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A Quilt of Valor was presented to Sgt. Christopher Moss August 19 at the Baxter Springs American Legion. Moss served in the United States Army from 20082018. He had several duty stations, including Afghanistan for a year in Sharama driving supply trucks for route clearance, then served with the Special Forces for the rest of his tour. Courtesy photo.

A Quilt of Valor was presented to Sgt. Christopher Moss August 19 at the Baxter Springs American Legion. Moss served in the United States Army from 20082018. He had several duty stations, including Afghanistan for a year in Sharama driving supply trucks for route clearance, then served with the Special Forces for the rest of his tour. Courtesy photo.

Ribbons awarded in meat goat division

Results have been announced in the 4-H, FFA and Heritage Youth Association meat goat show. The judge was Mattie Haynes.

Cherokee County Jail Report

Kyle David Dumas, 42, was arrested Wednesday by another jurisdiction on charges of parole violation and on a court ordered commitment.Brandon Bradley Martineau, 30, was arrested Wednesday by Wyandotte Nation on charges of failure to appear and is being held in lieu of failure to appear and is being...

Cherokee County Court Docket

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.

Real Estate transfers

Bingham Sand and Gravel, Inc., Baxter Springs, conveyed a deed to the property legally described as beginning at the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 35, Range 24 with exceptions near West 19th Street, Baxter Springs to James Denman Minor and Leslie Ryan Minor,...

House on Baxter demo list burns

On Tuesday night Randy Barnes asked the Baxter Springs City Council for an extension of time to keep his property off the demolition list.Barnes received a two week extension with an order to at least clean the trash from the property at 539 West Eighth street.Just a few hours after the council...

Second tax sale list published today

A second list of properties to be auctioned at the upcoming Cherokee County delinquent property tax auction are published in the News-Report today.According to reports from the tax attorney’s office the new electronic court system choked when the list of 300 properties were being sent to the...