Ribbons awarded to entrants at annual pre-fair foods show

Elizabeth King presented a number of items in the annual food show. She received purple ribbons for each of her entries including a spiral bread loaf and jars of jam. At right, Lydan Atkinson received a purple ribbon and two blue ribbons for his entries in the food show.

Girl Scout kitchen opens

Nothing says Cherokee County Fair like the Girl Scout House Fair Kitchen.For over 75 years the Girl Scout House has been “the” place to eat during fair week.This year, Cassy Spoonemore and Kim Liman will be the Volunteer Service Coordinators for the project.

County receives grant for body-cams

Justice and Security Strategies announced earlier this month that through its joint program with the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Cherokee County Kansas Sheriff’s Office is one of only 40 Sheriff’s Offices across the country who have been selected for...

June was like a yo-yo for museum

The month of June was like a yo-yo once again. Many ups and downs, but we made it through to the end.As always, our visitors are important to us. This time, it was a group of residence from Wildwood, in Joplin, Mo. Once again, I had the honor of being the tour guide.

Tuesday night entertainment, J3 Band hits the bandstand

By day, and sometimes evenings and weekends, Jon Bartlow is the director of Alumni and Constituent Relations at Pittsburg State University.

Columbus grad plays lead guitar Thursday

Ain’t From Here is a melting pot of songwriters and musicians from across the country dedicated to bringing American Blue Dirt music to the masses.However, one of the members of the band is from here, Columbus is his home town.

Eastern Heights returns Saturday

The ever popular Eastern Heights will be returning to the Cherokee County Fair Bandstand, after a years absence still performing a mix of classic country, rock and roll, R and B and original music.

Tate Stevens will perform Friday

Tate Stevens, Belton Missouri Native, is an American country music artist and Season 2 winner of The X Factor USA on FOX. Tate has been playing music around the world since 1995. In 2012, Tate’s family signed him up for The X Factor USA audition.

New event comes to fair bandstand; music bingo

For nearly a century the Cherokee County Fair has been the showplace for county youth in agriculture. Though in the past 100 years there have been changes in the fair’s entertainment. It began with horse pulling competition, farm crop production competitions and cooking competition.

Livestock premium auction promotes learning

What is the Livestock Premium Auction?Youth showing animals at the fair put time, effort, and money into their projects.They do this to learn how feeding and appropriately caring for animals can lead to quality meat products.