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Columbus Public Library Hours

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m-6 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.Curbside service will be available upon request.

Above a plate recently donated to the Columbus Museum has interesting flaw. Below, the information printed on the back of the piece has the company’s name misspelled. Often antique items can be more valuable if they contain a flaw.

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Unique donation is now at museum

Doris Richardson

Thursday, June 26, 2025

This report is going to be written by this more mature (older) woman who has experienced just about everything that has happened at the museum this month.The first part of the month the museum received a beautiful plate. As I was doing the paperwork on the plate, I noticed a flaw on it.

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Garcia named to BCC Spring dean’s list

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Barton Community College has named 293 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.Madelyn Garcia from Columbus has been named to the list.To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.

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Weir student graduates from Fort Hays

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Fort Hays State University recognized approximately 1,691 graduates during its Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.Shannon Merhoff, of Weir, graduated with a Master of Science in Psychology.

Faith Fryer gave a talk about her plants at the June Glittering Stones meeting. She also brought a plant she propagated for each member attending. Courtesy photo.

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Glittering Stones 4-H club welcomes three new members at meeting

Allison B_own

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Highlights f_om the Glittering StonesThe June 8,meeting of the Glittering Stones 4-H club welcomed three new members, featured a project talk and selected a date for the club tour.

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Evening of music planned Saturday

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

An evening of Gospel and Blue Grass music will be held Saturday, June 28 at 6 p.m. The event will be held in Fellowship Hall of The United Methodist Church at 1310 East Ave in Baxter Springs.

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County fair is more than just a tradition

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

County fairs are more than just fun rides and funnel cakes; they’re a cherished tradition that creates a sense of unity, bringing communities together while offering a range of benefits for people of all ages.

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June is month for wheat harvest

Kim Baldwin, Mcpherson County Farmer And Rancher

Thursday, June 26, 2025

June is the month that tests my schedule and patience as we await the start of wheat harvest. For years my replies to a variety of invitations and requests have always defaulted to something to the effect of, “That’s June, so if we’re harvesting wheat we won’t be able to.

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Mitigating the mosquito problem

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Sitting on the porch after a long day is one of my favorite relaxing ways. Unfortunately, mosquitoes also like visiting our porch and can be annoying. Along with being annoying, some mosquitoes can also transmit diseases that can affect people and animals.

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Cherokee County Court Docket

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

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.

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