Messer family has annual reunion

A covered dish dinner was held for the annual Messer family reunion June 26 at the Columbus 4-H building. There were 34 in attendance.

Happy Anniversary To The Best Wife In The World

Sixty four years ago today I married the Best Wife there ever was. She drove those old junk trucks of ours hauling hay and grain in 100 degree weather with no air conditioners and also cooked at the high school for 20 years to help put us where we are today. Thanks a bunch LaDonna Smith Love Dewey

TITANS OF THE WEEK

Lily Mooney and Jaxson Haraughty received the KSHSAA Citizenship Award during the Senior Awards Ceremony prior to Graduation, May 14 at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Cal Ripen 8U award winners

Most Valuable Player and WOW Award winners were announced following each game of the 2022 Kansas 8U State Baseball Tournament held Saturday on Rockette Field at the Columbus Community Field Ballpark. Game 1 MVPs are Korbin Coomes for Frontenac and Drew Gorman for the Parsons All-Stars.

Workshop on preservation of food

Home preservation of foods has been a foundation of Extension Education. Learn the science behind the processes and the how and why of canning food that will be safe to eat.

Bisquit jar classic Victorian piece

This silver on copper “bisquit jar” is a classic Victorian piece. It uses an old spelling for “biscuit,” a British-English term. In present day American English, we would call it a cookie jar. Silver and silver plate were popular in the Victorian era.

Happy Anniversary

July 12 Art and Marilyn Schmitt Dewey and LaDonna Smith July14 James and Connie McGuire Neil and Shirley Scott

Happy Anniversary

July 8 Dan and Lorna Stover July 9 Aron and Carrie Davolt Tony and Becky Shearburn Paul and Marylin Westervelt July 11 Gilbert and Carol Venson

WSU announces Spring 2022 Dean’s honor roll

Wichita State University has announced the Dean’s Honor Roll for spring 2022. Students from Columbus named to the list include Haddie J. Gideon, Gabrielle M. Moss, Jeremy W. Moss, Shelsie M. Moyer, Charley J. Riker, Kristin A. Smith and Tyler R. Stice.

Games, activities return in Freedom Fest celebration

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage you to attend the first Freedom Fest being held by the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department July 9. The Columbus Fire Department came to the Chamber a year and a half ago asking if they could take over the Fourth of July Celebration.