Do you know how CDF began?

In an interview this week, we were asked “Do you see the younger generation continuing with this tradition of putting on festivals like this in small towns?” What would be your answer? Do you know how the Columbus Day Festival began?

Leadership class resumes

The Leadership Columbus junior class will resume this school session, after being cancelled for the 2020-2021 school year because of the pandemic What is Leadership Columbus? It is a program for juniors from Columbus Unified High School that started 12 years ago.

Columbus Public Library Hours

The Columbus Public Library will be open to the public, with a five person limit. Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By appointment only. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.

Local youth equestrians participate in timed event competition

Saturday night September 11, Jackson French competed at 4-H Horse Show Timed Events in pony division for pole bending, barrel racing, flags and took first place in all three events. He also competed in the seven–nine-year-old age division for goat tying and break away roping. Photo by Amber Helwig.

Witherspoon book club prompts selection

The books I have read for this month’s column won’t win any famous awards, but they are entertaining. That being said, who wants to read award winners all the time anyway? Not me. “The Last Thing He Told Me” was a suspenseful read and one of Reese Witherspoon’s book club recommendations.

Food pantry seeks donations

Donations of dry and canned goods are desperately needed at The Grace and Gratitude (Southeast Kansas Ministerial Alliance) Food Pantry. “There has been a huge increase in distribution of food to the community. We have doubled the amount of boxes we distribute per month”, said manager, Lori Baker.

Cherokee County Commissioners September 3 meeting minutes

At 8 a.m. September 3, Chairman Moates called to order the Special meeting of the Cherokee County Commission in room #109 of the Cherokee County Courthouse, located at 110 West Maple, Columbus Kansas.

Tower building teaches students metric system

The Seventh Grade students of Nicolas Webber were getting a double lesson on 9-11 of this year as they learned about the tragedy of the terrorist crashing planes into the trade center buildings they also built models from paper in centimeter scale.

Columbus Public Library Hours

The Columbus Public Library will be open to the public, with a five person limit. Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By appointment only. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.

Local man showcases woodfire pizza, entertainment

Driving along Route 66 through Baxter Springs, a unique attraction should catch your attention. Bricks and Brews Woodfire Grill and Pub sits at 1531 Military inside a former auto parts store. The establishment is owned and operated by Baxter Springs native Doug Puckett.