Columbus students enter projects in annual science fair

How do different colors of light affect the growth of plants? That was the basis of Phoenix Rider’s experiment for the school science fair project.

LCS dominates academic competition

Life Christian School continued to dominate the Midstates Christian League Academic Competiton last Friday with a 65-45 victory over Bethel Christian of Ottawa in the League’s Junior Division (age12 and younger), hosted by the locals.

Weir area’s first egg hunt of season

Opening the eggs Christen Cornell, with daughter Macey Cornell are opening the plastic eggs following egg hunt at the Weir Community CenterColton and Grayson Clark pose while their grandmother Kriste Wellborn takes a memory snapshot of the youngsters.

CUHS hosts CNC music festival

The Baxter Springs High School orchestra performed during the CNC Music Festival held Wednesday at Columbus High School.The Galena boys’ ensemble was warming up for their performance in the Columbus High School Library.Kayle Schoeling, Girard, was making her solo performance before the judges...

Young scientists compete in annual fair at Columbus High School

Testing which food will have the most Vitamin C, Eamon Wilkins proved his conclusion that frozen Broccoli had more Vitamin C than oranges.

Miners Hall to host West Mineral exhibit

In keeping with the second quarterly exhibits recognizing the coal camps of the Southeast Kansas coal fields, the next installment in this series will recognize West Mineral and its mining history.

April railroad meeting will feature lunch

The April meeting of Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Museum will be Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m.This meeting will feature a lunch get together for all members of Heart of the Heartlands.“The plan is to arrive around 11 a.m. at the museum to meet with one another and to see items at the museum,”...

Glassmakers can be notoriously difficult to identify

Glass can be notoriously difficult to identify. Signatures, if there are any, can be faked, molds can be reused, and glassmakers often imitated one another’s decorations. Stiegeltype glass is an excellent example.We know that Henry William Stiegel came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1750.

Strange things happen at Columbus Museum

We made it through the month of February and did not have to be closed one day because of bad weather. I didn’t go back through my records, but I would guess there have not been many Februarys like this.

Baxter Springs Fire Department Auxiliary serves breakfast

Servers at the Baxter Springs Fire Department Auxiliary biscuits and sausage gravy fundraiser Saturday March 9 were Erin Coons and Rachel Shepherd.