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Investigation continues in post office break-ins

News Staff
Monday, December 29, 2025
The Columbus Police Department is actively investigating two separate incidents at the United States Postal Service building, located at 223 S Pennsylvania Avenue.More information has been released on the story which appeared in Saturdays edition of the News-Report On October 27, officers were...

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Plowpan recovery steps

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
Plowpans are a solid soil sheet of tightly layered clay only 6 to 8 inches below the soil surface that restricts water, root, and air exchange. Plowpans decrease crop yield, increase erosion, and make farm work more difficult.

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Real Estate transfers

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
Kenneth R. Coy and Vickie S. Coy, Columbus, conveyed a deed to the property located at 602 South High School, Columbus, to Ryan Flinn, Columbus.
Merry Christmas. Ceramic trees like this one have color, light, and, in this case, music. And they last for decades with no risk of drying out and losing their needles. Photo Caption: Keystone Auctions LLC (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.

Merry Christmas. Ceramic trees like this one have color, light, and, in this case, music. And they last for decades with no risk of drying out and losing their needles. Photo Caption: Keystone Auctions LLC (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.

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Artificial trees have been around since 19th century

Terry Kovel
Friday, December 26, 2025
Artificial Christmas trees have been around since the 19th century, if not earlier. Trees made of dyed feathers originated in Germany and were introduced to the U.S. by the early 20th century. The mid- to late-20th century saw trees made from several new materials.

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Cherokee County Court Docket

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
This is the schedule of the District Court Room with Judge Maradeth Frederick presiding. All of the hearings, conferences, arraignments, dismissals, appearances and trials are open to the public.
Volunteers prepare Christmas dinners for delivery to those unable to attend the Annual Community dinner at the 4-H building.

Volunteers prepare Christmas dinners for delivery to those unable to attend the Annual Community dinner at the 4-H building.

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Erie prosecutor’s trial ends in deadlock

Sherman Smith The Kansas Reflector
Friday, December 26, 2025
The trial of former Neosho County prosecutor Linus Thuston ended last week when jurors couldn’t agree on whether he had lied under oath about meeting secretly with off-thebooks confidential informants.Thuston faced felony charges of perjury and misdemeanor charges of witness intimidation in the...

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4-H forbids last name, photo usage in news

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
For the past 100 years an integral part of the local newspaper throughout the United States has been featuring the doings of the youth of the community.This includes youth sports, youth activities and 4-H.According to local Extension officers, in the past two years local media has been told 4-H...
Code Enforcement reports active year

Code Enforcement reports active year

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Code Enforcement reports active year

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
Reporting to the Columbus City Council, Code Enforcement officer Gary Holt said his one-person office had handled 151 cases since it was established in May of 2025.He said the mission of his office was to safeguard the integrity, safety and economic well-being of the Columbus community by...

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Post office reports break-ins

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Friday, December 26, 2025
Multiple break-ins have occurred at the Columbus Post office in recent weeks, according to Kyle Clark Columbus Chief of Police.The post office in Columbus has been broken into at least twice in the last two months with post office boxes being broken into and mail removed.Local post office employees...
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