Linn County Journal

10/10/2025

Update from the Linn County Journal

• The head football coach at Prairie View has been suspended pending board of education action at a special meeting on Monday. • The Linn County Commission is looking at contracting out portions of the county's economic director job to non-employees. The commission has discussed not filling the ...

10/04/2025

09/25/2025

Update from the Linn County Journal

• The tenure of the county's zoning director ended suddenly. The commission could be looking at replacing that post for the third time this year. • A Pleasanton City Council member dies unexpectedly, leaving a legacy and a search for her replacement.

09/19/2025

Here is the update from the Linn County Journal:

09/06/2025

• Jayhawk Blast kicks off at 4:30 p.m. tonight. Live music, bounce houses, games, car show, food vendors are on tap for an evening that will end with a fireworks show. Organizers planned a late summer event to avoid the heat, and the weather this evening will be perfect.

• Linn County Commissioners haven't yet decided on whether $332,000 for the STARS program approved in 2023 will actually given to the STARS board.

• Nudity in public in the county could carry a sentence of 30 days in jail or a $500 fine or both after commission approves anti-nudity ordinance.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

09/04/2025

• A funeral procession for Hunter Simoncic, a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer who was intentionally run down and killed by a fleeing suspect, is expected to pass through Linn County this morning beginning around 9 a.m. Simoncic, who was from Galesburg, Kan., southeast of Chanute, had been on the KCK police force for only a year. The procession will be traveling down U.S. 69 Highway.

• Credit cards for a couple of county employees were cancelled by the Linn County Commission on Tuesday. The cards were issued without the required approval of the commission.

• The 2025 Jayhawk Blast begins shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. Live music, food vendors, and fireworks are on tap for the event.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

08/20/2025

Here are the stories we're covering:

• In a scathing statement focusing on one of the Linn County Commissioners, the county's economic development director resigns her post on Monday.

• Missteps by the Linn County Clerk's office sends newspaper publisher scrambling to print tax notices.

• School's back in session. The Jayhawk school district has several new staff members, and they give readers insight into who they are in the Journal. Coming tomorrow, Prairie View and Pleasanton teachers.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

08/17/2025

We hope you've been able to stay cool this weekend. Here are some of the hot stories we've been working on:

• Linn County is holding a tax sale on more than 120 properties – many of them lake lots – this Friday. The county treasurer's office has a search link posted on the county's website that allows property owners and others to find out who owes taxes.

• The Linn County Commission in a split vote approved an amendment to zoning regulations that affect the er****on of communications towers. The change will enable Peoples Telecommunications to proceed with a tower to be installed near Tanglewood Lakes.

• Officials from Fort Scott Community College and STARS trade training center have inked an agreement that provides sufficient support for STARS.

• In a vote designed to overhaul the city's codes department, the La Cygne City Council has voted to create a position that is part codes officer, planning administrator and building inspector.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.
Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

08/09/2025

• Tonight is the final night of the Linn County Fair and Rodeo. The PRCA rodeo kicks off at 8 p.m. Specialty acts this year include the return of The One Armed Bandit & Co., and Shawn 'Boom Boom' Thompson, the rodeo clown.

• From noon to 7 p.m. today is the Mark Schuler Memorial Antique Tractor Show with examples of vintage tractors that mechanized farming over the past century. New this year is a wagon ride for families.

• After another scorching day today, clouds will roll in with heavy rains forecast for Saturday night and Sunday. The rains will be heavy enough to produce the threat of flooding, so once again be sure to take precautions as you travel.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

08/01/2025

• The Linn County logo, the one with the maple leaf and the sword, has been the symbol of Linn County for about three decades. It is plastered on the side of county vehicles and attached to many county buildings.

The Linn County Commission is looking at updating the logo, and we want to know your opinion. One commissioner said she had received calls from people wanting to keep the current logo.

So we loaded a new survey app on our website, and we're curious to know what everyone else thinks.

It's hardly surprising that we ran into a glitch or two in rolling out this new app, and we're still learning. However, at sometime after we published the invitation to the public to vote we notice that the response buttons were unreadable – along with other issues.

Our options were A) keep the logo the same, B) change the logo and let the commissioners decide which one should be used, or C) change the logo but let county residents vote on which one should be used.

One respondent sent an email wondering about the cost of changing the logo, and if it was implemented all at once, there would be a cost for new decals for vehicles and signs on buildings.

So, if you tried use the survey before and couldn't vote, please try again. If you pushed the button and got a message that your vote was counted, it was. Please note that the survey will only accept one vote from each IP address. So if a relative or friend has already voted on your desktop, you'll need to try voting on your phone.

Here are results at the end of the first 24 hours:
Option A - Keep the current logo, 23 votes
Option B - Change the logo and let the commissioners choose, 2 votes
Option C - Change the logo and let the public choose from the top choices, 12 votes

• Once again, be sure to see our coverage of the Linn County Fair and Rodeo. It looks like cooler weather could make next week's event the best in years. There is still time to save on advance tickets to the four night events by purchasing from a fair queen candidate. The candidates get a cut of their sales, so you support both the fair and the young women who have taken on that job this summer. See their contact information in the flyer with this post.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

07/31/2025

• The Linn County logo, attached to this posting, has been the symbol of Linn County for about three decades. The county commission is looking at updating the logo, and we want to know your opinion: Should the county keep the logo or replace it, and should the public have a say in the final selection if a new logo is adopted? See the story and take our survey.

• The county commission approved the operating permit for Mulberry Quarry on 2400 Road on a 2-1 vote. Area homeowners voiced their objections and one commissioner said she felt bullied and wanted to delay the vote.

• Be sure to see our coverage of the Linn County Fair and Rodeo. It looks like cooler weather could make next week's event the best in years. There is still time to save on advance tickets to the four night events by purchasing from a fair queen candidate. See their contact information in the flyer with this email.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

07/20/2025

Here are the stories we're following:
• Linn County and the surrounding area is under an Extreme Heat Warning until 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 24. Heat indexes are expected to be as high as 110 degrees.

• The LInn County Rural Fire District departments and the Pleasanton city fire department had inspections by the Insurance Services Office this past week. A change in the ISO rating could affect residential and business insurance premiums.

• While the teacher shortage has eased somewhat, schools are having trouble filling some positions. Prairie View is hosting an informational meeting on Monday for people in the area who are interested in joining the education workforce.

• Linn Valley City Council has voted to ask the city's planning commission to look into short-term rentals such as Airbnb and homes built out of shipping containers.

All of the details are in the Linn County Journal.

Go to our website www.linncountyjournal.com for these stories and more.

The Linn County Journal posts new stories throughout the week. Make checking for news updates a part of your daily routine.

In the photo: The Prairie View cheerleading crew sells baked goods to help fund their events at the La Cygne Blast in the Park. (Billy Roudybush / Special to the Journal)