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Labette County Jail Report

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Chaz Lee Herd, 24, was arrested Tuesday by Chetopa Police officers on charges of domestic battery and was released on $600 bail.The Information presented in this column is collected from the Labette County Sheriff’s Department and includes arrests made by the Chetopa Po-lice Department, Oswego...

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Area Accident reports

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

A one-vehicle accident occurred Monday, April 7 at approximately 10:50 p.m. A 2020 Polaris ATV driven by Leslie L. Greninger, 75, Galena was traveling east on Southeast Wyandotte Road.

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Columbus City Council minutes

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

The following persons are scheduled to appear before Judge John Bullard in Columbus Municipal Court Monday, April 14 at 4 p.m.Teresa Marie Ballard, 63, Columbus, is scheduled for an initial appearance on charges of vicious animal and running at large.Toby Karl Bentley, 52, Columbus, is scheduled...

Riverton Unified Schools USD 404

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Riverton Unified Schools USD 404

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Riverton Unified Schools USD 404, breakfast and lunch menus for through Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 18. Prices: Breakfast: Pre-K-12 $2.55, Adult, $3.10; Lunch, PreK-fifth, $3.30, 6-8, $3.40, 9-12, $3.50, Adult $5.

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Johnston Public Library Hours

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - Noon 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.

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KFB President speaks at dinner

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Monday, April 7, 2025

“We continually have to work with Third District Congresswoman Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, but she does not vote for us,” president of Kansas Farm Bureau Joe Newland told the Cherokee County Farm Bureau at their annual meeting Saturday evening.“We have two Senators and two Representatives on the...

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Fundraiser set for accident victim

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Monday, April 7, 2025

A fundraiser to cover the funeral expenses of Alan Christmas will be held at the Camp Joy Church in Columbus.Christmas died in an automobile accident on Thursday morning.The fundraiser will be held Wednesday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.The menu will consist of pulled pork or...

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Bond election today for Galena schools

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Monday, April 7, 2025

A $7.5-million bond election is being held today (Tuesday) in the Galena USD 499 school district. If approved, the bond will enable the district to replace two modular classrooms at Spring Grove that house the preschool.

Author Michael Wallis, spoke at Missouri Southern University to a group of Route 66 aficionados about his trips on the famous highway and the people he met along the way.

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Wallis tells of trips on ‘Mother Road’

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Monday, April 7, 2025

There are half a hundred or so members of Route 66 groupies, mostly from around Galena who are preparing for a two year “Route 66” fest as the highway hits the century mark.They will be joining an expected thousands of Route 66 boosters nationwide in the celebrations.Members of the Galena group...

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CALENDAR

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Monday, April 7, 2025

Tuesday, April 8•Titan JV Baseball at home vs. Baxter Springs 4:30 p.m.•Lady Titan JV softball at home vs. Baxter Springs 4:30 p.m.•Baxter Springs City Council Meeting 6 p.m. in the Baxter Springs City Hall Building.•City of Roseland Council meets at City Hall at 7 p.m.•Imagine Columbus meets at...

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