Charlene Sims, Journal staff

Linn County government department heads are in the process of lining out their budget requests for 2027. The county commission also with the county clerk discussed what the commission wants to see in those requests. (Wix file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – On Monday, June 29, the Linn County Commissioners approved signing the letter of intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate. This letter, which is given to the county clerk to forward to the state,...

The Linn County Commission set new rental rates for the 4-H Building at the Linn County Fairgrounds. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY - On Monday, June 29, after talking about issues with the 4-H Building at the Linn County Fairgrounds for months, another issue was taken care of – the contract for people who rent the building. Over the past several months, new appliances have been purchased for the kitchen and the heating and cooling units...

By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY - Ashlee Allen, part-time economic development, announced to the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, June 22, that the economic development committee had awarded Summer Youth Grants, Daycare Grants, and a Community Grant. However, the recipients of grants weren’t named and the commission did not ask who received the grants. In a later email, County Clerk Chasity Ware sent the names of the recipients. In the past, applications...