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Cherokee County Court Docket

News Staff
Monday, June 16, 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.

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Cherokee County Jail Report

News Staff
Monday, June 16, 2025
Misty Dawn Harris, 45, was arrested Sunday for another jurisdiction on charges of failure to appear and is being held in lieu of $2,500 bail.Tamela Jean Doom, 49, was arrested Sunday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of driving under the influence and is being held in lieu of $2,500...

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Columbus Public Library Hours

News Staff
Monday, June 16, 2025
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.

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CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Friday, June 13•Clean and Serene Narcotics Anonymous meeting Galena Community Room 6 p.m.Saturday, June 14•Breaking the Chains of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous Spiritual Support Group at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs 4 p.m.Sunday, June 15 •Attend the church of your choice.Monday,...
Miner’s Day

Miner’s Day

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Miner’s Day

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Miner’s Day at Big Brutus always serves deep fried fish. This year Eric Morris breaded the fish while his son the Big Brutus General Manager Cody Morris cooked the fish.

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Wheat mogul talks about world supply

Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Justin Gilpin visited a remote, windswept camp in northern Kenya serving hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan.“To be able to see that and witness that firsthand, it was emotionally exhausting for sure,” said Gilpin, chief executive officer...
Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission for 16 years, is in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress in support of the idea that international food assistance programs are a tool to fight hunger, build global markets and help Kansas farmers. (Jill Hummels for Kansas Reflector)

Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission for 16 years, is in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress in support of the idea that international food assistance programs are a tool to fight hunger, build global markets and help Kansas farmers. (Jill Hummels for Kansas Reflector)

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Justin Gilpin

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
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