Don’t miss the annual Columbus Day Bean Feed. The event will be held Friday night of the Columbus Day Festival before the crowning of Little Mr. and Miss Columbus. ______________
Blaze Bowman rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one in the Junior High Titans Seventh Grade shutout over Riverton, 22-0, Thursday at Titan Stadium.
The Weir Homecoming Queen for 2024 was Henley Zimmerman, the daughter of Brianna and Beau Zimmerman. She adores pink, purple and painting. She enjoys dancing and cinnamon rolls. Her mom was homecoming queen 14 years ago. Runner-up was Rosalie Chapman the six-year-old daughter of Devin Chapman and Amber Dietz.
A ceremony was held recently for Connie Way as she received the first Community Volunteer Award in Baxter Springs. Courtesy photo.
The 89th annual Weir Homecoming has become famous for their large pots of chili and beans served free to the public. The chili and beans have been served free to the public for more than 50 of those years. Stirring the pot David Jenkins served more than 150 servings to an appreciative audience.
An additional antique car is now on display at Big Brutus. GeGe Sachetta now has an 1918 Oldsmobile and a 1930 Ford convertible pick-up truck displayed at the museum. The vehicles were restored or rebuilt by Sachetta and will be displayed in the Big Brutus Museum.