MOUND CITY – On Monday, Dec. 1, the Linn County Commissioners, county counselor Jacklyn Paletta, and newly appointed County Clerk Chasity Ware met with auditor Rodney Burns for 15 minutes in executive session. Commission Chair Jim Johnson said that there was no action from the executive session. Later in a phone call with Ware about the meeting with the auditor, she said that it was just standard procedure to have an auditor look over the county’s books before a new county cl

Opportunities for children to consult with Santa and for parents to capture the moment in photos will be a highlight of Sunday's Christmas on Broadway. (Journal file photo) Journal staff report Organizers of this year’s Christmas on Broadway, La Cygne’s annual Christmas celebration, have a lot of activities packed into a two-hour window on Sunday, Dec. 7. The event, on Broadway north of Market Street, runs from 3 to 5 p.m. followed by the Light Up Christmas Parade at 5:30 p.m

Journal staff report MOUND CITY – Linn County Clerk Chasity Ware this week posted on the county website that the 2025 real estate tax statements sent out in early December contain incorrect information about the total acres that were being taxed. Only agricultural acres were included in the total acres on the tax bill, she said in a notice. “All ‘Vacant, Homesite or Other’ Acres were excluded.” Despite the discrepancy in the acre totals, however, the amount owed on the tax bi

A family poses with the Grinch for a photo at last year's Breakfast With the Grinch event. (Journal file photo) Journal staff report Mound City will be the site of two Christmas celebrations on Saturday. The first will feature “Breakfast With the Grinch” in the morning at the Linn County Fairgrounds north of town. The second will come later in the afternoon at the Mound City Historical Park. The city of Mound City and the American Legion Hewitt New Post  No. 248 will host the

Volunteers with the La Cygne Food Pantry load food into cars in front of the La Cygne United Methodist Church earlier this year. The pantry was one of 10 recipients of Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative's "Operation Round-Up." (Journal file photo) By Doug Graham Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative communications specialist GIRARD – Ten Linn County nonprofit organizations and one in Fontana are set to receive a financial donation through Operation Round-Up, a Heartland Rura

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