Happy Birthhday

February 4 Maxine Allen Ruth Benedict Bobby Carter Connie Cheney Mark Crumpacker Steven Fields Sharon Grant Samuel Long Becky Mogle Cara Moore Alaina Newcomb Michelle Pack Pat Richardson Shirley Smith Traci Spear Kyra Stewart Paula Troop Surridge February 6 Michelle...

Coffeyville announces honor rolls

Coffeyville Community College has announced its Fall 2021 honor rolls. Students making the President’s 4.0 honor roll include Braydon Roberts from Galena. This honor roll re This honor roll requires a minimum of 14 hours of graded academic work with a grade point average of 4.

Help Columbus HS band travel to Disney

Would you like to help send local students to the “most magical place on earth?” Head over to the Central School cafeteria in Columbus Monday, February 14. Columbus Unified High School band students will be holding a chili fundraiser from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Happy Anniversary

February 4 Bill and Michelle Crocker Dick and Paula Surridge Ted and Connie Wary

Clocks with moving eyes popular in 1850s

Most clocks have hands that move to tell the time, but a group of clocks that also had moving eyes were popular about 1850. Most of these figural iron clocks were made by Bradley and Hubbard of Meriden, Connecticut. A few others were made by Chauncey Jerome.

Baxter Springs elementary schools celebrate birthday of Kansas

Amos Plank, Isabella Castillo and Wyatt Stamps from Michele Kipp’s first grade class dig in to their Kansas Day themed cupcakes. The youngsters decorated their treats to look like a sunflower, the State Flower of Kansas.

Baxter Lions Club provides services to community colorful pictures.

At just about every event around Baxter Springs you can see Lions, men and women wearing their bright yellow with blue trim vest. The Baxter Springs Lions Club serves the community in many ways.

Handmade soap making draws crowd

Event Coordinator Angela Schllawl, attendees Hannah Plank, Marcella Morris, President of the Waashington County, Okla. Ladies Homestead Gathering Group Tzeitel Buchanan and attendee Lynn Combrink make soap together in the First Baptist Church in Riverton.

Baxter Springs High School Basketball Homecoming Court

Baxter Springs High School Basketball Homecoming Court included sophomores Cooper Shaw and Bella Fugate; seniors Kaden Niday, Loryn Moser, Kameron Williamson and Olivia Turley.

HAPPY birthday

January 31 Donna Bowin Jessie Casey Christina Epler Jack Getman Brenda Parsons Kathy Schneider February 1 Isabella Crumpacker Valerie Fanoele A.J. Gray Dee Dee Soper Sandy Spear