Update: County clerk resigns post; resident asks commission to reconsider their motives
By Charlene Sims info@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – While rumors swirled around Linn County on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14, that County Clerk Danielle Souza had reconsidered her departure, she told the Linn County Commission at its morning meeting she was resigning her post. The Journal interviewed Souza about the rumors late Tuesday afternoon and asked her if she planned to stay in the post. "Absolutely not," she said emphatically. She went on to explain that she had deb
Questions remain on adoption of county budget
By Charlene Sims info@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – Commission Chair Jim Johnson and Jason Hightower signed the final Linn County budget on Monday, Oct. 6, but there’s a question of whether the commission actually made a motion to approve it. County Clerk Danielle Souza told them that they had approved it on Sept. 29. But the video recording recording of that meeting seems to show different. Souza told them to go ahead and sign the budget which was actually due to her o
FEMA grants of $1.9 million for 2024 flood damage expected to come in several payments
The April 2024 flooding caused more than $2 million in damages to roadways in ditches in Linn County. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims info@linncountyjournal.com MOUND CITY – The Linn County Commissioners heard updates from Joyce Hall, Linn County Public Works Office Manager, about where Linn County stood with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for damages received from the storm in April 2024. Commissioners also approved a two-year contract with gWorks
Update: Prairie View board votes to terminate all contracts with head football coach
By Roger Sims rsims@linncountyjournal.com LA CYGNE – The Prairie View USD 362 Board of Education in a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 13, voted unanimously to terminate all contracts wih Buffalo head football coach and weight-room instructor Jason Spradling immediately. Spradling was suspended from his duties on Thursday, Oct. 9. His suspension was confirmed by Prairie View Superintendent Chris Johnson in a phone interview the following day. Jason Spradling Johnson would not
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