Happy Anniversary

July 3 Pat and Martha Flanagan Gerald and Shirley York July 4 Doyle and Karlyn Crain Harold and Barbara Depenbusch Mark and Jeania French July 5 Jim and Sherrie Kluber Jerry and Barbara Watkins

Baxter Springs Boys Scouts

Baxter Springs Boys Scouts (not in order) Ben Colbert, Jackson Schoon, Tony Hodge, Ethan Hodge, Caleb Hodge, Wyatt Salla and Hunter Carver have been continuing their community service in Baxter Springs. The Scout troop is always ready to lend helping hand with projects. Photo by Dee Riley.

Those attending the Johnston Public Library Tails and Tales program

Those attending the Johnston Public Library Tails and Tales program listen intently as each one talks about their own pets. After the children talked about their animals, they went on a scavenger hunt around the library, looking for a variety of animals in books.

happy BIRTHDAY

July 2 Eddie Alford Richard C. Coles Bill Eads Madison Evans Bob Fruit Jr. Chuck McPherson July 3 P.R. Ball Randy Bass David Combs Landrey Perry July 4 Carl Davis Anita Davolt Alan Hobson Linda McCollum Bill Roark July 5 Cecil Flood Jett Gall

Fundraiser held for Randy, Sherry Ewen

Getting ready to deliver the pulled pork dinners to waiting customers at the Randy and Sherry Ewen benefit dinner Wednesday held at the 4-H Center in Columbus. These students, Alex Bottorff, Rayleigh Harrell and AnnaMarie Minton.

Family owned company works to clean up lead

A quiet business is building a family legacy is Baxter Springs, Kansas. Williams Diversified Materials has grown and changed with the family.

Parade, fireworks for Baxter celebration

Known for many years for their Fourth of July celebrations plans are underway to bring the tradition back to Baxter Springs. The City will be hosting a fireworks display sponsored by American Bank on the evening of July 3.

News media benefits community

Adam Gardner once said, “I never really thought of community service as a movement, but it is”. With this quote in mind, I recently had the opportunity to discuss with a veteran media executive the types of local content their media company provided to their local community.

Columbus Public Library Hours

The Columbus Public Library will be open to the public, with a five person limit. Mondays 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By appointment only. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.

Area pastors portray Bible heroes at VBS

Area pastors dressed up like heroes of the Bible for the recent Community Wide Vacation Bible School.