County Clerk Kyle Rennie swears in Raven Elmore as a County Treasurer in the Cherokee County Courthouse Monday, October 11. Elmore’s family awaited her after the County Commissions meeting to celebrate her role with their own photo opportunity in the building. Photo by Jacob Spencer.
Gentry Holt, who showed up for Commerce Bank’s Bean Feed enjoys his meal on the County Courthouse lawn. The event was one of the first to kick off 2021’s Columbus Day festivities. Thanks to the employees’ services, the crowd was treated to a free meal that also included cornbread Friday night of the Columbus Day Festival. Photo by Jacob Spencer.
What was expected to be a seamless merger between the two ambulance services may end up costing county taxpayers thousands of dollars.
The Cherokee County Ambulance District III, in Baxter Springs, was forced to merge with the District I and District II, (known as the Cherokee County Ambulance Association) agencies when the County Commission voted to discontinue funding District III....
