Pleasanton officials await report on water plant
Pleasanton city officials await the result of an inspection by BG Consultants' engineer and architect to determine the course of action on safeguardng the city's water supply. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – It is too early to tell what the results of the inspection by an engineer and architect of the Pleasanton water plant on Wednesday, Feb. 5, will be. Representatives of BG Consultants inspected the p
Commission closes 4-H building until decision made on heating
The two heating-cooling units on the south side of the 4-H Building at the Linn County Fairgrounds have been a problem over the last few years. (Google Maps) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – On Monday, Feb. 2, Linn County Commission Chair Alison Hamilton asked Public Works Director Jesse Walton if he had gotten with the county counselor to see if if the county was required to hold ownership of a 4-H building after he told the commissioners tha
Commission approves Evergy zoning change, sends Youth-Front request back to planners
The Linn County Commission approved a request by Evergy to rezone 596 acres southwest of the La Cygne Generating Station to Light Industrial. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – At the Monday, Feb. 2, Linn County Commission meeting, Linn County Planning and Zoning Director Jenny Cummings presented two cases of rezoning to industrial that the planning board had approved unanimously. However, Commission Chair Alison Hamilton
Lawsuit over rural Parker subdivision dismissed
This two-story home is the only house built by developer Mike Page in the Sunshine Meadows subdivision. A lawsuit filed against the county zoning appeals board was dismissed after Page withdrew building permits for additional houses. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – The lawsuit by a group of rural Parker residents against the Linn County Board of Zoning Appeals was dismissed in district court on Tuesday, Feb.
Health department head notes 'baby boom,' asks county to upgrade paid parental benefits
Linn County Health Department Director Amanda Snyder makes a pitch to the county commission to upgrade paid parental leave benefits in light of a recent "baby boom." (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Linn County Health Department Director Amanda Snyder met with the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Jan. 26, to give a report on past and upcoming activities at the department. Snyder talked about a “baby boom” in the count
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