25 Years Ago
January 9 - 15, 1997
The first snow of 1997 arrived on January 8 with snow in Columbus measuring about four inches. Lloyd Coons brought his tractor to town to help remove snow from parking lots and other areas. Gene Hamilton used muscle power on a sidewalk in front of the Columbus Telephone Company.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin announced the birth of the 1997 New Year’s b…