Mound City Council reverses motion on purchasing welding shop
The Mound City Council has discussed plans to turn the city's shop, above, into a community center. It has been working on purchasing a welding shop to move city maintenance operations there. (Screen capture / Google Street View) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com MOUND CITY – In a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Mound City Council voted to rescind a motion made at its regular Feb. 3 meeting. The original motion was to draw up a contract to pur
Fair board may become owner of 4-H building; county will likely pick up tab for repair costs
By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – The Linn County Commissioners met with Abbie Powell, acting district director of the Marais des Cygnes Extension District in Linn County, and Linn County Public Works Director Jesse Walton to discuss the 4-H Building on Monday, Feb. 9. It was the continuation of a discussion from the prior week about who owns the 4-H Building on the Linn County Fairgrounds, who oversees its use, and who pays for repairs and upk
Architect presents two options for La Cygne City Hall
Clint Hibbs, an architect with BG Consultants discusses exterior treatments for the proposed renovation of La Cygne City Hall with the city council on Wednesday, Feb. 4. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – Ever since the La Cygne Community Building essentially was closed for community use in 2024, the La Cygne City Council has had repurposing the building in mind. Once the main gathering place for community e
Pleasanton officials await report on water plant
Pleasanton city officials await the result of an inspection by BG Consultants' engineer and architect to determine the course of action on safeguardng the city's water supply. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com PLEASANTON – It is too early to tell what the results of the inspection by an engineer and architect of the Pleasanton water plant on Wednesday, Feb. 5, will be. Representatives of BG Consultants inspected the p
Commission approves Evergy zoning change, sends Youth-Front request back to planners
The Linn County Commission approved a request by Evergy to rezone 596 acres southwest of the La Cygne Generating Station to Light Industrial. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – At the Monday, Feb. 2, Linn County Commission meeting, Linn County Planning and Zoning Director Jenny Cummings presented two cases of rezoning to industrial that the planning board had approved unanimously. However, Commission Chair Alison Hamilton
Lawsuit over rural Parker subdivision dismissed
This two-story home is the only house built by developer Mike Page in the Sunshine Meadows subdivision. A lawsuit filed against the county zoning appeals board was dismissed after Page withdrew building permits for additional houses. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff lcjeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – The lawsuit by a group of rural Parker residents against the Linn County Board of Zoning Appeals was dismissed in district court on Tuesday, Feb.
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