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Columbus Public Library Hours

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Columbus Public Library will be open to the public, with a five person limit. Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By appointment only. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.
Funnel shaped posey holder fashionable accessory

Funnel shaped posey holder fashionable accessory

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Funnel shaped posey holder fashionable accessory

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Is it a tussie mussie, a bouquetiere, a porte-bouquet, a nosegay or a posey holder? This funnel-shaped metal object was a fashionable accessory with an important purpose. In medieval times, the streets smelled from garbage and horses and other animals and lack of toilets.
Watch what you say to Morton Trubletoof

Watch what you say to Morton Trubletoof

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Watch what you say to Morton Trubletoof

Hogspore News By Clet Litter From The Ozarks
Monday, October 25, 2021
I was in the middle of biscuits and gravy at the Come-On-Give-Us-One-More-Chance Diner when Morton Trubletoof sets down in my booth. It didn’t bother me, but it meant that I had to watch what I said to make certain it didn’t set him off with his questions. “Howdy, order yourself some food.”
Would history have been different had Henry VIII better heath care?

Would history have been different had Henry VIII better heath care?

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Would history have been different had Henry VIII better heath care?

Jill Kruse, Do
Monday, October 25, 2021
When we think of Henry VIII most of us envision an oversized man with multiple wives, a bitter personality and a propensity for beheading his enemies. A lesser-known fact is that he suffered with chronic leg sores the last twenty years of his life.
Sheriff requests miners leave

Sheriff requests miners leave

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Sheriff requests miners leave

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Monday, October 25, 2021
25 Years Ago October 24 - 30, 1996 The sheriff’s department moved its offices from the second floor to the ground floor of the Cherokee County Courthouse. The new remodeled offices house a dispatching center that will eventually be the 9-1-1 center for the county.

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Legislature hotline

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Monday, October 25, 2021
Up-to-the-minute information on the 2020 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away.
Don’t wait to understand, just believe

Don’t wait to understand, just believe

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Don’t wait to understand, just believe

Pastor’s Thoughts By Pastor Cheri Mccamey
Friday, October 22, 2021
In the front of my mother’s bible is a post-it-note that says, “Don’t wait to understand it, just believe it. In Christ, the understanding comes after the receiving of His Word. It seems backwards but the truth is that you need Christ to have the understanding of Him.
Caution; deer are on the move

Caution; deer are on the move

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Caution; deer are on the move

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Friday, October 22, 2021
Each year around this time, deer become increasingly on the move during “rut,” which results in an uptick in vehicle crashes involving deer.
City not responsible for broken sidewalk

City not responsible for broken sidewalk

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City not responsible for broken sidewalk

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Friday, October 22, 2021
25 Years Ago October 17 - 23, 1996 Jim and Collette Burgan, of rural Columbus, will be honored with a 40th wedding anniversary reception October 26. Hosting the event will be their daughter, son-in-law and grandson, Lisa, Terry and Nalan Savage.
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