Area schools attend FCCLA conference

The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapters from area high schools attended the FCCLA District J-East Fall Leadership Conference November 5 at Pittsburg State University.District J-East FCCLA officers and the advisor team planned the event.

Bass Club qualifies two teams for championship

Two teams qualified for the 2025 Bassmaster Team Championship through Columbus Bass Club.Those teams are Brett Nichols and Jacob Larrison and Caleb Poenitske and David Pitts.Columbus Bass Club fishes bass tournaments in Kansas.

Competition season kicked off Thursday

Competition season kicked off Thursday, November 6 at Missouri Southern State University for Future Business Leaders of America members. Southeast High School students were among over 650 in attendance. Schools were divided by student population size.

Cherokee County Jail Report

Dustin Loyd Sanders, 44, was arrested Monday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of failure to appear and is being held in lieu of $3,000 bail.Joseph Melvin Wolfenbarger, 43, was arrested Monday by Wyandotte Nation on charges of criminal trespass and is being held in lieu of $500 bail.

Women’s healthcare programs get grants

Women’s healthcare in Southeast Kansas is receiving much needed help thanks to the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK). The Women’s Health Fund (WHF) has granted $61,775 to 18 nonprofit organizations across the region in 2025.

Dinner with Teddy Roosevelt in Pittsburg

The Stilwell Heritage and Education Foundation invites the community to an evening with America’s most dynamic president, Theodore Roosevelt, brought vividly to life through a captivating living- history performance on Wednesday, November 20, in the Timmons Ballroom at the Stilwell Hotel, 707 N.

Keeping healthy in cooler weather

Arianna Perkins District Health and Nutrition Program Assistant, Wildcat Extension DistrictAs cool weather sets in and nature prepares for a season of rest and renewal, many of us are also preparing ourselves to do the same.

Cherokee County Court Docket

This is the schedule of the District Court Room with Judge Maradeth Frederick presiding. All of the hearings, conferences, arraignments, dismissals, appearances and trials are open to the public. They are also subject to change or cancellation without notice.