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Adoption not without challenges

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Adoption not without challenges

Bydebra Johnston, Md

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

My personal connection with adoption began nearly 30 years ago. As my mentor Dr Holm and I hurried to the hospital, he told me about the child he and his wife Joanie had recently adopted.Rick loved being a father, even more it seems to me, than he loved being a doctor.

West Virginia’s formation proved difficult

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West Virginia’s formation proved difficult

Lois Carlson

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

As reported last week, the western part of Virginia was on the rough road to statehood and the journey wasn’t easy. Virginia seceded from the Union in May 1861. One month later more than 100 delegates met in Wheeling to install a pro-Union “Restored Government of Virginia.

Reseed cool season grasses soon

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Reseed cool season grasses soon

Garden Talk

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Garden To-Do Fertilize cool-season lawn (KY bluegrass or tall fescue) Dig gladiolus when foliage begins to yellow & air dry before storing Buy spring-flowering bulbs.

Holding shows champion heifer

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Holding shows champion heifer

News Staff

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

25 Years Ago September 15 - 21, 1999Tim Holding, son of Don and Kay Holding of Columbus, exhibited the supreme champion heifer at the 4-H/FFA Youth Show at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Ryan Harrington won honors both with his livestock exhibits and for his exhibiting showmanship.

The Great Physician still heals

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The Great Physician still heals

The Beginning Of Knowledge By Allen Fischgrabe

Friday, September 13, 2024

A magnifying glass can come in handy from time to time. However, no one needs x-ray vision to recognize the fact that the world today is in poor health. Not just the environment, with its pollution and mismanagement, but also the state of humanity.

Walking has many surprising benefits

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Walking has many surprising benefits

Dr. Mehmet Oz And Dr. Michael Roizen

Friday, September 13, 2024

It’s true, we’re walking- obsessed, and for good reasons. But you may think the benefits are limited to improving balance, leg strength and respiration, along with dispelling stress and managing your blood sugar. Not quite.

Class officers elected at Southeast, CUHS

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Class officers elected at Southeast, CUHS

News Staff

Friday, September 13, 2024

25 Years Ago September 8 -14, 1999Local artist Laura Robison was chosen from the four-state area to design this year’s poster for the Designs of Autumn Fine Arts Festival in Miami, Oklahoma.

When in doubt, hold on to Jesus

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When in doubt, hold on to Jesus

Pastor Cody Bohall First Christian Church

Friday, September 13, 2024

Read Revelation 2:18-29Have you ever been in a situation where someone challenged your understanding of an authority figure’s rules? Too many times, people come into our lives and cause us to question the authorities over us.

Distribute weight evenly on backpacks

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Distribute weight evenly on backpacks

Jill Kruse, Do

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

School is back in session, so it is time for a little pop quiz. What is an item that almost every student carries? If you said backpack, you are off to a great start. Do you know what it takes to be at the head of the class?

Bells named Farm Bureau Family of the Year

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Bells named Farm Bureau Family of the Year

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

25 Years Ago September 8 -14, 1999Approved for new contracts at the Columbus USD493 Board of Education meeting were Cindy Harrison as alternative school instructor, James Maxwell as alternative school certified aide, Patricia Jarrett as Greenlawn teacher aide and Jessie Rowe as a four-hour evening...

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