Roger Sims, Journal Staff

Deadline to file for political office and township offices is Monday, June 1, at noon. (Wix file photo) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com MOUND CITY – With the noon filing deadline on Monday, June 1, less than five business days away, the list of candidates for several state and federal offices is growing longer in some but not all cases. Several candidates who are running campaigns have not formally filed with the Kansas Secretary of State’s office in Topeka. Even the...

Linn County Commissioner Alison Hamilton said that she approved implementing a 12-month moratorium on taking applications for data centers and battery storage operations. (Journal file photo) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com MOUND CITY – The Linn County Commission has issued a temporary 12-month moratorium on filing any applications or issuing any permits for data processing centers, battery energy storage, and bitcoin or cryptocurrency mining facilities at its...

Becky Hegwald, right, is sworn in as Pleasanton city clerk by former adminstrator Teresa Whitaker. Hegwald was promoted to city administrator when Whitaker resigned, however following a split city council vote to not reappoint her to the post, Hegwald quit her job on Monday, May 11. (Journal file photo) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – Pleasanton City Administrator Becky Hegwald has resigned her post a week after the city council failed to confirm her...