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Cherokee County Commissioners May 15, meeting minutes

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Chairman Cory Moates called the regular session of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners (the Board), to order at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023, in the Commission Room, #109 of the Cherokee County Courthouse located at 110 W Maple St., Columbus, Kansas.

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 R.S.V.

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Wrestling with the word

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The Bible is alive and interactive - interpreting its readers at the same time that they are interpreting it. We cannot avoid interpreting the Bible as we read it.

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CALENDAR

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Friday, May 26 •State baseball and softball tournament continues in Manhattan •State track meet in Wichita •Cal Ripkin Coach Pitch games begin at 6 p.m. •Cal Ripkin 10U games begin at 7:20 p.m. •Columbus Bass Club Kids Fishing tournament begins at 5 p.m. Register at Columbus Bait and...

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Gorilla stolen from rural residence

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Friday, May 26, 2023

A large Pitt State Gorilla statue was stolen from the property owned by Dan and Lorna Stover. The statue was removed from the front of their property on Tuesday evening and reported Wednesday to the Cherokee County Sheriff.

Two of the area’s best known sports mascots helped Big Brutus celebrate it’s 60th birthday Saturday. Gus Gorilla of Pitt State and KC Wolf of the Kansas City Chiefs were signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans.

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New minister at First Christian

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Friday, May 26, 2023

A new minister has taken over the pulpit at the Columbus First Christian Church and he began with the sermon last Sunday. Cody Bohall, formerly of Joplin and St. Joseph, Missouri, is the son of a Methodist minister but has just recently realized the ministry was his true calling.

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Titans win, advance

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The Baseball Titans won the first game at the 3-A state baseball tournament in Manhattan beating Kansas City Bishop Ward 9-8. See the complete story on Page 8. They will play the winner of Goodwin Santa Fe Trail game today.

Map of planned road closing and detour routes east of Baxter Springs.

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US 166 will close east of Baxter Springs

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Friday, May 26, 2023

A section of U.S. 166/400 east of Baxter Springs will be closed starting Tuesday, May 30, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The closure begins east of 5 Mile Avenue and continues east for three miles to the K-26 junction.

The band Constant Chaos was one the several bands who performed at the Big Brutus 60th Birthday Bash. Southeast Kansas’ biggest tourism attraction had hundreds of celebrations.

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County gets grant to replace caution signs

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Friday, May 26, 2023

As part of an $8.8-million Kansas High-Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Program Cherokee County will receive a $400,000 grant to upgrade signing on all major collector roads in the west half of the county.

Kathy Murray

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Employees saying goodbye to USD 493

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Five USD 493 employees recognized Wednesday morning as they retired after each had decades of service to the district. The retirees had a total of 155 years of working with the district, as they impacted thousands of children.

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Cherokee County Jail Report

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Randall Gene Deatherage, 38, was arrested Sunday by Baxter Springs Police officers on charges of driving while suspended and is being held in lieu of $445 bail.

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