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Annual golf tourney scheduled October 1

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The date for the annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been set for October 1. The tournament will be held at the Brush Creek Golf and Grill. Flights will be determined by the number of entries, but tournament Chairman Mike Carpino expects three flights for men and two for women.

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Chamber of Commerce from A to Z

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Some of the programs, projects and activities of your Columbus Chamber of Commerce include being ambassadors, awards and the annual meeting, All School Reunion, brochures, business coffee’s, beautification programs.

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Who is the Columbus C of C?

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is an organization of businessmen, women, organizations and individuals who have joined together to accomplish collectively what they could not individually.
It’s almost time for the 54th Annual Columbus Day Festival and the 34th Annual Hot Air Balloon Regatta. Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 6-8. Favorite events like the bean feed Friday night and the scarecrow contest will return and there may be a few new surprises including a knife forging demonstration by Phil Evans at the Museum on Saturday.

It’s almost time for the 54th Annual Columbus Day Festival and the 34th Annual Hot Air Balloon Regatta. Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 6-8. Favorite events like the bean feed Friday night and the scarecrow contest will return and there may be a few new surprises including a knife forging demonstration by Phil Evans at the Museum on Saturday.

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54th Annual Columbus Day Festival

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
It’s almost time for the 54th Annual Columbus Day Festival and the 34th Annual Hot Air Balloon Regatta. Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 6-8.
Columbus Museum Report

Columbus Museum Report

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Fun, hard work at museum in month of July

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
If you did not come to the museum this month, you missed out on a lot of fun, hard work, and a lot of other things also. First, I want to let you know that Anita Davolt, a museum board member and volunteer, had surgery the first of the month. We wish her a speedy recovery and we greatly miss her.
Members of the Cherokee County Democrat party

Members of the Cherokee County Democrat party

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Members of the Cherokee County Democrat party

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Members of the Cherokee County Democrat party attended the fair. Joining them was Eli Woody (front row center) who is running for the Kansas 2nd Con-
The 26th annual United Mine Workers of America annual dinner was held in Pittsburg Saturday evening as the retirees welcomed executives from the International District 12. Tim Miller International Representative of District 12 and Steve Earle International Vice-President sat on each side of Ge Ge Sachetta, the oldest living coal miner, as the retired miners gathered Saturday.

The 26th annual United Mine Workers of America annual dinner was held in Pittsburg Saturday evening as the retirees welcomed executives from the International District 12. Tim Miller International Representative of District 12 and Steve Earle International Vice-President sat on each side of Ge Ge Sachetta, the oldest living coal miner, as the retired miners gathered Saturday.

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The 26th annual United Mine Workers of America

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The 26th annual United Mine Workers of America annual dinner was held in Pittsburg Saturday evening as the retirees welcomed executives from the International District 12.

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Bressner field day will highlight 23 years of research

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Kansas State University will highlight 32 years of research, as well as look to future studies – when it hosts a field day at the Bressner Range Research Unit on September 6. K-State’s Bressner unit includes two halfsections of native grass southwest of Yates Center.

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Labette County Jail Report

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Lindsey Ann Huston, 45, was arrested Friday by Chetopa Police officers on charges of failure to appear and was released on $550 bail.
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