Chicken thieves sentenced one to five years

25 Years Ago Feb. 27 - March 5, 1997 Placing from West Mineral Attendance Center at the annual Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Contest at Fort Scott were sixth graders Dustin Guymon and Stacy Goedeke, seventh graders Hannah Goshert and Jaye Bea Downs and eighth grader Levi Tompkins.

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.

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There’s an old saying ‘walk a mule in my shoes’

I’m finally back to normal from Bring Your Mule to Work Day. I didn’t have any trouble til I walked with Sammule in the five-mile parade. I got a small pebble in my boot and I couldn’t stop to pry it out, cause the cavalcade kept on cruising. That’s the rule.

Why didn’t the doctor prescribe antibiotics?

Perhaps this has happened to you: Your recent cough kept you up for another night, so you went to the doctor.

Son shoots father, kills him instantly

25 Years Ago Feb. 27 - March 5, 1997 The Columbus Unified High School auditorium was filled with talent, music and dance as 4-H’ers competed in the first phase of 4-H Days.

Basic information can be found in the Bible

God’s wonderful wisdom and planning are evident in so many ways. Not only was the plan of salvation in His mind before time began (1 Pet. 1:2), but great amounts of basic information can be seen in the Bible as well. Even when a look at geography is made, His foresight is obvious.

Drinking nightly is seriously risky business

Jay-Z’s champagne is called Armand de Brignac; Mary J. Blige’s brand is Sun Goddess Wines; and famed director of “Apocalypse Now,” Francis Ford Coppola, has a line called Sofia, named after his daughter.

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One of Columbus’ oldest homes torn down for kindling wood

25 Years Ago February 20 - 26, 1997 Kenneth and Bonnie Roam Teel, of Columbus, will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on March 2.The couple’s children are Gary Teel, Mark Teel and Terri Wittry.