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Soybean director talks at FB dinner

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Friday, September 26, 2025
Kansas leads the nation in sorghum and wheat production, but soybeans, the crops currently in the field, were the topic of the speaker at the annual Farm Bureau dinner meeting Monday night.
CALENDAR

CALENDAR

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CALENDAR

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
Friday, September 26•Homecoming parade 2:05 p.m.•Titan Homecoming vs. Neodesha 7 p.m.•Clean and Serene Narcotics Anonymous meeting Galena Community Room 6 p.m.Saturday, September 27•Baxter Springs American Legion Breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Fall city-wide yard sale scheduled

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
A fall city wide yard sale will be held Saturday, October 18. Those wishing to have their sale on the map should contact the Columbus News Report.There is a $5 fee to get on the map. You may also include a brief description (under 30 words) of items available and times of the sale.

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Baxter Springs mayoral election costs $3,304

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
The recent Baxter Springs primary election bill was presented for payment to the City Council on Tuesday evening.The $3,304.18 bill from Cherokee County was the cost of the mayoral primary which cut the candidates from four to two candidates in the November election. The council approved payment.
State Representative Dale Helwig talked with U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt and Farm Bureau executive Joe Newland at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau annual meeting on Monday evening.

State Representative Dale Helwig talked with U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt and Farm Bureau executive Joe Newland at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau annual meeting on Monday evening.

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State Representative Dale Helwig

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Friday, September 26, 2025

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Pink Ladies plan fundraiser for mammography equipment

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
A significant fundraiser campaign to benefit the local hospital is currently underway by the Mercy Columbus Hospital Auxiliary. The group aims to raise $40,000--ten percent of the cost of a new inhouse 3D mammography imaging machine.

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Missing person alert for 16 year old

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
A 16-year old Scammon girl is currently missing and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department has issued a missing persons alert for her.Makenzie Kepka, has been missing since September 15 when she told her family she was govested ing for a walk and did not come back home.

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No MRI at Columbus Mercy Hospital

News Staff
Friday, September 26, 2025
Due to a reporter’s error, in the story about Senator Moran’s visit to the Columbus Mercy Hospital it was incorrectly reported that he viewed and discussed with the hospital administrator Angie Saporito the “MRI machine.
Brenda Barrett, President was presented the Gold Award for the Columbus Mercy Auxiliary at the Hospital Volunteers of Kansas State (HVK) Convention in Wichita September 4. This is the highest award that can be attained by Auxiliary Chapters. Left to right: Chad Austin, KHA President and CEO. Shirley Van Leonen, HVK President. Nancy Horn, HVK, District 2 Coordinator. Brenda Barrett, Columbus Mercy Auxiliary President. George Stover, 2025 KHA Board Chair. Courtesy photo.

Brenda Barrett, President was presented the Gold Award for the Columbus Mercy Auxiliary at the Hospital Volunteers of Kansas State (HVK) Convention in Wichita September 4. This is the highest award that can be attained by Auxiliary Chapters. Left to right: Chad Austin, KHA President and CEO. Shirley Van Leonen, HVK President. Nancy Horn, HVK, District 2 Coordinator. Brenda Barrett, Columbus Mercy Auxiliary President. George Stover, 2025 KHA Board Chair. Courtesy photo.

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Columbus auxiliary gets gold award

News Staff
Monday, September 22, 2025
A Gold Award Certificate was presented to Columbus Mercy Auxiliary the state conference.President Brenda Barrett attended the conference and accepted the award for the Columbus Mercy Unit.The September 16 meeting was called to order by President Brenda Barrett.
‘Condensed’ museum report

‘Condensed’ museum report

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‘Condensed’ museum report

Doris Richardson
Monday, September 22, 2025
Do you remember Readers Digest Condensed Books? I do. In fact, I have several in my bookcases at home.The reason I ask this question, is because I am going to have to write the condensed version of all that happened at the museum the last two months.
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