Board leadership series planned

K-State Research and Extension is conducting a series of virtual Board Leadership workshops over the lunch hour for two weeks this February 16, 18, 23 and 25.

Cherokee County Jail Report

Tyrone Daniel Hart, 44, was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of possess opiates, opium, narcotic drug or certain stimulant and possession of certain hallucinogenic drugs and was released on $2,500 bail.

Area Accident Report

Icy road conditions played a role in a one-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday. A 2004 Toyota 4Runner driven by Megan Rachael Baker, 27, West Mineral, was traveling north on Northwest 50th . Baker lost control due to icy conditions and went off the roadway to the right.

Columbus USD 493 School Menu

Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, February 1 to Friday, February 5, 2021. Prices: Student breakfast $1.75; Adult breakfast $2.35. Elementary lunch $2.60; High School $2.80; Adult lunch $3.

Southeast School District 247 Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Lancer breakfast and lunch menu, for Monday, February 1 thru Friday, February 5. Breakfast prices K-12 $1.75, Adult $2.35. Lunch Elementary $2.70; Junior High $2.70; High School $2.85; Adult $3.80.

‘Winning the Game’ corn market workshop

Event: “Winning The Game” Corn Marketing Workshop, Tuesday, February 23, in Neosho County Fairground Community Building, Corner of N. Woods and W. Girard St. in Erie, Kansas from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ranching 101 Series workshop to be held in February

A Ranching 101 Series will be hosted by the Cherokee County Extension located at 124 W. Country Road in Columbus every Tuesday evening in February from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Grant writing workshops available online

An online version of the popular grant writing workshops is being launched by K-State Research and Extension. It has been conducting across the state for four years in communities large and small. “People are often surprised at the money available to pay for projects.

Columbus firefighters

Columbus firefighters were called to a structure fire located at 219 North Minnesota in Columbus Wednesday at 307 p.m. The fire was quickly extinguished, though the fire had broken through the roof. “This was what we call an attic fire. It was confined to the attic”, said Fire Chief Steven Burton.