Legislation hot line

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City of Columbus Court Docket

The following persons are scheduled to appear before Judge John Bullard in Columbus Municipal Court Monday, May 24 at 4 p.m. Charles A.

Cherokee County Court Docket

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch Monday, May 24 Monday, May 24 9:30 a.m. – In the matter of the marriage of Shelly L. Mayberry vs. Gary H. Mayberry, final hearing, (domestic) 1:30 p.m. – State of Kansas vs. Barney J. Castagno, scheduling conference, (criminal) 2 p.m. – State of Kansas vs.

Click it or ticket starts now

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office will be joining law enforcement across Kansas as part of the upcoming Click It or Ticket Campaign. Starting May 21 and continuing through May 31 motorists will notice an increased law enforcement presence on roadways.

Drug arrest yields stolen checks

Stolen checks related to a burglary in Galena were found during a drug raid early Wednesday morning by detectives with the Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team and Joplin SWAT when they served a narcotics search warrant at 422 Highland in Joplin Mo.

Raising backyard chickens

K-State Research and Extension Wildcat District and the Independence Community College Fab Food Lab will be hosting a workshop called, Raising Backyard Chickens, on Wednesday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at the Independence Community College Fab Food Lab , 2546 Brookside Dr. in Independence.

Youth tractor safety training offered

K-State Research and Extension Wildcat District will be offering Youth Tractor Safety Training on May 27th and 28th. Certification from this training will meet the requirements for 14 – 15 year olds to legally operate a tractor over 20 PTO horsepower for someone other than their parents.

Businessmen receive patent for reinforced jeans

Thursday, May 20 The 140th day of the year 225 days left Today in history On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous...

Labette County Jail Report

Douglas Wayne Bonine, 21, was admitted to the Labette County Law Enforcement Center to serve 24 hours for Oswego Police Department. Roy Newton Turner, 35, was arrested Tuesday by Oswego Police officers on charges of failure to appear and was released on $500 bail.