Happy Anniversary

November 16 Dave and Nancy Edson Jay and Fran Lacy Errol and Amanda Stone

happy BIRTHDAY

November 15 Taylor Bole Rebecca Brassart Valerie Clark Debbie Coons Pat Daugherty Jay Evans Steve Hall Penny Hamilton Dakota Huston Shirley Thompson November 16 Doug Gatewood Elizabeth Heistand Camryn Holmes Sheila Mullere Maxine Rion Mary Wilson

Ten elements to transformation

This past week, one of our Truly-Local board of directors, Jimi Coplen, owner of The Rural Spark recapped 10 great takeaways from an event she held known as the “Rural Spark”. She had great presenters from around the country and Canada participate sharing their combined wealth of knowledge.

‘All Roads Lead to Baxter’ theme for Christmas 2021

It’s time to jingle all the way down Military Avenue in the Baxter Springs Christmas Parade sponsored by the Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce. The parade will be Saturday, December 4 at 2 p.m. The 2021 parade theme is All Roads Lead to Baxter.

Little Mister, Miss Holiday registration opens today

The Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Little Miss Holiday and Little Mister Holiday contest. This year’s contest will be in the form of a raffle. Every contestant will receive 10-percent of his or her ticket sales.

Top consumer myths

Consumers lose thousands of dollars each year due to common misperceptions. The Better Business Bureau would like you to know the facts. Here are some popular assumptions: Myth: You have the right to cancel any purchase within three days.

Create a healthy salad for busy days

Are you needing a fast, healthy, and easy meal? As the holidays creep closer and closer each day, our days become busier and more filled with all the sweets the holidays have to offer. This season also offers a lot of fall flavors that pair nicely together tossed in a salad.

Cornhole tourney draws competitors

The Goodnight Daylight Corn Hole Tournament last Saturday at the Red Iron Activity Center laid a good foundation for corn holers throughout Southeast Kansas and signaled the end of Daylight Savings Time 2021.

Central Junior High

Central Junior High seventh graders recently built catapults or trebuchets. Natalie Wary prepares to set her trebuchet off. These machines were built by the students for a pumpkin chunking lab were they were practicing using the scientific method to solve problems. Courtesy photo.

Trenton Lacen

Trenton Lacen, Easton Long, Ethan Midgett and Levi Simpson are ready to launch the catapult they had built. These machines were built by seventh grade students at Central Junior High for a pumpkin chunking lab were they were practicing using the scientific method to solve problems.