Sarwinski selected for KWXD All-Star game

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library 25 Years Ago March 19 - 25, 1998 Twelve pianists from the studio of Donna Harrington competed at the Mid-America Piano Festival at Pittsburg State University.

Positive change is an improvement

The Beginning of Knowledge Change is good. Especially when it is a correction. Whether it is from bad to good, dark to light, or from rebellion to obedience, positive change is an improvement. One example of a reversal of one’s attitude is a man known as Jonah.

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.

Columbus Public Library Hours

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m-6 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. Curbside service will be available upon request.

Johnston Public Library Hours

Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - Noon Masks are encouraged, but not required. 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.

History of the Hook Lighthouse

I hope everyone had a good St. Patrick’s weekend although it was more than a little chilly. Checking the weather in Ireland where our friends live I found their temperatures this week are just about the same as ours.

Advocacy group recognizes businesses

25 Years Ago March 19 - 25, 1998 Ed Reynolds, of the Columbus Advocacy Group, presented certificates of recognition to various businesses for meeting the needs of the disabled community. An award was given to Jim Dahmen, manager of the Columbus Telephone Co.

Family, friends, community support helpful

Before my junior year in high school, I returned from a Boy Scout canoeing trip to discover my sister had been killed in a car crash.

Hogspore Notions winner in annual beauty pageant Hogspore News

Hogspore Notions and Sundries is real busy. Sometimes there’s a line of two customers at the register. This means that the Annual Beauty Pageant is coming this Saturday night.

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.