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News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Friday, May 28 •State track meet Saturday, May 29 •Baxter Springs city wide garage sale. •Cherokee County Arts presents Miscast 7 p.m. in the Baxter Springs High School auditorium. •State track meet in Wichita. Sunday, May 30 •McKee Cemetery Association annual meeting 2 p.m. at the cemetery.
Receiving the award

Receiving the award

Receiving the award

News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Receiving the award as the Kansas Rifle Association Legislator of the year, Richard Hilderbrand, receives the plaque from Travis Couture-Lovelady president of the Kansas Rifle Association. The Kansas Legislature ended their session on Thursday.
Thursday afternoon rain waters flooded

Thursday afternoon rain waters flooded

Thursday afternoon rain waters flooded

News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Thursday afternoon rain waters flooded the intersection of 16 th Street and Military Avenue in downtown Baxter Springs. The problem was thought to be the new drain had failed to work. The entire parking lot of the unfinished Family Dollar store and surrounding businesses were flooded.
Tasha (Young) Taylor

Tasha (Young) Taylor

Weir woman arrested in aiding jail escape

News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
A Weir woman has been taken into custody on allegations of conspiracy to commit aggravated escape (two counts), felony aiding a fugitive (two counts), and obstructing justice as part ongoing investigation into the Monday nights escape of Mark Hopkins and Michael Martsolf from the Cherokee County...

Resurfacing project on K-7 north of 400

News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
A resurfacing project on K-7 in Crawford County is expected to begin the week of June 7 according to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The project area starts at the U.S. 400 junction and continues north for 11 miles, ending at the south city limits of Girard.
Chastin Leggett shown with one of his students during a livestock camp. More than 2,500 students will be in the camps this summer. Courtesy photo.

Chastin Leggett shown with one of his students during a livestock camp. More than 2,500 students will be in the camps this summer. Courtesy photo.

Former local 4H’er gets ‘30 under 30’ award

News Staff
Thursday, May 27, 2021
What began with a rabbit project in a Cherokee County 4-H Club, developed into a business and a ministry for this Columbus High School graduate.

Cherokee County Jail Report

News Staff
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Douglas Lee Beck, 49, was admitted to the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center Sunday on a court ordered commitment. Clarissa D. Murray, 32, was arrested Sunday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of domestic battery; knowing or reckless bodily harm and was released on $1,000 bail.
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