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Carl and Louise Bronson John and Sunny Pierce
Monday, March 10, 2025
PEO celebrates Mardi Gras at meeting
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Mardi Gras was the theme for the Chapter BT of P.E.O. International meeting held at noon March 2. The meeting was held in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Baxter Springs.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Bylaws committee creates new constitution
Violet Huddleston
Keeping Up With The Lone Elm BeaversThe bylaws committee for The Lone Elm Beavers 4-H Club met at the Cherokee County Extension Office February 23 at 4 p.m.,. During this meeting, they made new bylaws and created a new club constitution.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Happy Birthday
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
Taking a break after a busy morning Columbus High School Future Farmers of America members took a short break. Those helping serve hungry customers included (not in order)Addison Cook, Isaac Johnson, Ava Allison, Britni Rooney and Audrey Medlin. The group was celebrating FFA Week.
FFA members serve pancakes, sausage to community
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Monday, March 3, 2025
The Fox family was the The Crawford County 2024 Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award winner. Courtesy photo.
Crawford County conservation awards presented
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Every year the Kansas Bankers Association, in association with USDA NRCS and FSA, Crawford Conservation District, and K-State Research and Extension– Wildcat District, presents awards to Crawford County farmers and ranchers on excellent practices of conservation.
Monday, March 3, 2025
“Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” -Bob Dylan
You gotta serve somebody
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To serve is the essence of what it means to be fully human. If you think about what every job and every vocation has in common, it is that they serve others. And in our service to others, we are ultimately serving God.Unless, that is, we are serving the Devil.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Ask questions to clarify dementia diagnosis
Drs. Oz And Roizen By Dr. Mehmet Oz And Dr.
Ignorance not bliss regarding dementia diagnosisHere’s another story about how American health care is letting people down. A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that 65 to 81 percent of older folks who have dementia, and their caregivers, don’t know that they have the condition.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Columbus High School presents ‘The Addams Family’
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Columbus High School presented “The Addams Family” (top left and above) February 14, 15 and 16. The musical, directed by Stacey Struble, is the tale of the spooky Addams Family. Daughter Wednesday (Piper Hayes) falls in love with a normal boy (Kinden Riddle) and the two families meet.
Monday, February 24, 2025
A very successful spaghetti fundraiser for Jon Tavernaro in the Weir Community Center on Saturday. Blake Sanders enjoyed a bit of cake to finish off the meal.
Spaghetti fundraiser in Weir a success
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Monday, February 17, 2025