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Miners Hall Museum hosts Valentines Day lunch

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
A special day was celebrated Valentine’s Day at Miners Hall Museum in Franklin. The Board of Trustees hosted a “We Love Our Volunteers” luncheon honoring those who assist the Board in carrying out the mission of the museum.

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Cherokee County Jail Report

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Shytasha Delean Farrar, 32, was arrested Monday on warrants for the Wyandotte Nation and is being held in lieu of $956.25 bail.The Information presented in this column is collected from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department and is provided for the convenience of the reader.
Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

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Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Meals are for those 60 years or older. Consultation with SEK-AAA dietitian may be arranged. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. To order or cancel a meal, please call your site between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the day before.
Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

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Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for February 24 through 28 Prices: Breakfast $2; Grades (K-6) lunch $2.85; Grades (7-12) $3.05 Breakfast is served with choice of 100 percent juice and choice of milk. Lunch includes a choice of milk, salad bar at CUHS and Central.
Southeast School District USD 247

Southeast School District USD 247

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Southeast School District USD 247

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Southeast School District USD 247, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, February 24 through February 28. Items served daily: Cereal and string cheese, yogurt, peanut butter and jelly, salad bar and a la carte.
Columbus High School Future Farmers of America member Brodey Allison was one of those who participated in “Drive Your Tractor to Work Day”. The breakfast the group had planned for this week was rescheduled to Wednesday, February 26 due to the weather.

Columbus High School Future Farmers of America member Brodey Allison was one of those who participated in “Drive Your Tractor to Work Day”. The breakfast the group had planned for this week was rescheduled to Wednesday, February 26 due to the weather.

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Minutes from 78th annual conservation meeting

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Cherokee County Conservation District’s 78th Annual Meeting was held Monday, February 26, 2024, in the Columbus Unified High School Auditorium and called to order at 7 p.m. by Chairman Carl Mussa.

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Dust Bowl leads to conservation

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Editors Note: This article was written several years ago by Girard Conservationist John Spurling.In January Kansas celebrated it’s 164th birthday. In those 164 years many benefits for the betterment of mankind have transpired. Most of us have lived in this period of the changes that have occurred.
Grace Eshelman was one of the Columbus High School Future Farmers of America members who drove her tractor to school as part of FFA Week at CUHS. Due to the weather, the breakfast they had scheduled has been reset to Wednesday, February 26 from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. in the Ag room. Courtesy photo.

Grace Eshelman was one of the Columbus High School Future Farmers of America members who drove her tractor to school as part of FFA Week at CUHS. Due to the weather, the breakfast they had scheduled has been reset to Wednesday, February 26 from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. in the Ag room. Courtesy photo.

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The importance of terraces

Kelly J. Klausmeyer, Agricultural Engineer, Hays
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Terraces are earthen structures that intercept runoff on moderate to steep slopes. They transform long slopes into a series of shorter slopes. Terraces reduce the rate of runoff and allow soil particles to settle out of the water, which greatly reduces soil erosion.
A dust storm approaching Rolla, Kansas, May 6, 1935. (Image: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Digital Archives)

A dust storm approaching Rolla, Kansas, May 6, 1935. (Image: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Digital Archives)

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1930s ‘drought of record’ symbol of hardship

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Of all the droughts that have occurred in the United States, the drought events of the 1930s are widely considered to be the “drought of record” for the nation.
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