Roger Sims, Publisher

By Roger Sims, Journal publisher linncountyjournal@icloud.com With the Linn County Commission down to just two commissioners for many of the recent meetings, that means that each commissioner holds plenty of sway in what is approved and what is shoved into the dustbin of local history. Take the recent issue of the dog control resolution. One commissioner, Alison Hamilton, was willing to pass a modified version (apparently the limit of number of dogs per household exceeded her personal...

A partially collapsed culvert under an alley entrance in La Cygne highlights a problem with not maintaining city drainage systems. (Photo by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, publisher linncountyjournal@icloud.com Sometimes journalists get drawn into being a part of the news. We hate when that happens. After all, our mantra is (at least should be) objectivity. But sometimes the issue of the lowly ditch (pun intended) just has your name written all over it and you’ve got to...

The Linn County Journal sent out this tornado watch notice on its mass email network on April 13 before the storm began rotating over Blue Mound. As soon as the National Weather Service noted rotation and issued a tornado warning, the Journal issued an email warning. The following is the transcript of testimony by Linn County Journal publisher Roger Sims at the May 4 Linn County Commission meeting: "During (the April 27) commission meeting, there was considerable discussion about how to...