Fair board votes to buy land

25 Years Ago March 21-27, 1996 March 21-27, 1996 Columbus High School boys split a nonconference baseball double header at Girard. The Titans held on to take a 5-4 win in the first game but dropped the second contest 10-6.

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Laminated skateboard fixes Ol Slump’s nails

My dog, Ol Slump, hates getting his paw nails clipped. I thought about teasing him to make him nervous, so he would start biting them instead. There’s too many reasons why that is wrong. I didn’t say it out loud, so it don’t count.

Sometimes a diagnosis is skin deep

Recently I saw a patient who had experienced two consecutive days of pain in his right upper abdomen. I questioned him, looking for clues of gallstones, liver mass, or maybe an ulcer in the small bowel, but his answers did not fit my expectations.

Film made by Long Bell Lumber to be shown

25 Years Ago March 21-27, 1996 The 1996 Cherokee County Farm Bureau Safety Poster winners are Jessica Figgins, daughter of Pete and Kim Figgins, and James Hutton, son of John and Kenna Hutto. Columbus fourth grade girls took first place in a basketball tournament at Carterville, Mo.

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The heart is critical to one’s function

What a marvelous design. God placed deep within the body a perfect organ that is the center of one’s physiology. The human heart is simply nothing more than a muscle, and yet, it is critical to the function of the person.

Mother’s heart health good for baby, children

A heart-healthy pregnancy isn’t just for you When Serena Williams was pregnant in 2017, she won the Australian Open, and you can bet her heart was filled with joy -- and healthy.

Johnston Public Library

Temporary Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Masks will be required. Currently, there is a 10 person maximum with a 30-minute time limit. 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.

Ten schools to participate in rural track meet

25 Years Ago March 14-20, 1996 The Cherokee USD247 Board of Education approved the employment of James Mason and John Varsolona as summer Drivers Education instructors.