Area Accident Report

A one-vehicle accident occurred April 17 at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Gum Road three miles south of Joplin, Mo. A 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven a 17 year old female from Baxter Springs was traveling east when the vehicle slid off the right side of the roadway and struck a fence and a utility pole.

Cherokee County Commission April 5, 2021 meeting minutes

Chairman Moates called the regular session of the Cherokee County Commission to order at 9 a.m. Monday, April 5, 2021, in room #109 of the Cherokee County Courthouse. The Courthouse is located at 110 West Maple, Columbus, Kansas.

People, surroundings behind the Berlin Wall

We all know how terrible the Berlin Wall was. East Germany lived in poverty and poor conditions, as well as the looming threat of getting shot by careless and cold officers. “In A Night Divided” by Jennifer A. Nielsen, a young girl experiences this first hand.

Popular journalist killed by Japanese machine-gun fire

Sunday, April 18 The 108th day of the year 257 days left Today in history During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, America’s most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.