Sorority donates to Fire Department

25 Years Ago September 20 - 26, 2001Several members of the Preceptor Delta Sigma sorority of Columbus were involved in a ceremony recently to present a check to the Columbus Fire Department in memory of the fallen firefighters and their comrades in New York City.According to Don Kirk, Columbus Fire...

Garden Talk

Garden Calendar• Harvest winter squash when the outer rind becomes tough and is hard enough not to easily puncture with your fingernail.• Walk the garden and pick up fallen fruit from the ground.• Divide and replant most perennials, especially spring bloomers.• Enrich soil by adding organic matter,...

National Road was Washington’s dream

As I shared last week, the National Road, a dream of both Washington and Jefferson became reality in 1806, when Thomas Jefferson signed the congressional legislation for the nation’s first multi-state, federally funded highway, the Cumberland Road later called the National Road.It reached Wheeling,...

Columbus Day 5-K renamed Freedom Run

25 Years Ago September 20 - 26, 2001The annual Columbus Day 5-K Run has been renamed “The Freedom Run” this year and will be dedicated to victims of the September 11 tragedy.

Vaccine reduces risk of shingles

Too many people know the pain of having shingles. Shingles, or Zoster, occurs when a Herpes virus, the same one which caused chicken pox in childhood, reemerges from dormancy in a spinal nerve.

Many still believe in supernatural realm

From the Pastor’s PenRead Mark 5:1-20 Many today, including some Christians, may not believe in a supernatural realm, but for the Bible’s original audience, this was different.

CMK Syndrome dangerous combination

The ABCs of CMKI bet you’ve never heard of a major health risk that affects around 80 percent of adults in the U.S., Cardiovascular-Kidney- Metabolic Syndrome (CMK). Well, you are not alone.

Herron wins state fair tractor pull

25 Years Ago September 3 - 19, 2001Liesl Herron, daughter of Rob and Lori Herron of Columbus, won first place in her division of the Kansas Farm Bureau Tractor Pull held at the state fair in Hutchinson on September 9. The youngster will now compete in the National Pedal Pull on.

Faith allows certain view of future

The Beginning of KnowledgeDo you know what is going to happen tomorrow?

Johnston Public Library Hours

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