Missing goldfish blamed on scapegoat

Sara Suspenders’ goldfish is missing. Course, she blamed Jimmy, cause he’s the default scapegoat. He said, “I swear, I didn’t have anything to do with it. I don’t know where your Guppy Whuppy went to.” What he muttered next is what got him sleeping outdoors for a week.

Living well with serious illness

When patients and their families are asked to meet with palliative care specialists, it commonly triggers a wide range of emotions.

Parade kicks off county celebration

25 Years Ago August 1 - 7, 1996 Sweet Justice, a 16 and under girls fast pitch softball team from the Columbus area won the Class B State Tournament played in Dodge City.

Redeemption available with God’s eternal pattern

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Imagine a prisoner, having been convicted and sentenced, awaiting his execution. Then, out of nowhere, the jailer appears with keys in hand and opens the cell door. Astonished and amazed at his good fortune, the convict finds himself a free man.

RememberingFirst Christian Cetennial

First Christian Church Disciples of Christ 128 West Elm Columbus, Kansas Celebrating 150 years of service As the Sesquicentennial for the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Columbus rapidly approaches the August 29 th, celebration date, church members past and present have been...

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Mineral man charged with intent to kill

25 Years Ago July 25 - 31, 1996 Ronald and Norma Kloer, of Scammon, will celebrate their 30 th wedding anniversary on July 30. The couple has three children and nine grandchildren. A group of local people completed a “first responded first aid class taught by Rob Thomas.

‘Water Keeper’ sequel is thriller

The first part of this year I wrote about Charles Martin’s new release, ‘the Water Keeper.” The story focuses on a priest named Murphy Shepherd who saves young people from the nightmare of sex trafficking. A few weeks ago, the sequel to “The Water Keeper” became available.

Prince Charles, heir to British throne marries Lady Diana

Thursday, July 29 The 209th day of the year 156 days left Today in history On this day in 1981,nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tune in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher.

When growing up life was relatively simple

When the majority of people reading this column were young, life was relatively simple. We may not have realized it but it really was. Oh, yes, there were lots of problems, happy and sad people and yes, low wages for the majority in our community.