Prairie View FFA members, from left, Brody Wilcox, Matthew Stolle, and Edward Squires-Riley were given certificates of achievement from school board President Russell Pope at the board's July 21 meeting. The students were part of a group of PVHS students who earned State FFA Degrees earlier this summer. (Photo by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – What should a portrait of the Prairie View High School graduat

A representative from Clearway Energy acknowledges that the company's subsidiary has filed a lawsuit against Linn County for putting a moratorium on its transmission line that will go to an Evergy substation similar to the one above. However, the company is offering the county $850,000 to drop the moratorium. (Wix file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Barry Matchett from Clearway Energy, met with Linn County Commissioners Alison Hamilto

Linn County property owner Dean Norton addresses the Linn County Commissioners Jim Johnson, far right, and Alison Hamilton on Monday, July 27. (Screenshot / Linn County Kansas Livestream) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – During the public comment portion of the Linn County Commission meeting on Monday, July 27, Linn County property owner Dean Norton's presentation brought up several issues that the commission has not been able to resolve: a missi

The family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a dog attack has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Holiday Lakes Homes Association and Damon Leonard in Linn County District Court. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY - The parents of Airen Andula, 13-year-old Pleasanton student who was mauled by dogs owned by Damon Leonard at Holiday Lakes on December 21, 2025 filed a civil lawsuit against the Holiday Lakes Homes Association,