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Columbus City Council minutes

AttendanceThe City Council of Columbus, Kansas met December l, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. presided over by Mayor Grant Spieth.

Class offered to aid with calving season

Wendie Powell Livestock Production Agent, Wildcat Extension DistrictKansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry and K-State Extension’s Southwind District, Wildcat District, and Cherokee County will host a Calving Management School in Erie as part of a statewide educational...

Manure scores in cows for nutrition

Wendie Powell Livestock Production Agent, Wildcat Extension DistrictHow do you keep a cow from losing condition without overfeeding her? This head-scratcher is not a tricky riddle. Typically, a decrease in body condition is the first noticeable change.

Council hears public works yearly report

During a recent Columbus City Council meeting City Superintendent Randy Coble shared his department’s activities during the past year with the members of the Council.It was a year of much activity for the department.

World’s largest asset firm attacks County

One of the companies attempting to build solar farms in Cherokee County has decided to attempt to influence the activities of the planning commission and the commissioners through social media.Going beyond just influencing the local government on solar farms they are now saying the County is...

100 years ago columnist retires

By Ella BuzzardAfter 15 years of reading the Columbus newspaper on microfilm and submitting articles for the 100 Years Ago column, Marilyn Schmitt has decided to retire from that endeavor.Marilyn has been a faithful and active member of the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical and Historical Society...
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Tuesday, December 30•Bunco activities at the Cherokee County Hospitality Center 516 N. Kansas 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Everyone welcome.•Recovery through Christ Fellowship 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs.Wednesday, December 31•Senior Exercise 10 a.m. at the Hospitality Center 516 N. Kansas.