Little Mister, Miss Holiday return to Baxter Springs

This year the Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with American Bank of Baxter Springs, brought back the Little Miss and Little Mister Holiday Contest. The contestants sold tickets for one dollar each. The scoring was easy with the most money raised being the winner for each category.

Auxiliary learns COVID cases down

It was reported at the Mercy Columbus Hospital Auxiliary meeting Tuesday, November 16, Joplin Mercy is reporting less than ten COVID cases. The meeting was held at the St. Rose Parish Hall. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the auxiliary prayer was read by Mary Brumback.

Music box collection back on display

Once again we have turned over another page of the calendar. This is the time of the year we slow down. One might say we are like bears and hibernate for the next few months. We are still here and work goes on as usual. There is no sleeping on the job.

Cherokee County Arts presents ‘Nunsense’ dinner theater

Good times are sure to be had in Columbus over the weekend. Rowdy’s Rustic Moose Lodge will be playing host to Cherokee County Arts Association’s latest and greatest dinner theater. A small but tight and wildly entertaining cast of five local ladies will sing and dance Friday, December 10 at 6:30 p.

Little Mister, Miss Holiday coronation planned tonight

Coronation for Baxter Springs Little Miss and Little Mister Holiday contestants will be held at the Baxter Springs High School during halftime of the boy’s basketball game tonight (Friday). The game begins at approximately 7 p.m.

Happy Anniversary

December 10 Kenny and Sherry Messer December 11 Pepper and Peggy Martin

happy BIRTHDAY

December 10 Pam Burk Christian Engroff Jim McGuire Leonard Mosler December 11 Lindsay Edmondson Jennifer Keeling Linda Napier December 12 Billy Crocker Terrie Franklin Bill Jones Pat Norris Johnny Soper Kari Soper Michelle Zahm Call 620-429-4684 to add your birthday

Columbus Christmas parade brings holiday cheer to downtown

A costumed Dalmatian dressed up in fireman gear rides atop one of Columbus Fire Department’s fire trucks at this year’s Christmas celebration. The city’s emergency response vehicles were the first in the parade’s caravan that traveled down Maple Street on Wednesday night. Photo by Jacob Spencer.

FCC annual cookie walk Friday

Alerting all cookie monsters. It’s time for the thirty second annual Cookie Walk sponsored by the First Christian Church in Columbus. Those who have a sweet tooth or do holiday entertaining will surely want to attend this event.

EMMET SULLIVAN

At 7:29 a.m. September 30, the sun had just started peeking through the trees over this very old shallow strip pit that was probably dug as far back as the 1950’s in Northwest Cherokee County. Photo by Emmett Sullivan. Sunrise, all one has to do is wait awhile and the clouds will change.