Letter to the Editor Policy

Letters to the editor are welcome; the only requirement is they be signed by the writer. Names of writers can be withheld for valid reasons. Political endorsements will not be printed two weeks before an election.

Columbus Public Library Hours

The Columbus Public Library will be open to the public, with a five person limit. 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.

Ectopic pregnancy often fatal

It’s been a long time since I’ve worked in the ER, but some stories stay with me. One such story belongs to a woman in her early 30s. After a year of trying to conceive, she was finally pregnant. Then she started spotting.

Local business donates kids meals

25 Years Ago June 19 -25, 1997 The former B&R Child Care at 915 West Maple in Columbus is under new ownership and is now called Li’l Rascals Preschool and Day Care. New owners are Paul and Stephanie Evans who purchased the business from Reverand and Mrs. Bill Visalli.

Lessons learned by living, correction

A year ago we lost our mother to covid. It was devastating to our family because she was in perfect health and had just passed her 80th birthday. She was adventurous and fun so we celebrated that birthday big.

There is an Urgent need to meet Jesus

It seemed like a simple request. A group of men of non-Jewish descent had approached Philip, one of Jesus’ disciples, and asked that they might meet with the Man from Galilee (John 12:20-21). That they were of Greek lineage did, however, present a problem.

Kansas Legislature hotline

Up-to-the-minute information on the 2020 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away.

Johnston Public Library Hours

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.

Cold drinks furnished to harvesters

25 Years Ago June 12 -18, 1997 Gregory V. Maynard, of Baxter Springs, received the Doctor of Osteopathy degree during commencement exercises at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo. He will be entering a residency at Cox Health Systems Family Practice.

There is no where to be an idiot

Morton Trubletoof was telling me about his wife, Portia, “I said something that Portia thought was so stupid that she come back with, ‘I bet you miss villages.’ I asked her why she thinks that. She said, ‘Because there isn’t anywhere now for you to be an idiot.’”