Charlene Sims, Journal staff

From biometric screenings to mobile mammogram appointments to a diabetes prevention program, the Linn County Health Department staff ha a full lineup of activities this summer. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Amanda Snyder, Linn County Health Department Director, gave a report to the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, June 8, describing upcoming events and people served in May. Snyder said the health department would be hosting the...

The application of a bare-ground herbicide around culverts and intersections alongside paved county roads left areas like this in 2025. The county's noxious weed director said his department is following a different tactic this year. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Several residents from the Blue Mound area talked with the Linn County commissioners on Monday, June 8, about their concerns with the aesthetics and erosion issues involved...

Dressed in period clothing, Mound City Historical Society volunteer Kerry Morrell leads a group of Prairie View Middle School students from Montgomery's Cabin at the society's park down to the Little Sugar Creek last October. Students wearing blindfolds were meant to simulate escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad making the walk in darkness. Historically, escapees waded through the creek to throw off any search dogs that might be following them. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County...