In praise of cheerfulness

Cheerfulness, the tendency to feel and to be happy and positive is always preferable to its opposite, that gloomy sadness which keeps us looking downward and living in the mire and muck.

CHC/SEK has free N95 masks available for the public

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) is among the first 100 community health centers across the country to receive shipments of N95 masks for free public distribution to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.

Cherokee County Court Docket

District Court Judge Maradeth Frederick Monday, February 7 1 p.m. – State of Kansas vs. James Arron Hensley, bond - appearance, (criminal) Magistrate Court Judge Samuel Marsh Monday, February 7 9:30 a.m. – State of Kansas vs. Jesse Wayne Vaughan, bench trial, (fish and game. 9:30 a.m.

Area Accident Report

A one-vehicle injury accident occurred February 1 at approximately 12:01. A 2007 Suzuki CX4 driven by Destiny Lima, 17, Columbus, was traveling east on Highway 160 approximately two-tenths of a mile west of Lyon Road near Altamont. Lima partially left the roadway into the south ditch.

Southeast Schoold District 247 Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Lancer breakfast and lunch menu, for Monday, February 7 thru Friday, Friday 11. Breakfast prices K-12 $1.75, Adult $2.35. Lunch Elementary $2.70; Junior High $2.70; High School $2.85; Adult $3.80.

Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

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 To order or cancel a meal, please call your site between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the day before.

Breakfast and Luch Menu

Baxter Springs USD508 Baxter Springs Unified Schools USD 508, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, February 7 thru Friday, February 11. Items served daily: Items served daily: Oatmeal toppings, fruit juice, 1-percent low fat milk, chocolate 1-percent milk and fat free milk.

Columbus

USD 493 School Menu Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, February 7 through February 11, Prices: Breakfast: Students PreK thru 12 free adults $2.75. Lunch: PreK thru 8 free, Students 9 thru 12 free, adult lunch $4.