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Step back, make time to give back

Julie Smith
Friday, November 26, 2021
For many, the holidays are such a rush of shopping, cooking, planning and attending parties, coordinating family gatherings and trying to stay afloat financially and mentally.

Cherokee County Court Docket

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
Magistrate Court Judge Samuel Marsh Monday, November 29 9 a.m. – Olathe Medical Center Inc. vs. Tommy L. Endicott, dismissal, (limited civil) 9 a.m. – Midland Funding LLC vs. Gudrun Hale, dismissal, (limited civil) 9 a.m. – Wooden finance LLC vs. Angela N.

Cherokee County Jail Report

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
William Carroll Scearce, 55, was arrested Thursday by another jurisdiction on a warrant and was released on $1,000 bail. Elizabeth A. Raulston, 36, was arrested Wednesday by Galena Police officers on charges of failure to appear and was released on $1,500 bail.

Winter forage conference December 8 at Newton

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council and Kansas State University will host their annual Winter Forage Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, December 8 at the Harvey County 4-H Building, Newton.

Register to attend Agronomy night

James Coover
Friday, November 26, 2021
Agronomy Night is an annual event that brings in great speakers to talk on all sorts of current farming topics. This year we will have Dr. Sarah Lancaster, K-State Herbicide Specialist, speaking on dealing with weeds in double cropped soybeans and our local specialist, Dr.
18th century folk artist Andrea Garcia

18th century folk artist Andrea Garcia

18th century folk artist Andrea Garcia

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
Fra Andreas Garcia was an 18th-century Mexican Franciscan friar and folk artist who worked in what is now New Mexico. He carved and painted wooden figures of saints, called bulto, that were about 12 to 18 inches high. The figures were used as devotional images as well as artistic objects.

Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting live from Nashville

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
Sunday, November 28 The 332nd day of the year 33 days left Today in history The Grand Ole Opry, one of the longest-lived and most popular showcases for western music, begins broadcasting live from Nashville, Tennessee on November 28, 1925.

CALENDAR

News Staff
Friday, November 26, 2021
Friday, November 26 •State and local offices closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Sunday, November 28 •Cub/Boy Scouts meet 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Monday, November 29 •Cherokee County Commissioners meet in Room 109 of County Courthouse 9 a.m.
Susan Schultz and her grandchildren Landin Oheme and Rylee Oheme handed out Christmas cards to those picking up Thanksgiving baskets Tuesday. Columbus High School Students conducted a food drive November 15 to November 19, collecting over 1,600 items for the baskets. Other churches, businesses and organizations provided some of the items. 165 area families received a basket.

Susan Schultz and her grandchildren Landin Oheme and Rylee Oheme handed out Christmas cards to those picking up Thanksgiving baskets Tuesday. Columbus High School Students conducted a food drive November 15 to November 19, collecting over 1,600 items for the baskets. Other churches, businesses and organizations provided some of the items. 165 area families received a basket.

Making turkey day happy

Jacob Spencer Staff Writer
Friday, November 26, 2021
Speedy deliveries and holiday cheer were on full display Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, in Columbus as Thanksgiving basket deliveries were on their way to local families for the holiday.
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