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PEO celebrates Mardi Gras at meeting

PEO celebrates Mardi Gras at meeting

PEO celebrates Mardi Gras at meeting

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.
Bylaws committee creates new constitution

Bylaws committee creates new constitution

Bylaws committee creates new constitution

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.
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

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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.

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.

The Fox family was the The Crawford County 2024 Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award winner. Courtesy photo.

The Fox family was the The Crawford County 2024 Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award winner. Courtesy photo.

Crawford County conservation awards presented

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.
“Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” -Bob Dylan

“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

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.
Ask questions to clarify dementia diagnosis

Ask questions to clarify dementia diagnosis

Ask questions to clarify dementia diagnosis

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.
Columbus High School presents ‘The Addams Family’

Columbus High School presents ‘The Addams Family’

Columbus High School presents ‘The Addams Family’

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.