Merle Evans arrives here for visit

Merle Evans arrives here for visit
Merle Evans arrives here for visit

25 Years Ago February 28-March 6, 1996

Jay Lacy and Haskell Carter, owners of Columbus Publishing Company, Inc. announced the sale of their newspaper publishing company to Jeff and Deb Nichols, owners of The Baxter Springs Citizen and The Advertiser. Included in the sale are The Columbus Daily Advocate, a fiveday daily newspaper established in 1874; The Advantage, The Advocate’s TMC (total market c…