Council approves land grant for riding academy - Mar. 8, 2023
Clarification: The incorrect parcel was supplied and noted in this article. The parcel granted to Ms. Brixey for her business is solely owned by the city of Pleasanton, and lies adjacent to the one indicated in this article. The Pleasanton City Council heard from Nancy Brixey regarding a...[More]
USD 362 selects new leader - Mar. 8, 2023
Unified School District 362 has named its next district superintendent. Chris Johnson, Ph.D., will assume the leadership post July 1. Johnson will succeed Rex Bollinger, Ed.D., current district superintendent, who will retire from the Prairie View leadership post June 30 and take a similar position...[More]
Preliminary study on landfill completed - Mar. 8, 2023
Commissioners review engineers’ recommendations The Linn County Commissioners received the report on the study of the landfill by Pfefferkorn Engineering and Environmental, L.L.C. during their meeting on Monday, March 6 and reviewed those findings with engineer Gabe Pfefferkorn. The first...[More]
SPECIAL: Republicans hold convention for appointment of county attorney - Mar. 3, 2023
Applicant pulls out; Harding rescinds resignation The Linn County Republican Central Committee held a required convention on the evening of March 2 for the purposes of appointing a new county attorney. The convention was set up following the announcement by current County Attorney...[More]
Lawsuit resulting from sexual abuse by SRO is settled by county - Mar. 1, 2023
Following the arrest and eventual conviction of Linn County Deputy SRO David Allen Huggins for indecent liberties with a child; the victim filed a civil lawsuit as plaintiff against Linn County, former Linn County Sheriff Paul Filla and USD 344. The suit was filed Dec. 14, 2020, in the United States...[More]
Commission endorses museum grant application - Mar. 1, 2023
For now, Trading Post center is denied accompanying 5-year funding pledge The Linn County Commission has approved a letter of support in the Trading Post Museum’s pursuit of a grant to expand its site for a visitor center--but without a hoped-for accompanying five-year funding commitment. The...[More]
Pleasanton discusses airport taxes, inter-local dispatching agreements - Mar. 1, 2023
After hearing comments made concerning how much money the city of Pleasanton allegedly makes on airport taxes, City Administrator Teresa Whitaker told the council last Tuesday that the approximate $45,000 amount that was circulating is not accurate. She said the city gets $12,000 per year and the rest...[More]
COVID mRNA shots circulate at least 28 days after injection - Feb. 24, 2023
ORLANDO, FL – A recent study in Denmark using a cohort of recovered hepatitis C patients found that mRNA from Pfizer and Moderna circulates in the blood for 28 days after injection. In the study, “SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA Vaccine Sequences Circulate in Blood up to 28 Days After COVID-19 Vaccination,”...[More]
SPECIAL: Martin enters plea in rape case - Feb. 23, 2023
Appearing in Linn County District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, for what was slated as a pretrial conference in case 2019-CR-000210, a case which has tracked through the Linn County District Court for more than three years and following a recent denial for a request for a change of venue, Lonnie Shane...[More]
Commission approves full-time prosecutor - Feb. 22, 2023
County attorney to earn $120,000 salary, will have assistance Linn County commissioners have agreed to make the county attorney’s post a full-time position with an annual salary of $120,000. The 2-0 action, with Jason Hightower not present for Tuesday’s weekly meeting, comes on...[More]
