Memorial Day events in Linn County - May. 24, 2023
Saturday, May 27 Linn Valley Memorial Day ceremony at the memorial at 10 a.m. Prescott Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m.; a potluck lunch will follow at the Community Building in Prescott with the city providing the meat, drinks and table service. Please bring a covered dish. Monday,...[More]
Tanglewood Lakes gates destroyed by crowd - May. 24, 2023
Frustration has reached a boiling point; frustration from property owners who have had their gate entry cards cut off and frustration from Tanglewood Lakes board members at continued damage they are seeing to lake property. Events reached a heightened state after Kansas State Rep. Trevor Jacobs was...[More]
Tanglewood incident tops commission meeting - May. 24, 2023
Amid a packed house, Linn County Attorney Burton Harding provided an update for commissioners and the public on an incident that took place at Tanglewood Lakes on Thursday, May 18. Harding stated that on Friday afternoon his office received videos and reports from the Sheriff’s Office in relation...[More]
La Cygne codes officer resigns - May. 24, 2023
Fox will remain as part-time police officer La Cygne’s full-time codes enforcement officer/zoning administrator has resigned. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, May 17, the council approved the resignation, effective last Friday, of Allison Fox on a 4-0 vote, with Jerome Mitzner...[More]
SPECIAL: Press release on protest at Tanglewood Lakes - May. 19, 2023
On May 18, 2023, at 6:05pm an organized group of Tanglewood Lakes residents (approximately 45 persons or more) gathered at the gates of Tanglewood Lakes and removed the gates from the entrances as a protest. Two Deputies arrived at 6:27pm to find multiple individuals at each gate removing the components...[More]
Click It or Ticket Campaign Reminds Drivers: Buckle Up May 22 - June 4, and Every Day - May. 18, 2023
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is urging drivers to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides...[More]
SPECIAL: K-152 resurfacing project to begin in late May - May. 17, 2023
The week of May 22 the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a mill and overlay project on K-152. The 13-mile project begins at the junction with K-7 and continues east to U.S. 69. Flaggers and a pilot car will guide one-lane traffic through the work...[More]
Commissioners approve STARS funding at 1 mill for 2024 - May. 17, 2023
Jay Allen, director of Southeastern Technical Academy for Rural Students, or STARS, appeared in front of commissioners once again and began by thanking Commissioner Jim Johnson for his aid in connecting him with a possible corporate sponsor for the HVAC program. Allen then presented a revised budget...[More]
Commercial solar farms top zoning regulation discussions - May. 17, 2023
Planning and Zoning Administrator Darin Wilson presented preliminary zoning and subdivision revisions as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at Monday’s meeting of the Linn County Commissioners. Wilson gave a brief overview of the revisions and requested commissioners take time to review...[More]
Parker to pursue condemnation action - May. 17, 2023
City retains Overland Park law firm for $10,000 Parker city leaders have retained an Overland Park law firm to continue the condemnation process for a street easement along South Walnut. At last Thursday’s monthly meeting, following a 10-minute executive session for non-elected personnel...[More]
