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Cherokee County Jail Report

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Joshua Dean Gillette, 41, was arrested Saturday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of aggravated burglary and is being held in lieu of $15,000 bail.Corey William Conness, 34, was admitted to the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center Friday on a court ordered commitment.Lisa Marie...

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Santa says buy local this season

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Santa wants to remind you to shop local during the coming holiday season and help our local businesses recover.Santa’s reasons are: Local business owners donate more to local charities and to community events than non-local owners.

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Special Christmas Bucks on sale at parade

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The retail committee of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce has a deal for holiday shoppers. The public can purchase $110 in Columbus Christmas Bucks for $100. A limited number of dollars will be made available.

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Make plans to attend parade

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The Christmas Celebration Committee of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce is looking for craft vendors that would like to promote their wares for the upcoming Christmas Holiday season.The committee is offering vendor space on the courthouse square the evening of Wednesday, December 3 during the...

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Reasons to shop at home for holidays

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The holiday season is upon us and we all will be doing some shopping some more than others. It is important to shop local as much as possible. We know you can’t get everything on your list, but you can get a lot from your list right here in Columbus.
Titans of the Week

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Titans of the Week

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The Titan Jazz Band Seniors were a big part of the recent Philli-Lov Production of 80’s What a Feeling.
Finding traces of human history is always an exciting experience. There’s something extra special, about discovering a site or artifact. Janet Hand has spent hours in the fields and along creek beds looking at the ground for prehistoric tools or Native American arrowheads. (Above) is a portion of her collection including both tools and hunting items. (At right) Janet holds the head of a tomahawk which was found on the farm of Floyd Lyerla near Crestline in Cherokee County.

Finding traces of human history is always an exciting experience. There’s something extra special, about discovering a site or artifact. Janet Hand has spent hours in the fields and along creek beds looking at the ground for prehistoric tools or Native American arrowheads. (Above) is a portion of her collection including both tools and hunting items. (At right) Janet holds the head of a tomahawk which was found on the farm of Floyd Lyerla near Crestline in Cherokee County.

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History revealed in arrowheads

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Walking the fields of Kansas, and the neighboring states, searching for arrowheads has been a lifelong obsession of Janet Hand.Her program at a recent Genealogical Society meeting gave those attending a real insight into the history of the nomadic bands who roamed the area for centuries.Her...
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