CALENDAR

Friday, June 14•Feed the Farmers 5 p.m. at Coop.•Wizard of Oz Youth Edition 7p.m.•Clean and Serene Narcotics Anonymous meeting Galena Community Room 6 p.m.Saturday, June 15•Corn hole tournament for Jason Daniels. At Red Iron Activity Center.

Baxter Springs receives mural grant

A new 100-foot long mural will soon be painted in Baxter Springs as part of the upcoming Route 66 Centennial Celebration.The city will be receiving a $7,500 grant to fund the mural.Baxter’s Mural Project Committee Chair, Jennifer Burton, stated that the public art mural location and muralist is...

Dilemma remains over who is sheriff

After nearly a week of activity the question remains, who is the Sheriff of Cherokee County today?Governor Laura Kelly is standing by her appointment of Russ Harper as she has issued no statement after a cease and desist order was delivered to Harper at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night by email.Repeated...

Sports H of F induction moves to high school

After 25 years of combining the annual Hall of Fame recognition with the Chamber of Commerce banquet they will be separate this year.The 2024 Columbus Hall of Fame induction ceremony will move to a special themed Sports Hall of Fame Banquet just before a Titan football game.This fall’s pre-game...

Casino tops $3.5 million revenue

The monthly payment from Kansas Crossing Casino to the county for their May revenue was $35,475.72.The casino has had four consecutive months of the revenue exceeding $3-million.Cherokee and Crawford counties and the city of Pittsburg each receive one percent of the gross revenue.Since January 2024...

Blood drive planned June 24

Baseball fans are being asked to step up to the plate to help local patients and score Springfield Cardinals game tickets.

Road construction on Highway 69

This week Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began resurfacing projects on U.S. 69 in Cherokee County, starting at U.S. 400 and continuing south for 18½ miles to the roundabout at K-66.Flaggers and a pilot car operation are guiding one-lane traffic through the work zone during daylight...