Wasser; ‘More than one militia to suppress drinking’

Special to the News-Report by Crawford County native and author Ken Peak Temperance In Southeast Kansas Part 5 Temperance (ˈtemp( ə-)rən(t)s): moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Cherokee County history buffs and readers of this newspaper...

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Tuesday, March 14 •Cherokee County Area Beekeepers meeting 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. •Baxter Springs City Council Meeting 7 p.m. in the Baxter Springs City Hall Building.   •Baxter Springs American Legion Post 206 meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Post Home at 13th and Military...

Patrick Hickman and Liam Harper

Patrick Hickman and Liam Harper enjoyed macarons and tea sandwiches at the recent Park Elementary Royal Tea Party. Kindergarten students had just completed their kings and queens reading unit. Each king and queen had their name announced by the royal herald as they entered the tea party.

Family members

Family members turn out to help working at the annual St. Bridget’s Fish Fry in Scam- mon, including the youngsters, with their own monogrammed aprons, were Olivia Har- ris, Emily Harris Jacob Holden and Allie Mussa.

Heritage Youth of America

Heritage Youth of America youngsters visited a sawmill recently and leader Ross King showed the members how the slabs cut for clock faces turned out. He said the wood dried faster than expected and the members will be making clocks from the wood slabs in the next few weeks

Two killed in head on collision in Oklahoma

After being pinned in their vehicles for approximately an hour following a car accident, two women were pronounced dead by Quapaw Nation EMS.

Columbus bond issue reviewed

A review of the cost benefit analysis by the Columbus City Council, indicated the city would gain $3 for every $1 they lost in the property tax abated for the planned new construction at Crossland Heavy and Pre-Fab.

Attempted murder charges filed

Attempted murder charges have been filed by Cherokee County Attorney Nathan Coleman against two suspects including 49-year-old Steven D. Tyner, of Columbus and Ivy Christine Simpson, age 23, of Webb City, Missouri.