Columbus Public Library Hours

Monday: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m Wednesday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - noon Staff: Librarian Lauren Dainty; Assistant Librarian, Trish Windsor. Clerks: Mac Jameson, Deb Pryor.

Cherokee County Court Docket

District Court This is the schedule of the District Court Room with Judge Oliver Kent Lynch presiding. All of the hearings, conferences, arraignments, dismissals, appearances and trials are livestreamed on You-Tube at Lynch: https://www.youtube.

City of Columbus Court Docket

The following persons are scheduled to appear before Judge John Bullard in Columbus Municipal Court Monday, January 25 at 4 p.m. Aaron Michael Clayton, 26, Kearney, Mo., is scheduled for an initial appearance on a charges of maximum speed; 40 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. David D.

Area Accident Report

Accident reports are published at the time they are received by law enforcement agencies. A car vs. deer accident occurred December 18 at approximately 7:17 a.m. A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Tammy Dawe, 49, Weir, was traveling east on Northeast Highway K-103.

Cherokee County officials sworn in for next term

Earlier this month new County Commissioner Lorie Johnson was sworn in by County Clerk Kyle Rennie. Rennie had been sworn in earlier by Notary Public Rebecca Brassart. Johnson is commissioner in the 2 nd District and replaced retiring Neal Anderson.

The Bible, westerns only books 90 year old grandmother read

About the time my grandmother Anna Taylor reached 90 years of age, she decided to read westerns and nothing else but those and her Bible. Her explanation was that westerns, namely those written by Louis LaAmour, were not “upsetting” and did not cause her to have sleepless nights.

Columbus Telephone sent seven care boxes

Columbus Telephone sent seven care boxes to local soldiers serving overseas. If you know of someone stationed overseas contact the First United Methodist Church in Columbus to add their name and address to the list. A care box will be sent to them every 4 to 6 weeks.

Dalton named to Drury fall 2020 Dean’s list

Drury University announces its Day School Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Matthew Dalton, who attended Ozark High School was named to the list. Dalton has family and friends in Baxter Springs.

Grant pending for UV light purchase

The possibility of purchasing an ultraviolet light cart used for sanitizing was discussed at the January 19 Columbus Mercy Auxiliary meeting. Angie Saporito gave an update on the COVID-19 virus and reported to the group that Mercy had applied for a grant.

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Kelly Abbott was misidentified in the Baxter Springs City Council photo in Wednesday’s Columbus News-Report. We regret the error.