Cherokee County Court Docket

This is the schedule of the District Court Room with Judge Maradeth Frederick presiding. All of the hearings, conferences, arraignments, dismissals, appearances and trials are open to the public. They are also subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Cherokee County Commissioners August 31, 2023 meeting minutes

Chairman Cory Moates called the regular session of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners (the Board), to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in the Commission Room, #109 of the Cherokee County Courthouse located at 110 W Maple St., Columbus, Kansas.

Labette County Jail Report

Benjamin Jay Horton, 32, was arrested Thursday by Oswego Police officers on charges of driving while suspended and driving while a habitual violator and was released on $2,648 50 bail.

Bone Creek votes not to buy water

The Bone Creek District 11 Wholesale Water District’s board of directors voted to not enter into an agreement with the City of Girard to purchase water them if they build a new water plant.

Sullivan is Weir Grand Marshal

Grand Marshal of the 2023 Weir Homecoming parade, Karen Jeanette Sullivan, for her extraordinary community service efforts, She moved to the community with her husband, the late Patrick Sullivan, a native of Weir in 1966.

Quapaw man killed in Friday accident

A rural Baxter Springs accident early Friday evening resulted in the death of a Quapaw, Okla., man. A 2015 Freightliner semi-tractor driven by Petko G. Kirov, 50, Glenview, Ill., was traveling east behind a 2003 Ford Ranger pick-up on Highway U166 approximately three miles east of Highway U69.

Tavernaro named Weir royalty

The King of the Weir Homecoming celebration, 11 year old Silas Tavernaro was presented to the community Friday evening. He sold $2,693 in raffle tickets for the drawing Saturday afternoon. Silas is in the sixth grade at Southeast Middle School.

Football contest winners

Three football contestants missed only the Chanute loss to the Tonganoxie Chieftains in the Columbus Merchants Football contest last week. This was the only miss on all three entries making the tie breaker the difference.