Pleasanton first responders raise $10K for Angel Tree
PLEASANTON – Pleasanton Police Chief Tristan Snyder reported on Monday that city and county first responders have raised about $10,000 for Pleasanton’s annual Angel Tree Project. He said that police officers as well as city and county firefighters had participated in the fundraising project. The funds, which includes a $3,000 grant from Walmart, are used to help disadvantaged families provide a better Christmas for their families. The deadline for applying for the program is
Error at county clerk's office could have cost Prairie View $3.1 million
By Roger Sims rsims@linncountyjournal.com LA CYGNE – Chris Johnson was doing a cursory check of the abstract for the tax statement in the Paola newspaper last week. As superintendent of Prairie View USD 362 with more than 2,000 tax-paying properties in Miami County as well as thousands more in Linn County, Johnson was doing a double-check on the tax levy posted by the Miami County Clerk for her school district. To her dismay, though, she discovered the mill levy listed was no
Three La Cygne residents get most votes in write-in election
By Roger Sims rsims@linncountyjournal.com LA CYGNE – In an off-year general election that had no one filing to run for three open La Cygne City Council seats, it appears that three men have received the most votes. However, those three have until early January to decide whether they want the job or not, according to City Clerk Jodi Wade. Linn County Commissioner Jason Hightower and two proxy delegates appointed for commissioners Jim Johnson and Alison Hamilton, who were not a
Cost of courthouse roofing job soars
Costs continue to rise on Linn County Courthouse roof repair as commissioners question whether insurance payments are forthcoming. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, staff writer info@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – On Monday, Nov 10, Linn County Commissioner Alison Hamilton and Commission Chair Jim Johnson learned that the cost of the courthouse roof had increased to just over $986,900, nearly doubling a bid from another contractor when the project was first bid in Ju
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