Pleasanton on Nov. 7 An Aug. 1 primary will not be necessary for this year’s Linn County municipal and school board election cycle. The Nov. 7 general election will feature two cities with three persons filing for mayor by last Thursday’s...[More]
Classroom to use final COVID health grants - Jun. 7, 2023
Director cites state-directed Thursday deadline A new classroom at the Linn County Health Department at Pleasanton will be included as part of a state-directed submission for how the county has planned to use federal health-related COVID-19 grants. At their weekly meeting Tuesday, delayed by...[More]
Bond advisor talks refinancing options on Justice Center bond - Jun. 7, 2023
Joey McLiney of McLiney and Company spoke to commissioners on Monday morning, June 5, about options he had come up with for a refinance on the Justice Center. McLiney began his discussion with the notation that he had based his figures on 40 contracted federal inmates at the jail; 12 current with...[More]
Health and cancer screening to be held June 3 - May. 31, 2023
A health and cancer screening event is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 3 at the Pleasanton United Methodist Church, 751 Main Street. This event will have prostrate and skin cancer screenings, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits, blood pressure readings, tobacco cessation materials and more....[More]
Third annual Thunder on the Street set for June 3 - May. 31, 2023
This year’s Thunder on the Street event, set for June 3 on Main Street in Pleasanton, promises several activities for all ages. The wall of death is back this year, only under a new company - Ives Brothers Wall of Death and promises tons of gravity defying entertainment. All Out Dyno Drags will...[More]
