Procedure for placing help-wanted ads questioned by county clerk
Linn County Clerk Chasity Ware asked county commissioners to clarify policy on placing help wanted ads. (Wix file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staf f lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Linn County Clerk Chasity Ware brought up a question on Tuesday, Feb. 17, about employment ads in the newspaper and which departments were responsible for the cost. Ware said that when they received an invoice and she was asked how it needed to be paid, her first thought was that it should
Commission discussed maintenance of HVAC units
Failure of these two heating units at the 4-H Building on the Linn County Fairgrounds spurred a conversation by the county commission on the contract for HVAC maintenance. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY - After a lengthy discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 17, County Commission Chair Alison Hamilton said that she would like to go out on a second opinion on replacement or repairs for the two heating units at the 4-H
County planners recommend zoning change, permit for motocross operation
Young motocross competitors on the track owned by Emily and Eric Thies during an event in 2023. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY - A motocross track on about 40 acres northeast of Trading Post received the recommendation of the Linn County Planning Commission to change its zoning from Agricultural to Commercial during the commission’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The commission also voted to recommend the operation receive a
Engineer outlines plan for replacement of Pleasanton water plant roof
An engineer with BG Consultants Inc. met with the Pleasanton City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to discuss how to make repairs to a roof in the city's water plant complex. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com (Correction: In the original version of this story, Jason Hoskinson's name was spelled incorrectly. We regret the error.) PLEASANTON – An engineer’s assessment of the Pleasanton water plant is that city officials h
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