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Linn County News, 808 Main Street PO Box 478, Pleasanton, KS (2024)

06/26/2024

Pleasanton keeps water fee for those outside city limits

By JACKIE TAYLOR

A fee that began in 2013 to help offset costs in supplying water to those that live outside of city limits and pay no city taxes to upkeep city infrastructure was again discussed Monday night.

Pleasanton Council woman Angie Randall made a motion to replace Resolution 448 with Ordinance 20-56 eliminating the $30 service fee those outside city limits pay.

Councilman Aaron Portman asked about the resolution, “What does this mean?”

With that Mayor Mathew Young explained to the council and audience that the new resolution would rescind the extra fee people pay who receive city water but live outside of city limits.

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06/26/2024

Councilman discussion opens door to ill-feelings of employees

By JACKIE TAYLOR

Following normal business, Pleasanton council members were given a chance to discuss last minute items Monday night at their bi-weekly meeting. Councilman Aaron Portmann opened discussion concerning overreach by council members into city employee jobs.

Portmann said, “Multiple city employees feel the council will not defend them.”

He continued, “I’m not with them, I have their backs.”

Portmann continued that City Administrator Becky Hegwald is paid to do day-to-day tasks that deal with the city.

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06/26/2024

Mine Creek Amateur Radio Club participates in ARRL Field Day

By BARBARA PROFFITT

On Saturday, June 22 amateur radio clubs across north America participated in the ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day event which helps ready short-wave radio operators for a disaster event and gives them training in reaching out via radio. The event is always held on the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.

The Mine Creek Amateur Radio Club has been active since 1987 and has participated in the annual event for many years according to Ron Cowan, ARRL Kansas Section Manager and member of the club since he was licensed in 1989.

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06/26/2024

8th Annual Catfish Tournament at East Lake

BY ADAM HOLT

The 8th Annual Catfish Tournament held at Pleasanton’s East Lake started on June 22 and went into the early morning hours of June 23. This year 23 people fished in the tournament with 84 fish being caught and released. Twenty of the 23 people participating in the tournament caught and weighed in fish.

The top five places and prizes were decided by total weight caught. This year Tim Ogden of Basehor placed first with a total weight of 23.23 pounds. His cash winnings were $210.

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06/26/2024

2024 All Linn County Softball team

BY ADAM HOLT

The 2024 high school softball season has concluded and it is time for the annual All Linn County Softball team.

Both Jayhawk Linn and Prairie View had good softball teams this year with plenty of young ladies who had great years so selection was difficult. This year the team will have 10 players broke down the following way, two pitchers, a catcher, four infielders, and three outfielders.

Gracee Willard - JL - Pitcher

Bella Stolle - PV - Pitcher

The pitchers selected were one of the easier choices as they were both teams’ primary pitchers this past season. Both were first team All League selections with Willard being an unanimous selection in the Three River League. Not only were these two great pitchers but they were also some of the best batters on their respective teams.

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06/26/2024

2024 All Linn County Baseball team

BY ADAM HOLT

The 2024 high school baseball season has concluded and it’s time for this year’s All Linn County Baseball team.

Players from the Linn County high schools - Prairie View, Jayhawk Linn and Pleasanton - were selected with 10 spots total, two pitchers, a catcher, four infielders and three outfielders. This was a tough decision on many positions because so many of the young men had great seasons.

Gabe Murillo - PV - Pitcher

Tony Gillespie - PL - Pitcher

These two were the top two pitchers on their respective teams and two of the best high school pitchers in the county. Not only were these two great pitchers but great fielders, hitters and leaders on their respective teams. Both were first team All League in their respective leagues.

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06/19/2024

Commissioners learn KDOT willing to renegotiate Hell’s Bend Bridge
Accept new offer and approve moving forward on project

By BARBARA PROFFITT | June 19, 2024

During the Commissioner’s meeting on Monday, June 17, County Counselor Mark Hagen stated the county had been contacted by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and recommended commissioners go into executive session to discuss the nature of that contact. Commissioners approved a motion at that point to enter into executive session to discuss legal matters for 15 minutes.

Following that session, Hagen noted in open session that on Friday afternoon, June 14, the county had heard from KDOT in regards to the grant for the Hell’s Bend Bridge indicating a change of position.

Hagen stated he was notified by the Secretary of Transportation that if KDOT were to receive notice that the county was willing to move forward with the amount of $180,000 in matching funds no later than the afternoon of the June 17, they would proceed with the repair and rebuild of that bridge.

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06/19/2024

Commissioners notified of complaint filed after failure to resolve grievances
By BARBARA PROFFITT | June 19, 2024

During the meeting on Monday, June 17, Commissioners were notified by Linn County Public Works Administrator Shawn West that he had filed a complaint against Commissioner Jim Johnson with the County Attorney’s office.

West prefaced the notification with the statement that he “believed it would be self-explanatory as to why he could not take any questions or answer anything in regards to the matter at this point.”

He then stated, “Based on the 11 months and the processes we’ve gone through with no results and some continued behavior and the behavior of targeting employees that I allege, where no judgment has been made for that purpose and that purpose alone I’m notifying you that this morning I delivered a complaint to the county attorney’s office for his review against Mr. Johnson, or Commissioner Johnson.

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06/19/2024

USD 362 Board approves childcare project

By JACKIE TAYLOR

After many discussions on whether USD 362 should provide childcare for district children and staff, the board voted 4-1 to approve funding the program during a special meeting held Thursday, June 13.

Superintendent Dr. Chris Johnson told the board with five members present that four companies had been contacted and Combs Construction was the only one to bid on the project.

She presented a spreadsheet that showed Combs Construction bid $353,000; to offset that bid Johnson explained the district received a United Way grant for construction in the amount of $106,000 with $175,000 from the Patterson grant and $5,000 from the Heartland Community grant.

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06/19/2024

Local author published in sixth consecutive compilation

By BARBARA PROFFITT

For most people, the first impression one gets of Ken Baugh is that he’s a laid-back cowboy; but underneath the surface is an exceptional and brilliant mind.

Recently, Baugh was notified that one of his poems, ‘To Have and to Hold’ had been selected for a collective compilation of works published annually by Eber and Wein; a veteran-owned and operated publishing company.

This marks the sixth consecutive collective edition that Baugh has been included in by the company.

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06/19/2024

Pleasanton/Jayhawk Linn trapshooting team competes at State Tournament

BY ADAM HOLT

The Pleasanton/Jayhawk Linn trapshooting team traveled to Sedgwick on June 15-16 to compete in the Kansas Trap Shooting State Tournament.

The team brought Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity shooters to the event which shot in the 2A division. The team had both male and female shooters in both the Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions.

The team finished with a score of 458 on the varsity boys’ level which was 15th overall. The Jays/Hawks were also Conference Runner-Up this year and they were awarded that trophy at State during the awards ceremony.

Aaron Coleman led the Novice shooters with a score of 13.

Caden Nickelson led the boys’ junior varsity shooters with a score of 73. Lincoln Baldwin had a score of 70 while Rayse Dean had a score of 66.

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06/19/2024

Prairie View trapshooting JV team places second at State

BY ADAM HOLT

The Prairie View trapshooting team traveled to Sedgwick on June 15-16 to compete in the Kansas Trap Shooting State Tournament.

The Buffalos had competitors in the Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity 1A divisions. The Junior Varsity had a team score of 438 which was enough for a second place finish overall. The varsity team had a team score of 437 which was 23rd overall. The Buffalos had a team qualification score of 452 which ranked 12th overall.

Edward Riley and Brody Wilcox competed in the novice division. Riley had a total score of 77 while Wilcox had a 74.

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06/13/2024

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06/13/2024

ATTENTION LA CYGNE PATRONS:

Door to Door Salesman are NOT allowed within the City Limits of La Cygne unless they have registered with the city to obtain a Transient Vendor License. The license will indicate the date and hours they are approved to go door to door.

Do Not Invite individuals in to your home. Ask for their City of La Cygne Transient Vendor License.

Unfortunately the City of La Cygne is subject to people casing the town for theft activity. Be Smart, Be Safe.

06/12/2024

Commissioners approve motion to change chairperson
By BARBARA PROFFITT | June 12, 2024

Early on in the meeting of the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, June 10, Commissioner Jim Johnson made a motion to replace Commissioner Jason Hightower as chairperson with Commissioner Danny McCullough.

McCullough seconded the motion and it carried on a 2-1 vote with Hightower voting against it.

Commissioners had only approved the minutes of the prior meeting and the claims for the week when a motion to set the agenda was requested by Hightower. Johnson asked why and Hightower explained it was part of procedure that they should be following.

Hightower made the motion to approve the agenda and McCullough seconded the motion and it carried. Then Johnson made the motion to change the chairperson. No executive session was held prior to or after the motion to change and no discussion led up to it or resulted from it.

The change puts McCullough in the position he voluntarily gave up during a meeting on Jan. 8, 2024, when the commissioners approved a motion to re-organize the structure of the board of commissioners with Commissioner Jason Hightower as Chairperson and Commissioner Johnson as Vice-Chair.

06/12/2024

Pay scale creates Pleasanton council disagreement

By JACKIE TAYLOR

A discussion on pay scales took several discussions throughout the Pleasanton Council meeting Tuesday, May 28 when a new pay scale chart was introduced by Mayor Mathew Young. The chart was an effort to make pay more fair across the board for employees and allow the city to budget for planning purposes.

The new scale includes a two-percent cost-of-living increase and adjusts each year that an employee is with the city.

Councilman Aaron Portmann started discussion by suggesting the council lower council pay from $50 per meeting to $25 and Councilwoman Kimberly Herring suggested council people get reduced water rates like employees.

Portmann said, “I disagree with this; this is elected, not hired. We are not here for privileges.”

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06/12/2024

Linn Valley Council discusses location of proposed new city hall

By JACKIE TAYLOR

The Linn Valley City Council met Monday, June 10 for their first meeting of the month and among many other items discussed the idea of building a new city hall.

Mayor Lew Donelson brought up the idea looking for a proposed location and the feasibility of a new city hall. He then told the council that four city employees offered their opinions on location with the waste water lagoon frontage proposed, as well as, the fire station and current city hall location.

Councilman Dan Donham said that putting the new city hall on the lagoon had the advantage the land was city-owned, and infrastructure of electric, sewer and water were already there. He continued that building city hall on that land would turn it into an anchor building for new commercial growth that would follow the construction.

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06/12/2024

Mound City hosts youth fishing derby

BY ADAM HOLT

The City of Mound City hosted the Youth Fishing Derby on June 8 as part of the Jayhawk Blast celebration.

The derby started with registration at 9 a.m. and the derby itself running from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

There were four age groups in the derby, up to 5 years old, 6-10 years old, 11-14 years old, and 15-18 years old. A trophy was given to the one who had the most fish in each age group while a medal was given to second and third place in each age group. A trophy was also given to the most fish overall and the biggest fish overall.

In the up to 5 years old group Boaz Jackson placed first, the first of many Jacksons in this derby, while Rhyatt Wills and Renlee Wills placed second and third respectively.

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06/12/2024

Linn County Fishing Reports

BY ADAM HOLT

Summer time is here and so is some time for some great fishing. Here are the fishing reports from Kansas Wildlife and Parks for several Linn County bodies of water. These fishing reports were last updated on May 24, 2024.

La Cygne Reservoir

Catfish, including channel, blue, and flathead, is rated excellent right now. The hot water outlet current is a good location and the fish are being caught on worm, shad, liver and prepared baits.

Crappie is rated good and being caught around structure. Per usual the bait of choice is minnows and jig.

Largemouth bass is rated excellent and is being caught around the shore especially in shaded areas. Surface plugs and plastic worms are working currently.

White bass and wiper are rated fair while carp are slow. The white bass are around the hot water outlet while the carp are along the shore. Shad imitation and silver spoon for white bass while shad are working for wiper. The carp are being caught on dough bait.

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06/05/2024

Primary election will feature contested GOP posts
Races will occur for Commission districts, sheriff, attorney

BY TONY FURSE

Following Monday’s noon state filing deadline, Republican primaries on Aug. 6 will feature contests for the two Linn County Commission district seats up for election this year, as well as for countywide elected posts for sheriff and prosecuting attorney.

Because no Democrat filed for any of the five countywide elected offices nor for the two Commission seats, the August primary should most likely determine those who will be sworn in next Jan. 13, barring any successful write-in campaigns at the Nov. 5 general election.

In Commission District 2, where incumbent Danny McCullough has opted not to refile, the choices will be Rod Earnest, Alison Hamilton and Vicki Leonard, all with Pleasanton addresses. In Commission District 3, one-term incumbent Jim Johnson, Mound City, will be challenged by Richard C. Morrell, also of Mound City.

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06/05/2024

Jayhawk Blast 2024 set for this Saturday

By BARBARA PROFFITT

Jayhawk Blast, the annual celebration for the city of Mound City, is set for this coming Saturday, June 8 and will kick off with a fishing derby at the Mound City Lake, 11001 W. 750 Road, with four age groups: 5 and under, 6-10, 11-14- and 15-18.

Registration for the fishing derby begins at 9 a.m. with the derby running from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and prizes to follow.

All other activities for the day will take place at the Mound City Ball Complex at 7566 Nickell Road, on the southwest edge of town.

Events at the complex begin with a 9:30 a.m. registration for the car show, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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06/05/2024

Resident, business owner speak on road issues
Commissioners called out on inability to ‘get it together’

By BARBARA PROFFITT

During the June 3 meeting of the Linn County Commissioners road work across the county once again was the main subject.

The discussions began with Public Works administrator Shaun West noting the $370,000 grant for the chip and seal overlay on CR-1095 between 1650 and 1150 Roads, which would require $104,000 in matching funds from the county, requires acceptance of the grant being signed off on by July 1.

Commissioner Danny McCullough asked several questions including why the road is listed as a high-risk rural road. West explained the scoring that qualified that section of road for this grant also calls for signage. He added the county would do patching and prep work and the timeline of how it would work. McCullough asked about sourcing the prep out and West stated he would get the bid request out.

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06/05/2024

Billing for jail over $500,000 at five month mark

By BARBARA PROFFITT

A billing release from Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend shows the total billing for the jail for 2024 as of the end of May to be at $580,307. 58.

The image shared with this article shows the billing for each individual month so far in 2024, with March showing the most income at $160,729.49, due to a higher than normal income in the miscellaneous column, which shows an income that month of $45,326.46.

According to Friend, the miscellaneous income is almost always from KDADS (Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services).

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06/05/2024

Prairie View baseball and softball receive All League honors

BY ADAM HOLT

The 2024 Pioneer League All League baseball and softball teams were announced recently and the Buffalos were represented in both sports.

In baseball senior Gabe Murillo earned second team All League honors. Murillo was the senior leader on the team and was one of the team’s best pitchers, fielders and batters.

The Prairie View High School Baseball page said the following about Murillo.

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06/05/2024

Jayhawk Linn baseball and softball earn All League and All State honors

BY ADAM HOLT

The Jayhawk Linn baseball and softball teams earned Three Rivers League All League honors this year as both sports had representatives.

The boys had one player in senior Bryton Spencer make All League. He also made the Kansas 2-1A All State team as an honorable mention. Spencer made All State as a middle infielder but he was also one of the Hawks’ best overall pitchers. Spencer also was one of the Hawks’ best batters in both getting on base and power usually batting in the three spot when he was in the lineup.

The softball team had another great year and had four players make All League, all first team.

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05/30/2024

Get your boat, canoe or kayak ready for the Independence Day boat parade June 29 at Stegge Lake, 8 p.m. Light it up and decorate it!

05/29/2024

See photos from the Memorial Day ceremonies across the county on page B6 of this weeks edition and on our website at www.linncountynews.net.

05/29/2024

Linn County P&Z changes setbacks on quarry CUP

By JACKIE TAYLOR

Following instructions from Linn County Planning and Zoning Chair Paul Porter to the Planning and Zoning Commission stemming from a letter received from La Cygne resident Stephanie Walker concerning open meetings rules, Porter urged the commission to avoid any correspondence that does not seem open to the public.

The commission spent the majority of their meeting discussing CUP 24-01 and Mulberry Limestone’s purchase of acreage on the southeast side of U.S. 69 Hwy. and 2200 Road.

The commission approved the conditional use permit last month; the CUP went to the commissioners who sent it back to the P&Z board to relook at setbacks from property owners, approximately five, that surround the proposed quarry location.

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05/29/2024

Commission denies quarry CUP
Action follows unseconded motion to accept

BY TONY FURSE

Linn County commissioners have denied a conditional use permit (CUP) for a proposed rock quarry.

At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, delayed a day because of Monday’s federal Memorial Day holiday observance, a 2-1 vote, with Commission Chair Jason Hightower dissenting, negates CUP 2024-01 that was to allow Mulberry Limestone to open the quarry at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and 2200 Road.

Prior to the denial vote, Hightower’s motion to accept CUP 2024-01 through Resolution 2024-13 died for lack of a second.

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