Public hearings set for Liberty grants

Two public hearings are set to be held by the Columbus City Council before they make a decision to approval seeking grants to reconstruct the former Liberty Theatre Building.The hearings are set for March 18, during the Columbus City Council meeting.They will discuss the approval of the moderate...

CALENDAR

Tuesday, March 5 •LEPC meets 9 a.m.at the Courthouse.•Cherokee County Republicans will meet 6:30 p.m. in the Courthouse Breakroom.•Bunco 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...

Bricks were economy base

Everyone is aware of the impact coal mining and lead and zinc mining had on the area but by far the longest lasting industry was the brick manufacturing operations.The making of bricks was a factor in the economy of Cherokee County from the 1880’s when the Columbus brick plant opened until 2007...

Columbus Telephone has outstanding year

Calling 2023 a “dynamic year,” Columbus Telephone Company general manager David Soper told the stockholders, their company had an operating income of $ 1.1 -million.The successful year was compared to a near $29,000 loss in 2022.“Our forward thinking approach has borne fruit,” said Soper.Over the...

Former county man gets federal prison sentence

A 12-year federal prison sentence was handed down to a Carl Junction, Mo., man, formerly from Columbus.Chet Edwin Mercer, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool Thursday, February 29, to 12 years in federal prison without parole for methamphetamine trafficking and illegally...