29. We can celebrate a rich history right in our own backyard. We need to go no further than the Mine Creek Battlefield Museum.

PLEASANTON a ' The business formerly known as Northside BBQ and the Backdoor Saloon is under new ownership and going through some changes.

We had three birthdays to celebrate in January: Lois Bowman turned 76 on Jan. 2. Then on Jan.

LA CYGNE a ' Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairwoman Linda Meisel told the La Cygne City Council last week that she wanted to thank the people who helped during the electrical failure Jan.

14, sent numerous units from various departments of the Linn County Fire Department to battle an extensive blaze within the south structure of the IPC plant located south of Pleasanton.

Madeline Slaughter, age 77, of Prescott Country View Nursing Home passed away peacefully Monday, Jan.

MOUND CITY a ' A rural Centerville resident asked the Linn County Commission Monday to make good on a previous commission pledge to replace road signs in his area.

PLEASANTONa ' The city of Pleasanton has not one, but two historic hotels! The oldest one was built in 1869 at the birth of the town, when the Gulf Railroad was being built through the county.

LINN COUNTY a ' Right now, there are approximately one thousand people in Kansas awaiting a lifesaving transplant.

MOUND CITY a ' County Counselor Gary Thompson informed the Linn County Commission on Monday that the city of Linn Valley is considering a request to withdraw from the countya TMs rural fire district because residents at Linn Valley are paying for both county and city fire.

As yet another year comes to a close, I find myself looking back at the year 2009 and despite the losses, the "downs" that came along with the "ups," we had a pretty good year here in Linn County.

In December, candles appeared in the windows and wreaths were placed on the doors, giving a sense of "something in the air." A Christmas party was held at the hotel on Dec.

As new plants and grass sprung up in April, so did a new medical clinic in Pleasanton.

PLEASANTON a ' Linn County Health Nurse Donna Thomas reported on Monday, Dec. 21, that Linn County has received another round of the H1N1 vaccine.

Power went out across most of the county between 5:30 and 6 p.m. that evening and though it was back on in the northern areas like La Cygne within a short time , the southern areas, such as Prescott, did not regain power until nearly midnight.

Friday, Dec. 18 Parker A A A Saturday, Dec. 19 Pleasanton - 6 p.m. a ' A Christmas Party will be held at the old Pleasanton Hotel on the corner of Main and 9th Streets.

The year was 1972 and, after several years in the metro area, a young native couple had recently returned to the Pleasanton area, planning to raise their children in a place where life moved at a slightly slower place.

Santa doesna t always make everyone happy as shown by 14-month-old Riley Mincks.

LINN COUNTY a ' Still reeling from large cuts that hit just a few months ago, districts across the state are bracing themselves for still deeper cuts to funding promised schools by the state.

LINN COUNTY a ' A two-car collision near the Bourbon County line on Kansas Highway 7 on Monday evening resulted in one fatality and three persons injured.