Lifestyle

Top consumer myths

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
Consumers lose thousands of dollars each year due to common misperceptions. The Better Business Bureau would like you to know the facts. Here are some popular assumptions: Myth: You have the right to cancel any purchase within three days.

Create a healthy salad for busy days

Katherine Pinto
Friday, November 12, 2021
Are you needing a fast, healthy, and easy meal? As the holidays creep closer and closer each day, our days become busier and more filled with all the sweets the holidays have to offer. This season also offers a lot of fall flavors that pair nicely together tossed in a salad.
Cornhole tourney draws competitors

Cornhole tourney draws competitors

Cornhole tourney draws competitors

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
The Goodnight Daylight Corn Hole Tournament last Saturday at the Red Iron Activity Center laid a good foundation for corn holers throughout Southeast Kansas and signaled the end of Daylight Savings Time 2021.
Central Junior High

Central Junior High

Central Junior High

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
Central Junior High seventh graders recently built catapults or trebuchets. Natalie Wary prepares to set her trebuchet off. These machines were built by the students for a pumpkin chunking lab were they were practicing using the scientific method to solve problems. Courtesy photo.
Trenton Lacen

Trenton Lacen

Trenton Lacen

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
Trenton Lacen, Easton Long, Ethan Midgett and Levi Simpson are ready to launch the catapult they had built. These machines were built by seventh grade students at Central Junior High for a pumpkin chunking lab were they were practicing using the scientific method to solve problems.
BHS to perform ‘Legally Blonde’

BHS to perform ‘Legally Blonde’

BHS to perform ‘Legally Blonde’

Dee Riley Staff Writer
Friday, November 12, 2021
Two musical performances are planned by Baxter Springs High School. Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 at 7 p.m. the Baxter Springs High School Theatre Department will be performing the hit show, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.” The show is enjoyable for all ages but, has a PG-13 rating.
Baxter Springs recognizes military service with parade, ceremony

Baxter Springs recognizes military service with parade, ceremony

Baxter Springs recognizes military service with parade, ceremony

Jacob Spencer Staff Writer
Friday, November 12, 2021
Honor and respect were both recently paid to the nation’s bravest heroes. Two Cherokee County cities played host to parades over the weekend in observance of Veterans Day. Crowds lined up and down both Main Street in Galena and Military Avenue in Baxter Springs on the cold Saturday morning.
Part of the crowd for the Halloween Trunk or Treat event along Pine St. in Columbus, line up for candy at each of the vehicles parked along the street. Colorful costumes intermingled with the festive and creative displays for a day of family fun thanks to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce’s organization and resources. Photo by Jacob Spencer

Part of the crowd for the Halloween Trunk or Treat event along Pine St. in Columbus, line up for candy at each of the vehicles parked along the street. Colorful costumes intermingled with the festive and creative displays for a day of family fun thanks to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce’s organization and resources. Photo by Jacob Spencer

Large turnout at the Columbus Chamber ‘Trunk-or-Treat’

Jacob Spencer Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Hundreds of citizens recently showed up in Columbus over the weekend. A Halloween Walk and Trunk-Or-Treat event was held along Pine Street on the square during the holiday, thanks to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce’s efforts and resources. Lines were already forming before the 4 p.m.
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