Annual car show returns to Columbus Square

Can you believe the Columbus Day Festival/ Hot Air Balloon Regatta is just five months away? The committee has been working hard since the first of the year in putting together these two festivals.

Columbus USD 493

Commission upset with EPA

The conditions of the roads left by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when they are doing remedial work was the subject of controversy at Monday’s County Commission meeting.The commissioners have been fielding taxpayer complaints about the conditions of the county roads while the EPA is...

Law Enforcement busy with pursuits

The Galena Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Miami, Oklahoma.

Baxter PEO hears about beekeeping

“Bees, Bees, Bees.” was the theme of the Chapter BT of P.E.O. International social gathering held at noon May 5. The group met in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Baxter Springs.The table decorations and favors had a bee theme.

Celebrity book club picks are recent reads

Celebrity book club picks aren’t usually on my “gotta read it” list; so, I can’t explain why three of the four books I’ve included in this column are celebrity book club choices.Author Ashley Elton offers “First Lie Wins”. Another writer commented on the book: “Who is the cat and who is the mouse?

Oops...

Editor’s note: Lilli Conard’s profile was inadvertently omitted from the Senior edition.