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The Linn County News and Linn County Printing offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, in honor of the holiday.
07/02/2025

The Linn County News and Linn County Printing offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, in honor of the holiday.

Pleasanton awarded $617,000 KDOT street grantBy JACKIE TAYLOR The city of Pleasanton was notified June 24 that they were...
07/02/2025

Pleasanton awarded $617,000 KDOT street grant

By JACKIE TAYLOR

The city of Pleasanton was notified June 24 that they were the recipients of a much-needed street grant in the amount of $617,000.

City Administrator Becky Hegwald said, “I was surprised when we got it; you normally have to apply several times. I didn’t have a lot of hope we’d get it the first time.”

The grant is an 85/15 grant for Phase I construction where the city will have to pay $92,550 towards construction, the preliminary engineering (PE) and design, construction engineering (CE) and inspections, right-of-way, utilities, non-participating items and all costs that exceed the maximum state award.

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07/02/2025

Commissioners discuss development zoning appeals

By BARBARA PROFFITT

Linn County Planning and Zoning Director Ben Souza deferred to Interim Public Works Administrator Jesse Walton during the June 30 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners in regards to a request from Jan Longenecker for an appeal on a building permit. During the meeting, Walton outlined various portions of county zoning regulations that he felt speak directly to Longenecker’s request, citing each section as he went.

Walton began by addressing the previous reference to section 5.2 that discusses the 10-acre requirement in the zoning regulations for an agricultural district.

“That is true - it states that 5.2 and 5.7 of the zoning regulations for an agricultural district,” noted Walton.

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07/02/2025

Questions on employee emails leads to lengthy discussion

By BARBARA PROFFITT

Commissioner Alison Hamilton asked IT Director Chris Martin during the meeting on June 30 if he has knowledge of which employees have a county email and which do not. Martin replied it was likely that road and bridge employees and operators do not currently have a county email.

Commissioner Jim Johnson asked if those employees have tablets on which they could receive emails and Martin stated they do. Martin noted that new emails would carry a cost of $6 per month per email along with training and testing costs, which he explained would bring costs to roughly $9 per month per email. Hamilton asked why the county was using the specific company they use for testing emails and when the last time was that they had looked at another company for phishing, etc. Martin replied that in 2024 the county had paid this company for their services for three years in advance so they are in place until 2027.

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Gratton at NationalsPleasanton’s Ashton Gratton qualifies for the Adidas Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina after w...
07/02/2025

Gratton at Nationals

Pleasanton’s Ashton Gratton qualifies for the Adidas Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina after winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes in the KSHSAA 2A State tournament in Wichita on May 31. The Adidas Nationals took place from June 20-22 and Gratton did well in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes despite dealing with foot pain. He had a time of 10.87 seconds in the 100 meter dash and a time of 21.85 in the 200 meter dash. Here he is pictured with his high school track coach Dan Saulsberry.

The La Cygne 12-14 softball team 1 wins their league tournament at Redfield on June 28.See more photos on Page B1 of thi...
07/02/2025

The La Cygne 12-14 softball team 1 wins their league tournament at Redfield on June 28.

See more photos on Page B1 of this week's edition.

The Parker 8-11 baseball team 1 places first in their league tournament at La Cygne on June 28. See more photos on page ...
07/02/2025

The Parker 8-11 baseball team 1 places first in their league tournament at La Cygne on June 28. See more photos on page B1 of this week's edition.

Wade recounts WWII experience in South West Pacific theatreBy JACKIE TAYLOR Roy Wade sat at his son and daughter-in-law’...
06/25/2025

Wade recounts WWII experience in South West Pacific theatre

By JACKIE TAYLOR

Roy Wade sat at his son and daughter-in-law’s home with a stack of well-organized notes, maps and historic documents, notes that gave cliff notes of a life lived almost 82 years ago during WWII.

Wade was drafted, like other men 18 years of age and older during the war, into the U.S. Navy. He was a member of a small Navy combat unit; he recounted it was similar in posture to that of the Navy Seals, but before that time.

His service tenure began when he was shipped to Faragut, Idaho in 1943; it was on that base that the Navy learned Wade could shoot after he scored a perfect score with his C**t .45. “My shots all went in the same small hole; I was the only one to ever do it,” he said.

Wade’s son, Dennis, said the scoring personnel had to use a magnifying glass to count actual shots as they were so close together.

“I don’t know how I did it,” said Wade, now clad in eye glasses he wears to help his aging eyes. He remembers Boot Camp being six to eight weeks long, not near as long as it is today as the nation was immersed in war.

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Due to a scheduling conflict, the commissioners will not be meeting today, June 25th, for a second budget workshop.The m...
06/25/2025

Due to a scheduling conflict, the commissioners will not be meeting today, June 25th, for a second budget workshop.

The meeting has been rescheduled for July 2nd.

Tanglewood Lakes files suit against Board of County CommissionersRequests declaratory judgement that roads are privateBy...
06/25/2025

Tanglewood Lakes files suit against Board of County Commissioners

Requests declaratory judgement that roads are private

By BARBARA PROFFITT

The Tanglewood Lakes Owners Association, Inc. (TLOA), filed a lawsuit in Linn County District Court on June 6, 2025, against the Linn County Board of County Commissioners requesting a declaratory judgement from the courts that the roads in Tanglewood Lake are private roads.

The petition includes multiple documents, some of which date back to 1970, that the suit alleges show the roads were intended to be private roads for use by community residents from the community’s inception and that they have been maintained as private roads since that time.

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Case filed alleging exploitation of minors, breach of privacyBy BARBARA PROFFITTOn June 20, following an extensive inves...
06/25/2025

Case filed alleging exploitation of minors, breach of privacy

By BARBARA PROFFITT

On June 20, following an extensive investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the Linn County Attorney’s Office filed a case in district court charging Erik Hellner, a Sugar Valley Lakes resident, with six separate felonies.

The case originally stems from an investigation in Adams County, Neb., by local law enforcement there, into information provided by the defendant’s estranged spouse at the time. That case involved the sexual exploitation of minors; however, during that investigation the subject moved to Linn County, Kan.

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