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News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
Monday, December 20 •Cherokee County Commissioners meet in Room 109 of County Courthouse 9 a.m. This meeting will be livestreamed over citylinktv.com on the News Report Channel and archived for later viewing. This is an in person meeting only. •Methodist Health Fund Senior Exercise 10 a.m.
A road rage incident

A road rage incident

A road rage incident

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
A road rage incident around noon Friday resulted in the arrest of Phillip Micheal Austin, 42. Reports allege that Austin got out of his vehicle at the local four-corner intersection of 160/7/69 and swung a bat at another motorist, who left the scene.

Bourbon County also has tax mil levy error

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
Tax bills are due today and apparently errors in the statements have happened in at least three counties in Kansas. The recent uproar over the errors in Cherokee County tax statements apparently is not an isolated incident.
Marvin’s grocery store in Baxter Springs has been purchased by Harp’s Foods.

Marvin’s grocery store in Baxter Springs has been purchased by Harp’s Foods.

Marvin’s food store sold to Harps Foods

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
The sale of Marvin’s Super Market, Baxter Springs largest grocery store, to Harp’s Family Foods is expected to be completed January 1, according to store management Ċurrently, Springdale, Ark.
Four generations of firefighters in family

Four generations of firefighters in family

Four generations of firefighters in family

Jacob Spencer Staff Writer
Monday, December 20, 2021
Chaotic and destructive fires burn across the land in one local town. That was the scene many Baxter Springs residents experienced in the early 1880s and 1890s. With so much mangled and outright destroyed, a purveying sense of utter despair washed over the locals of years past.

No grand prize winner in Prizeweek Puzzle

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
The wish for a pre-Christmas grand prize winner in the Prizeweek Puzzle contest went unanswered as the closest entry missed three of the preferred answers. Katy Hayes was the consolation prize and will receive $10 in Columbus Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates.
Family created SEK entertainment center

Family created SEK entertainment center

Family created SEK entertainment center

News Staff
Friday, December 17, 2021
Calabria, the toe of the boot, is a lovely area in southern Italy with plenty of beaches and scenic mountain vistas. Today it might be a vacation destination, but in 1901, thousands of people were trying to escape what had become a desperate situation.

USD 493 discusses after school program

News Staff
Friday, December 17, 2021
At their regularly scheduled meeting USD 493 board members and staff met Monday to discuss plans for a potential after school program that would roll over into the new year. Superintendent Dr. Brian Smith clarified some things for those in attendance.
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