Prescott News

Following approval of a $95,000 grant in February where the Linn County Commissioners approved a radio agreement with Northwest Kansas Regional Homeland Security accepting 10 portable 800 MHz radios that cost $3,000 each and 15 mobile radios that cost $5,000 each, questions have arisen from residents of scanner blackouts.

Left: Medical Assistant Amy Gorman begins preparation on Prescott resident Larry Bloomfield who was one of the Pleasanton Mercy Health Clinic's first patients.

Presbyterian Village recently held a reception for the winning artists in the 29th Annual Art is Ageless competition celebrating Artists' Appreciation Month.

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Mead, 63, of Prescott, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan.

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Mead, 63, of Prescott, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan.

Linn County commissioners learned last week that the corrected increase in the county mill levy now stands at 3.230 after County Clerk David Lamb adjusted an amount for work on the County Courthouse Annex and corrected a typographical error in another budget.

The 138th version of the Linn County Fair, one of the oldest fairs in Kansas, begins Saturday and continues through Aug.

At the urging of County Clerk David Lamb to beat the budget publication date, the commissioners worked late in the day Monday and stayed on preliminary cuts that totaled a county mil levy of 50.097 and a fire budget of 3.595 mil.

High humidity and warm temperatures led to prime conditions for storms that blew over Linn County Monday night causing countywide damage to trees, power poles and many outbuildings and homes.

Continuing questions from District 2 Commissioner Vicki Leonard concerning the necessity of a new fire barn in Prescott led to a written explanation of the USDA grant from architect Rick Zingre.

A A Awhile back I wrote a series of articles dedicated to staying safe. In fact, that was the name of the series.

His family has been in the business all his life. He grew up learning the ropes and eventually decided to start up his own service.