Aging with attitude expo planned in April
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Tara Solomon-Smith It’s taking place every day, for everyone…. aging that is, and it is an opportunity.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Preparing to raise chickens
Adaven Rohling
Spring is here and you may have heard the sound of chicks peeping the last time you were at the feed store. You may even be thinking about getting a few chicks yourself.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Many ways to track time
Many ways to track time
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In 1905, Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, teaching the world that time is relative. In the science fiction novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” author Douglas Adams declared that “Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.”
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
CALENDAR
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Tuesday, March 12•Bunco activities at the Cherokee County Hospitality Center 516 N. Kansas 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Everyone welcome.•Baxter Springs City Council Meeting 6 p.m. in the Baxter Springs City Hall Building.•City of Roseland Council meets at City Hall at 7 p.m.•Imagine Columbus meets at noon at...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Girard files suit against Columbus
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The Girard City Council has unanimously instructed their attorneys to file suit against the City of Columbus to pay for the training a law enforcement officer.Girard is seeking reimbursement of $13,769.57 for the costs they incurred in training police officer Jacob Lovewell.Lovewell graduated from...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Students participate in entrepreneurship fair
Students participate in entrepreneurship fair
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Twenty-seven teams comprised of thirty-one individuals presented their business concepts at the Cherokee County Youth Entrepreneur Fair on Thursday, March 7 at Galena High School.The tenth annual fair was hosted by Cherokee County Economic Development and the Cherokee County E-Community.“We had a...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Columbus man gets 26 years in rape case
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Brian Curtis Stewart, 38, of Columbus, was sentenced to 313 months imprisonment on Friday in Cherokee County District Court.Following his two-day criminal trial in January, a Cherokee County Jury found Stewart guilty of one count of rape and five counts of aggravated incident liberties of a child,...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Four year prison term imposed for burglary, theft charges
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A prison sentence of over four years was imposed on Kevin Lee Hanten, 41, of Joplin, Mo., in Cherokee County District Court on Friday.In January, Hanten pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated burglary, theft and interference with law enforcement.The charges stem from a December 2020 residential...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Casino revenue
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The Kansas Crossing Casino revenue increased $327,536 in February over January staging a rebound.The Casino reported a gaming revenue of $3,209,825 for February.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Johnston Public Library Hours
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Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m.Saturdays 9 a.m. - NoonMasks are encouraged, but not required. 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.
Friday, March 8, 2024