No information has been released on two search warrants carried out by the FBI in La Cygne on Wednesday. (Journal file photo) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – La Cygne Police Chief John-Francisco Mariño told the La Cygne City Council at its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had moved in to execute two search warrants at residences near the intersection of Broadway and Park streets. Mariño said that the

Dakota Holding is the new city clerk for the city of Pleasanton. Holding was hired after a closed door session including her, the mayor and the city council. (Photo by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – The Pleasanton City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, was able to address a problem that has been dogging the city for weeks – uncertainty about who would be the city clerk. After the council conferred with Mayor

La Cygne Mayor Debra Wilson administers the oath of office to new Police Chief John-Francisco Mariño following a vote by the city council to promote him at the council's Oct. 7 meeting. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – During a sales call to La Cygne City Hall a couple of years ago, a man selling supplemental insurance listened to City Clerk Jodi Wade make an offhand comment about the city needin

Buffalo quarterback Gabe Moore breaks the plane of the goal line to score a touchdown inside from the 5 yard line in Friday's game against Fredonia. The Buffalos upgraded their win percentage to .500 with a 41-6 domination of the Yellowjackets. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff With reporting by David Heidrick linncountyjournal@icloud.com Except for a penalty-laden drive in the third quarter, the Prairie View Buffalos dominated the game

By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – Pleasanton Mayor Mathew Young is expected to call for a forensic audit of the city’s budget during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13. In an interview on Monday, Oct. 12, Young said his hope is that the audit will help answer questions about the city budget that both the city council and residents have. Pleasanton residents wrestle with the highest mill levy for cities in the county, and many hav

The 6th Judicial District nominating committee is in the process of selecting a judge to serve in the Bourbon County Courthouse. That judge will replace Mark Ward who recently retired. (6th Judicial District website) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com TOPEKA – The Sixth Judicial District Nominating Commission met on Monday, Oct. 7, to set up a meeting to interview applicants to fill the judicial vacancy which opened up with the retirement of District Judge M

Anthony Sousley and Olive Skipper are crowned 2026 Pleasanton High School homecoming king and queen in a ceremony before the home football game against Southeast on Friday, Oct. 9. With them are crown-bearers Waylon, son of Tyler and Crystal Marsh, and Inez, daughter of Erika Easley and Jarrett May. (Photos by Billy Roudybush / Linn County Journal) By Billy Roudybush Journal contributor Pleasanton High School seniors Olive Skipper and Anthony Sousley were crowned 2026 homecom

A few of the volunteer members of the Pleasanton Fire Department include from left, Lt. Renea Marshall, Capt. Josh Marshall, Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom, and firefighter Andy Bertram. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – As early as August, Pleasanton city Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom was confident that, when the Insurance Services Office (ISO) inspector visited his department for the first time since a year

A resident cleans up following a tornado that ripped his home apart earlier this year at Sugar Valley Lakes. The Linn County Commission is being asked to sign off on a mitigation plan that was not drafted by county officials. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – The Linn County Commission will consider whether they will sign off on a mitigation plan resolution that will allow the county to apply for assistance for federally de

The Breast Cancer Awareness UTV with Peggy and Luna Embry, Bonner Springs, won best float in the General Pleasonton Days parade on Saturday. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com It was a bold claim: The General Pleasonton Day parade would be one of the best in years. Teresa Miller, a member of the newly formed nonprofit Celebrate Pleasanton, told the Pleasanton City Council at its Sept. 28 meeting that veteran

The historic band wagon housed at the Mound City Historical Park is one of the draws of the Sugar Mound parade. (Journal file photo) Journal staff report MOUND CITY – The 2026 Sugar Mound Arts and Crafts Festival starts its two-day run at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, and the show will continue until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11. Both Fancion Shadden and Lorna Turley have said there a few if any spaces that have not been spoken for by artists and crafters. That means plenty of se

Candidates for 2026 Pleasanton High School Courtwarming queen and king include, from left, Brayden Johnson Maria Neal-Cox with escort Brayden Johnson, Olive Skipper with escort Aiden Patrick, and Makaila Thomas with escort Tony Sousley. Crowning of the queen and king will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday when the Pleasanton Blu-Jays host Southeast Cherokee at Blu-Jay stadium. (Photo by Simply by Aubin) "Roadtrip to a PHS Win" is the theme for the homecoming activities this week

Alison Willard and Tanner Holt were crowned 2026 Jayhawk-Linn Homecoming queen and king in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, Oct. 1. The crowning came before a football win by the Jayhawks and the subsequent homecoming dance capped off a week of activities for Jayhawk-Linn High students. Homecoming queen for 2026 Alison Willard, second from the left, and king Tanner Holt are flanked by 2025 queen and king Brea Dawson and Denton White following the crowning on Friday, Oct. 1. Cro

An increase in the valuation of the La Cygne Generating Station helped the Linn County Commission cut mill levies for the general fund and rural fire budgets but not enough to meet revenue neutral rates. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@cloud.com MOUND CITY – Even as the Linn County clerk was making copies of a budget to approve on Monday, Sept. 28, and even as the commission had an Oct. 1 deadline to make the final approval, Commission Chair Ali

Morgan Watts writes minutes for the Pleasanton City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 28. Later that evening she would announce her immediate resignation as deputy city clerk after the council considered a resolution that would deny her the vacant city clerk post. (Photo by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com Correction: In an earlier version of this story, the statement that a city clerk could not live outside the city o

A new rate for tire disposal at the Linn County construction-demolition landfill will have uncut tires costing less to discard, but there will now be a charge for cut tires. (Photo by Acton Crawford / Upsplash) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Residents and businesses taking construction debris or tires to the landfill will see a new fee list when they enter the landfill. The Linn County Commission passed a resolution approving the fees at it

Press release MOUND CITY – The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam involving criminals impersonating Apple representatives and government officials. In a recent incident, a local resident received a notification claiming that someone had accessed their Apple Pay account and used it to purchase and view child pornography. The victim was then directed to a phone number where the scammers claimed the victim's phone had been hacked and that the hacker w