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On the recent Honor Flight Jim Oberbeck

On the recent Honor Flight Jim Oberbeck

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On the recent Honor Flight Jim Oberbeck

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
On the recent Honor Flight Jim Oberbeck, Columbus with St. Paul High School Guardian Cassie Vitt looking over the Arlington National Cemetery. 
Earl Eddington

Earl Eddington

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Earl Eddington

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Earl Eddington, Columbus with Pittsburg High School Guardian Cade Brown and senator Jerry Moran while in Washington on the Honor Flight.
Keith Romick

Keith Romick

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Keith Romick

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Keith Romick with Parsons High School Guardian Jazzy Palmer and Marie Romick with Parsons High School Guardian Jazmin Barajas. The Weir couple were on the Honor Flight. More Honor Flight photos will be published in future editions.
Korean War vet leaves Columbus at 93

Korean War vet leaves Columbus at 93

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Korean War vet leaves Columbus at 93

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Though a native of Mound Valley, Gordon Cox has been a resident in Columbus for the past year and brought stories from an interesting career with him.As a Navy pilot during the Korean War he was assigned to a carrier squadron and found himself landing on the decks of ships.

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Sheriff says jail not as busy with contracts

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
After several years of housing prisoners for other counties the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center numbers have decreased.According to Sheriff David Groves, the closing of a cabinet factory in Wichita has had a negative effect locally.“Sedgwick County was housing with several counties because...
Monson retires from Crossland Construction

Monson retires from Crossland Construction

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Monson retires from Crossland Construction

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
This story was taken from the Crossland Company newsletter.Randy Monson is synonymous with Crossland Construction, having been a part of the company since the beginning.

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USD 403 Board approves re-assignment, changes

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
During their May board meeting the USD 493 Board of Education accepted the resignations of Robert Lagle as custodian, Kandi Midgett as sixth grade teacher and Junior High basketball coach, Leonard Mosler as bus driver, Mike Bowman as assistant High School wrestling coach, Vickie Hess as High School...

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labette County Jail Report

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Friday, May 24, 2024
Brian Jeffrey Noble, 32, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for Montgomery County and is being held without bail.Kimber Lee Whitman, 32, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for Deleware County and is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail.Angel Mikale Atwell, 26, was arrested Thursday by Oswego Police...

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Cherokee County Jail Report

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Friday, May 24, 2024
Robert David Jackson, 43, was arrested Wednesday by Baxter Springs Police officers on charges of violation of protection order and is being held in lieu of $595 bail.Lonnie Dale Atkins, 43, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for Ottawa County and is being held without bail.Johnny Steve Green, 38,...
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