Commission rejects Youthfront rezoning on split zone
By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – On Monday, April 20, the Linn County Commissioners turned down a rezoning request that had been approved twice by the county’s planning commission and had to be postponed twice for final approval by the commission due to staff error and staff rearranging the planning commission’s schedule. The vote for the denial of the rezoning was 2 to 1 with Commissioner Jason Hightower voting against denying the application
Former firefighter challenges fire chief's report on county's fire rating; former commission chair fails to disclose results
Randy Hegwald, Linn County Rural Fire Department chief, disclosed results of an ISO report at the county commission meeting on Monday, April 20. (Linn County Rural Fire Department Facebook) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – In the wake of request the previous week by a former firefighter for updated information on the ISO rating for the Linn County's rural fire department, Commissioner Jim Johnson asked county fire chief to explain the new repo
Commission addresses concerns about storm sirens
In the aftermath of a tornado sweeping across southern Linn County on April 13, residents in at least three cities asked why storm sirens didn't given them a warning. (Photo by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – City officials in Prescott, Linn Valley and La Cygne received blowback after storm warning sirens in those communities did not go off during the thunderstorms on April 13 that spawned not one but two to
La Cygne council orders hearing on dangerous property; prevents residents from returning home
The north side of this duplex at 825 N. Seventh St. Court in La Cygne will face a condemnation hearing in May. By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – A fire in the attic of a residence on Tuesday, April 14, has led to the residents of a duplex 825 N. Seventh St. Court in La Cygne banned from returning to their homes until the structure is made safe – not from fire damage but from safety issues resulting from construction work being done on the b
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