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Columbus Public Library Hours

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. Curbside service will be available upon request.

Veterans pavers available

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
It will soon be Veterans Day. It is not too late to purchase a granite paver to honor a family member or friend who is or was a veteran. Granite pavers will be engraved for the Veterans Memorial located at the northeast corner of the square by the Cherokee County Court House in Columbus.
Annual breakfast always popular with fair participants

Annual breakfast always popular with fair participants

Annual breakfast always popular with fair participants

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
Josh Lacen attended the Farm Bureau pancake breakfast Friday, July 28. Options included fresh made pancakes, hot off the grill sausage with butter and syrup. Members of Cherokee County Farm Bureau provide breakfast each year for the members of 4-H and their families.
Home, business or pastureland telling the history

Home, business or pastureland telling the history

Home, business or pastureland telling the history

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
Researching a property, be it an old home, a new business, or a section of pastureland, can do more than tell the history of a space. It can also build a human connection to the people who came before us and the times in which they lived.
Betty White recently celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by family and friends. A party was held in her honor at Center Christian Church. One of the highlights of the day was of course, a special birthday cake (inset photo).

Betty White recently celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by family and friends. A party was held in her honor at Center Christian Church. One of the highlights of the day was of course, a special birthday cake (inset photo).

Betty White recently celebrated her 90th birthday

News Staff
Friday, July 28, 2023
Bailie Freeman received an Ottawa Indian Tuition Scholarship in the amount of $180,000 from Ottawa University during the CUHS Senior Assembly, May 19, at the high school gym. Senior English Instructor, Karen Langerot, presented the award.

Bailie Freeman received an Ottawa Indian Tuition Scholarship in the amount of $180,000 from Ottawa University during the CUHS Senior Assembly, May 19, at the high school gym. Senior English Instructor, Karen Langerot, presented the award.

Titans of the Week

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Bailie Freeman received an Ottawa Indian Tu- ition Scholarship in the amount of $180,000 from Ottawa University during the CUHS Se- nior Assembly, May 19, at the high school gym. Senior English Instructor, Karen Langerot, pre- sented the award.

Johnston Public Library Hours

News Staff
Friday, July 14, 2023
Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - Noon Masks are encouraged, but not required. 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.
Columbus Freedom Fest 2023 5K run winners announced

Columbus Freedom Fest 2023 5K run winners announced

Columbus Freedom Fest 2023 5K run winners announced

News Staff
Friday, July 14, 2023
Columbus Freedom Fest 5K 19 years and under top finishers were, Third place Myah Tash in a time of 26:08; Second place Braun Stone, with a time of 24:50 and First place Levi Simpson, in a time of 22:18. Simpson was also the overall male winner.

Cherokee County Court Docket

News Staff
Friday, July 14, 2023
District Court Judge Maradeth Frederick Monday, July 17 9 a.m. – In The Matter of the Marriage of Kodi Sanchez vs. Richard Sanchez, final hearing, (domestic) 1 p.m. – State of Kansas vs. Timothy Phillip Burton, diversion-status, (criminal) 1 p.m. – Katrina English vs.
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