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Columbus State, Commerce Banks merge

Columbus State, Commerce Banks merge

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Columbus State, Commerce Banks merge

News Staff
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
25 Years Ago July 7 - 13, 1999Gene Hamilton was in the bucket as workers with the Columbus Telephone Company installed a new fiber-optics telephone cable across Kansas Avenue to the telephone company switching building. The new telephone cable networks computer systems for the Columbus schools.
Secret code of medical jargon cracked

Secret code of medical jargon cracked

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Secret code of medical jargon cracked

Jill Kruse, Do
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Doctors are taught medical terms and jargon in medical school like a secret code. Many medical terms are rooted in Greek and Latin.
Fond memories of ‘The Music Man’

Fond memories of ‘The Music Man’

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Fond memories of ‘The Music Man’

Lois Carlson
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
You know, it is interesting how so many things from our childhood and growing up years seem like yesterday. Time passes so quickly and seemingly so the older we get. How many of you reading this article remember a musical movie called, “The Music Man”?
Helping vegetables to produce fruit

Helping vegetables to produce fruit

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Helping vegetables to produce fruit

Garden Talk
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Vegetables Produce Flowers but not FruitThere are several reasons why healthy vegetable crops produce flowers and no fruit. Most squash, cucumbers and melons have separate male and female flowers on each plant. Usually, male flowers appear first in the season.
Life guards race Hatfield employees

Life guards race Hatfield employees

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Life guards race Hatfield employees

News Staff
Friday, July 5, 2024
25 Years Ago June 30 - July 6, 1999The Challenge Race at the city swimming pool on the Fourth of July will pit the pool guards against employees from Hatfield Vance in Columbus. Racers for the city pool are Tiffany Correll, Michelle Bowman, Tara Wary, Haley Murdock and Lizzie Epler.
Grow in faith to gain eternal life

Grow in faith to gain eternal life

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Grow in faith to gain eternal life

Pastor Cody Bohall First Christian Church
Friday, July 5, 2024
Read 2 Peter 1:3-11 When my junior year of high school ended, one of my good friends was around 4’11. As it happened, that summer would be the last time he would be that short. First day of school in our senior year he walked into the choir room and floored most of us.
God possesses supreme authority

God possesses supreme authority

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God possesses supreme authority

Allen Fischgrabe
Friday, July 5, 2024
The Beginning of KnowledgeIn the 18th century, the American colonies rebelled against the monarchal rule of England. A new form of government emerged; a republic of united states became the authority in the new world. People were delighted that the oppression of a king had been done away with.
Time to harvest garlic, check for bagworms

Time to harvest garlic, check for bagworms

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Time to harvest garlic, check for bagworms

Garden Talk
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Garden To-Do Check mower blade for sharpness and sharpen if necessary.Fertilize annual flowers about every 3 to 4 weeks to maintain bloom.Check for bagworms even if they were sprayed at the middle of June to see if a respray is needed.
City Park sports big improvements

City Park sports big improvements

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City Park sports big improvements

Ella Buzzard & Marilyn Schmitt
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago June 30 - July 6, 1999A patch of black eyed Susans on the side of Edna Soper’s home at 320 North High School has six of the double flowers which feature petals to either side of the center head which is very rare.
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