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Riverton USD404

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Riverton Unified Schools USD 404, breakfast and lunch menus for through Monday, January 6 through Friday, January 10.
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 NIV

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 NIV

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Plans for the New Year?

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Time is clearly cyclical in the way that the sun rises and sets at its appointed time each day, just as the phases of the moon keep repeating and the seasons return predictably every year.But no day is like the one that came before it and every year brings new and unexpected surprises.

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Tickets on sale for Chamber dinner

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Friday, January 3, 2025
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the 97th Annual Dinner on Wednesday evening, January 29.The Columbus Chamber of Commerce came about in 1899, by a group of concerned men wishing to promote Columbus and the surrounding area.In 1943 they were incorporated with the state as the...

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CALENDAR

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Friday, January 3•Clean and Serene Narcotics Anonymous meeting Galena Community Room 6 p.m.Saturday, January 4•Baxter Springs American Legion Breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. the American Legion Post•Breaking the Chains of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous Spiritual Support Group at the Fellowship Baptist...
Newly elected Steve Dunlap was sworn into his fourth ward council seat by City Clerk Ruth Hutley. Dunlap was elected by write-in as no candidate filed for the seat. He will be take the seat at the Monday evening meeting.

Newly elected Steve Dunlap was sworn into his fourth ward council seat by City Clerk Ruth Hutley. Dunlap was elected by write-in as no candidate filed for the seat. He will be take the seat at the Monday evening meeting.

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Newly elected Steve Dunlap

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Newly elected Steve Dunlap was sworn into his fourth ward council seat by City Clerk Ruth Hutley. Dunlap was elected by write-in as no candidate filed for the seat. He will be take the seat at the Monday evening meeting.
Members of the Columbus Lions Club spent New Years Day afternoon sawing-up and hauling away the Christmas tree which they placed in front of the Courthouse a month earlier. This was the ninth year the Lions Club had placed the tree behind the fountain.

Members of the Columbus Lions Club spent New Years Day afternoon sawing-up and hauling away the Christmas tree which they placed in front of the Courthouse a month earlier. This was the ninth year the Lions Club had placed the tree behind the fountain.

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Members of the Columbus Lions Club spent New Years Day afternoon

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Members of the Columbus Lions Club spent New Years Day afternoon sawing-up and hauling away the Christmas tree which they placed in front of the Courthouse a month earlier. This was the ninth year the Lions Club had placed the tree behind the fountain.

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Busy year for city firefighters

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Making his annual report to the Columbus City Council Fire Chief Steven Burton offered some good news to the council and to the residents of the city.Burton told the council member 2024 was the current record setting year as the firefighters answered 585 calls through December 12.During the entire...
Serving as Grand Marshall of the Baxter Springs Christmas Parade was retired long time music teacher Mary Beth Smith. The parade was held Saturday December 7.

Serving as Grand Marshall of the Baxter Springs Christmas Parade was retired long time music teacher Mary Beth Smith. The parade was held Saturday December 7.

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Serving as Grand Marshall of the Baxter Springs Christmas Parade

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Serving as Grand Marshall of the Baxter Springs Christmas Parade was retired long time music teacher Mary Beth Smith. The parade was held Saturday December 7.

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Federal holiday to mourn Carter

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Friday, January 3, 2025
In observance of the National Day of Mourning of the death of the 37th President of the United States Jimmy Carter, all post offices and federal government offices are closing Thursday, January 9.There will be no mail delivery.

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Remembering Teel’s Produce in Columbus

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Friday, January 3, 2025
January in northern Cherokee County in the late 1950’s usually brought snow and hunting.Many local families relied on hunting for a portion of the food supply.
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