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Months in the process, the La Cygne City Council approved a food truck ordinance on March 18. (Wix file photo) By Roger Sims, Journal staff linncountyjournal@icloud.com LA CYGNE – The La Cygne City Council on Wednesday, March 18, approved an ordinance regulating the operation of food trucks inside city limits. A copy of the unsigned final draft of the ordinance is included below. Some of the key requirements for food trucks include: Operating time limits are from 6 a.m. to 10

The Kansas Legislature passed a bill raising the ceiling for no-bid county construction projects and rejected a companion proposal repealing construction worker protections. A construction worker appears on Aug. 17, 2023, demolishing the former Docking State Office Building in downtown Topeka, Kansas. (Photo by Sam Bailey / Kansas Reflector) By Anna Kaminski Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas counties could award pricier construction contracts to select businesses under a bill

Vehicles going into and out of Tanglewood Lakes were allowed access only by electronic cards before a court decision last year forced officials there to remove the gates. (Journal file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – Linn County Commissioners Jason Hightower and Jim Johnson on Monday, March 23, approved and signed a lawsuit settlement agreement with the board of the Tanglewood Lake Owners Association (TLOA). The agreement stated that b

Landowners who plan on spraying noxious weeds under the cost-share plan should contact the Linn County Noxious Weed Department. (Wix file photo) By Charlene Sims, Journal staff LCJeditor@icloud.com MOUND CITY – On Monday, March 23, the Linn County Commissioners heard a report from Linn County Noxious Weed Director Johnny Taylor and also approved a resolution that the county would spend $30,000 on the noxious weed cost-share program. Taylor reported that he had the 2026 price