A Marceline man was arrested in Marceline yesterday afternoon for allegedly sodomizing a 10-year-old boy.

Local business owner John Moore, along with his wife Donna, recently flew his private plane to Haiti full of relief supplies.  This effort was in combination with the Linneus Historical Society, which provided a number of medical supplies for Moore’s journey.  After his safe arrival back home, Moore commented on his journey to help people in this disaster-struck island.

As has been the case for many years, Linn County remains in the black, and a look at this year’s budget reflects the County’s intention to continue to do so in spite of the recent recession and cutbacks by the State.

 In its ongoing mission to make certain everyone in Linn County has the opportunity to participate in community development, the Green Hills Community Action Agency (GHCAA) is gearing up to provide leadership training for the area’s under-served.

 The Walsworth Community Building had a full house on January 24 in Marceline, MO.  Four area Catholic Churches came together to worship and fellowship together for the 2nd annual ‘Community Mass’.   The theme for the day was ‘We are all One’.  Banners were made by each Parish to display and to help remind us that we are coming together from different Parishes, but we are worshiping as one.

Check out these photos submitted by Paula Wright of Marceline

BROOKFIELD - Attendance is a crucial component in ensuring student’s success.  In compliance with CSIP goals and the Brookfield R-III building goals, the high school has set a goal of 95% or higher attendance.

LINN COUNTY — The $500 forwarded to Dr. J.A. Keuhn and his wife, Chris, from Linn County residents in support of the relief effort underway in Haiti has made its way to that earthquake devastated nation and is being put to good use.

 

A Purdin man was arrested late Monday evening for growing marijuana at 15543 Highway V in Purdin.

Civic-mindedness is a good quality to nurture in people; caring about the safety and happiness of your fellow man is something that we all like to see.  But for a group of young adults not even in high school yet, taking a proactive stand in this manner is truly special.

The Linn County Leader has asked if you believe Ameren UE is justified in requesting an 18 percent rate increase, and you have responded with a resounding “no!” In response to our recent survey, 70 percent of the LCL readers who offered their opinion said, “No, I think Ameren customers are already paying more for electricity than is necessary for Ameren to make a reasonable profit.” In all, 91 percent of those who responded to our survey did so in the negative. Fourteen percent of you selected another negative response in our survey [i.e., “No, I can see how arrogantly Ameren behaves without sufficient regulation (i.e., its treatment of unregulated wholesale customers), so PSC (Public Service Commission) needs to keep the utility provider reined in on the retail side.”]. This response may have resonated most with our readers in Marceline and Linneus where Ameren’s unregulated wholesale rates have threatened the provision of other municipal services. 

The current effort to encourage employing probationers and parolees, collectively known as the District 39 Empowerment Project, is part of a wider effort in our state to encourage the rehabilitation of those who pose the lowest threat to public safety in Missouri.

Gary Routledge, the Director of the Linn County Health Department in Brookfield, is reminding all Linn Countians that it is not too late to have yourself and your loved ones vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. A clinic is scheduled for this Thursday, January 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 635 South Main in Brookfield. Appointments need to be made by calling 1-660-258-7251.

During Tuesday evening’s monthly meeting of the Marceline City Council, it was announced that the Linn County Commission has decided to exercise its legal authority to collect an ad valorem tax on all properties in the county.

The Marceline High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has seen a need and taken proactive steps to helping the people of Haiti.  The Marceline FBLA is seeking to work with the community in an effort to gather supplies that will be sent to the earthquake-ravaged country.