Strawberries have remarkable health benefits

Everyone from The Beatles (“Strawberry Fields Forever”) to Tiny Tim (“Strawberry Tea”) has sung the praises of the delicious red fruit. And now researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology are singing its praises, too.

Freeman opens new auto repair shop

25 Years Ago August 4 - 10, 1999A new vehicle repair shop opened in Columbus. Freeman’s Auto Repair is owned and operated by Jim Freeman at 428 East Oak, the former site of Mattox Body Shop.

Water carefully in hot, dry weather

Garden To-Do Remove sucker growth and watersprouts from fruit trees Prepare to plant the fall garden – avoid deep tilling Mid-August direct seed: leafy lettuce varieties, beets, mustard, arugula, Swiss chard, kale, turnips, radishes, green onions, Bok choy Green Beans Producing Flowers but not...

Visit dentist regularly for healthy teeth

Pain in your mouth is difficult to ignore, especially when it affects everyday activities like speaking, eating, or sleeping. Here are some of the most common reasons to visit your dentist.The first sign to visit your dentist is a persistent toothache.

Farm Bureau pedal pull winners announced

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago August 4 - 10, 1999Winners and first runner- ups at the pedal pull sponsored by the Cherokee County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers were: four-year olds: Alex Vanderbeck and Andy Young; five-year olds: Caleb Robison and Tyson...

Interesting quotes from First Ladies

This will be the last of my columns about our First Ladies for the time being. Later I will probably have more but for now, this column will be about some quotes from some of the First Ladies. I found them interesting and I hope you do too.

Autumn Place adds four new rooms

25 Years Ago July 28 - August 3, 1999Mike and Debbie Stover Mitts, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Columbus, will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary August 7 at the Community Building in Columbus. He is the son of the late William M.

Sanctification comes from the Spirit

Read Galatians 2Have you ever found yourself in a church, feeling a bit lost when the pastor uses words that seem to be from a different language? Or perhaps you’ve been in a conversation with fellow Christians, and the terms they use go right over your head.

The heart is critical to one’s function

The Beginning of KnowledgeWhat a marvelous design. God placed deep within the body a perfect organ that is the center of one’s physiology. The human heart is simply nothing more than a muscle, and yet, it is critical to the function of the person.

Kansas Legislative hotline

Information about the 2023 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away, the State Library of Kansas reminds residents. The toll-free number for the Legislative Hotline is 1-800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference and research librarians at the State Library.