Keenagers to perform Saturday

The public is invited to spend an afternoon of Christmas music with the Keenagers Choir and the Parsons Community Orchestra.

State Theatre holiday sale today

A special first time event is going on today at the State Theatre Event Center, in Columbus known as Christmas Market.

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There were several local churches and organizations involved in the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.Several were excluded from the story in Tuesday’s edition.The Crestline Baptist Church, Life Christian School, Connecting Point Church, Oswego First Baptist and Columbus First Baptist...

Sip, shop at Team Threads

The annual Sip and Shop held at Team Threads will be held Tuesday, December 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Join Kim and the crew for door prizes and snacks as well as some great values.

Hannah Noel, Amory Neely and Morgan Richards

Columbus Public Library Hours

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m-6 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.Curbside service will be available upon request.

Fixing salt slicks

Our past history of gas and oil production in this area, combined with poordraining heavy clay fields, leads to a very common problem in our fields, salt slicks.

Rising cost of bovine respiratory disease

Rising input costs and growing demands to improve cattle health are pushing producers to look closely at how they manage bovine respiratory disease (BRD), one of the beef industry’s most persistent health challenges.In North America, BRD is the leading cause of illness and death in cattle...

Cherokee County Jail Report

Janet Lynn Cusick, 43, was arrested Monday by Galena Police officers on charges of failure to appear and is being held without bail.Dane Martin Rabago, 34, was arrested Sunday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of probation violation and is being held without bail.Kelly Renee Cram,...