BREAKING NEWS: Suspect arrested on burglaries; appears in court - May. 11, 2023
On May 6, 2023, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office took a burglary report in rural Pleasanton, Ks., at the Holiday Lakes sub-division. A suspect was developed, and Deputies were seeking the suspect, Megan N. Short. On May 7, 2023, another burglary was reported. Ms. Short was suspected...[More]
Pleasanton Senior Meals site to be sold via sealed bid - May. 10, 2023
Following the purchase of the former Memaw’s Restaurant location by Linn County for a new Pleasanton congregate meals site, the commissioners approved placing the current location used by the county for sale by sealed bids. The commissioners met Monday morning and approved the sale of what was...[More]
USD 362 to see principal changes - May. 10, 2023
Prairie View Unified School District 362 will see principal changes at two of its four attendance centers next year. At its monthly meeting Monday, the board of education unanimously approved both the appointment of Joseph Hornback, Ed.D., as the district’s full-time assistant superintendent and...[More]
Linn Valley holds town hall meeting - May. 10, 2023
The Linn Valley City Council held a Town Hall Meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023, with Mayor Cindy Smith presiding and all council members present. The purpose of the meeting was to update the community on the city’s two major capital projects, and to provide an explanation for the...[More]
BREAKING NEWS: Fire at Sugar Valley Lake - May. 3, 2023
On April 27, 2023, at 9:48 pm the Linn County Rural Fire District #1 was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 182 Mine Creek Drive in Sugar Valley Lake Community. On arrival at that address, responding fire units found flames coming from the north and west side of the structure. During suppression...[More]
STARS requests county help for future funding - May. 3, 2023
Dr. Jay Allen, Director of the STARS Rural Technical Academy at Pleasanton, spoke with Linn County Commissioners during their weekly meeting on Monday, May 1, regarding financial aid to the school. Allen introduced several student representatives who came with him to speak on the variety of classes the...[More]
Filing deadline approaches for local seats - May. 3, 2023
Filing deadline is noon on June 1 for open positions on local city government and school district boards, as well as for Linn County seats on the Kansas State University Marais des Cygnes Extension board. David Lamb, master county clerk, said that candidates can file for election at their city hall...[More]
Linn County Planning & Zoning holds public hearing - May. 3, 2023
The nine-person board of Linn County Planning and Zoning met Thursday night at the Prairie View Performing Arts Center to hold a public hearing on the 2023 Comprehensive Plan. Land use attorney Jim Kaup moderated the hearing that had approximately 50 people in attendance. Kaup commented several times...[More]
Special: NO WIND Letter to the Editor - Apr. 26, 2023
(My apologies for missing this letter; that is the reason it's running on our website.) The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission will hear public comment on all recommended new zoning regulations tomorrow evening, April 27th at Prairie View High School, 7 PM. And you need...[More]
STARS welders win multi-state welding competition - Apr. 26, 2023
What started as an idea a short couple of years ago has turned into a success story for area high schools and students, alike; this highlighted by the Linn County STARS welding program winning first place in a competition between welding programs from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. “We’ve done...[More]
