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labette County Jail Report

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Deborah Irene Beecham, 68, was arrested Sunday by Oswego Police officers on charges of domestic battery and is being held in lieu of $648.50 bail.The Information presented in this column is collected from the Labette County Sheriff’s Department and includes arrests made by the Chetopa Police...

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Commissioners meeting minutes March 18

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Chairman Cory Moates called the regular session of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners (the Board), to order at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024, in the Commission Room, #109 of the Cherokee County Courthouse located at 110 W Maple St., Columbus, Kansas.

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Area Accident reports

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
A one vehicle accident occurred April 6 at approximately 9:40 p.m. A 2013 Kia Soul driven by Elissa E. Sturgell, 23, Wichita, was traveling north on Southeast 30th near Northeast Liberty Road.Driver left the roadway, struck a log and rolled, coming to a rest in the west ditch.

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CALENDAR

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Tuesday, April 9Bunco activities at the Cherokee County Hospitality Center 516 N. Kansas 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Everyone welcome.Recovery through Christ Fellowship 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs.Baxter Springs City Council Meeting 6 p.m. in the Baxter Springs City Hall Building.City of...

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New coordinator joins Community Foundation

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is excited to announce the hiring of Kara Mishmash as its new Program Coordinator, effective March 25.Mishmash joins CFSEK and its affiliates, the Columbus Area Community Foundation, Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, and Girard Area Community...

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Over 60s invited to ‘senior prom’

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
If you remember dancing to the music of the Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, or the Rolling Stones you’re invited to an afternoon “Senior Prom.”Everyone over 60 is invited to this free event at the State Theatre Event Center April 14, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.The DJ will spin your favorite tunes from decades past,...
Students turn out to wish classmate well in cancer fight

Students turn out to wish classmate well in cancer fight

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Students turn out to wish classmate well in cancer fight

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Students at the Southeast Middle School lined the streets of Cherokee Friday morning to give one of their fellow students a special send off.Southeast Fifth grade student, Eva Maxton, of rural Columbus, left the school that morning for Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.Eva was diagnosed last...

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World famous Claythorne Lodge closed to public

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
What began as an old farmstead half filled with strip mines pits and overgrowth had became the kind of place an every clay shooter shoots for—one with diverse terrain that can throw any target presentation their way.Sam and Freda Lancaster built the Claythorne Lodge into an internationally famous...
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