Roger Sims

Text and images by Roger Sims For more than a quarter of a century, the annual La Cygne Community Dinner has brought together friends, neighbors and family members to enjoy a Thanksgiving-style meal. The event on Oct. 15, sponsored by La Cygne-area churches and, for the past several years hosted by the La Cygne Christian Church, the meal prepared by volunteers served 22 turkeys, 100 pounds of potatoes, eight gallon cans of green beans, multiple bags of rolls, and dozens of desserts made by...

By Charlene Sims info@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – Linn County Commissioner Alison Hamilton questioned Public Works Administrator Jesse Walton about recommending JRK Portable Welding for the job to repair compactor boxes without taking bids at the Monday, Nov. 10 meeting. “Is this something we always go to JR for or have you looked into someone else?” asked Hamilton. “This is something that they have done with just J.R. Kerr,” said Walton. Kerr is the owner of the Mound City-based...

Mound City officials questioned on plans to purchase property now used as welding fabrication shop. (Journal file photo) By Roger Sims rsims@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – Neighbors of the property on the corner of Seventh and Walnut streets voiced their concerns about plans by the Mound City Council to purchase the property and use it as a city shop at the council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The property is home to JRK Portable Welding, a metal fabricating company owned by J.R. Kerr that...