Columbus Police Chief Jason Daniels

Columbus Police Chief Jason Daniels expressed his appreciation to Sheriff David Groves for his donation of Breathalyzer units for the city police vehicles. “This is a great help because we were trying to budget for them and the sheriff stepped up,” said Chief Daniels.

Baxter Springs firefighters

Baxter Springs firefighters were dispatched to the house fire at 1614 Lincoln, Baxter Springs at 10:23 p.m. Saturday evening. The property owner Tony Breedlove was in the Cherokee County Law Enforcement center at the time of the fire. The State Fire Marshall’s office was contacted for investigation.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Friday, February 19 •Lady Titan Wrestling Sub-State at Garnett-Anderson County, 3 p.m. Matches will be livestreamed on www.citylinktv.com on the News-Report Channel. •CUHS Basketball Senior Night vs. Galena. Games begin at 4:30 p.m. Games will be livestreamed on www.

Man arrested after snowy foot pursuit

Cherokee County Deputies began investigating the theft of a 2009 Mercedes passenger car east of Baxter Springs Wednesday morning. Just after 3 p.m. the same day, the vehicle was located by Newton County, Missouri Sheriff’s Deputies.

New splash pad at downtown park

Next summer the Columbus Square will have a new attraction thanks to donations from two local families. Discovery Park located on the South East corner of the Columbus Square will have a new “Splash Pad” feature is somewhat of a mini water park. The center feature of the park is currently a gazebo.

KDOT grant for Columbus schools

The awarding of $13.5 million for 18 projects selected for inclusion in its Transportation Alternatives (TA) program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022-2023 were announced Thursday by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz.

Wirtonia School ninety years of education

Editors Note -This is the first in a series of articles on the history of the country schools, and their communities in Cherokee County. Just five years after Kansas was admitted to the union in 1861 the town of Wirtonia was founded by Calvin E. McDowell.