Columbus resident Kelly Carpino was awarded the tribe’s Honored Person award at the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma Annual Meeting recently. Presenting the award was tribe Chief Billy Friend and Second Chief Norman Hilderbrand. Photo courtesy William Swaim-Wyandotte Nation,
Senator Jerry Moran visited Columbus Mercy Hospital Saturday on his tour of Kansas Hospitals. He asked about the local hospital’s equipment needs and personnel problems. Also present were State Representative Dale Helwig and City Administrator Jake Letner.
A new building has been erected at the Oswego Airport, located 10 miles west of Columbus The new construction includes rest room facilities and a covered building for meetings. The building was used recently where breakfast and lunch was served for the annual fly-in.
Hadley Holmes, Ryleigh Holmes and Reagan Holmes, members of the Cherokee County 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Intermediate Judging Team brought home top honors from their trip to the State competition. Courtesy photo.