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Monday, October 6, 2025

Tuesday, October 7•Lady Titan volleyball at St Mary’s Colgan Varsity and JV 5 p.m.Wednesday, October 8•Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club meets Noon -1 p.m. at Van’s Steakhouse •Senior Exercise 10 a.m. at the Hospitality Center 516 N. Kansas.

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Football contest

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Monday, October 6, 2025

For the second straight week the Eddington family have been winners in the Columbus Merchants Football contest. This week Carolyn Eddington was tied with Megan Kirk for first place. The tiebreaker gave the first place to Eddington and second to Kirk.

Don’t miss the entertainment around the Square during the Columbus Day Festival. There will be stilt walkers, live statues and other performances.

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Columbus Day balloon regatta

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Monday, October 6, 2025

The 56th annual Columbus Day Festival and the 36th year of the Balloon Regatta will kick-off Friday evening with the annual bean feed.It was the bean feed that started it all in 1968 when the Distributive Class at Columbus High School wanted to do something to celebrate the town’s namesake.In those...

A large group of reenactors lined on the battlefield Sunday during the re-inactment.

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Battle of Baxter Springs reenactment held

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Monday, October 6, 2025

The semi-annual remembrance of the Civil War Battle of Baxter Springs, was held Saturday and Sunday on the Heritage Center grounds surrounding the Visitors Center and Museum.

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

.Friday, October 3 •Titan football at Baxter Springs 7 p.m.Saturday, October 4•Civil War Reenactment 162nd Anniversary of Quantrill’s attack on Fort Blair. Events begin at 8:30 a.m. Will include period costumes, battle engagements, weapon and cannon firing displays.

Cherokee County Planning Commission Secretary Lorie Johnson discusses the business before the meeting with Commission President Brett Warstler. The planners meet each month to prepare a comprehensive plan for regulation of land use.

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Cherokee County Planning Commission Secretary

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Planning Commissioners Roger Draeger, John Lopp, Randy Commons, and Scott Boyes are surrounded by the community members attending the meeting.

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Planning Commissioners

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

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Crowd shows up at planning meeting

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

A surprisingly large number of local land owners overflowed the courthouse basement Wednesday at the regular meeting of the Cherokee County Planning Commission.Apparently the visitors had been encouraged to attend the commission meeting by e-mails from Rainbow Springs Solar Panels with threats of...

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Felony conviction in Galena hit, run

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

A felony conviction has been secured by the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office against John Joseph for attempted interference with law enforcement in connection with the investigation of a fatal accident that claimed the life of Gary LaTurner.Following an extensive investigation led by the Kansas...

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Film crews to ride with area police officers

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

A partnership with Police 24/7, a national television and documentary project and the Parsons Police Department offers a real-world look at the men and women behind the badge.Over the next four to six weeks, film crews will embed with Parsons officers to document the daily realities of policing in...

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