New turbines sought at Riverton plant

Permission to install two new combustion turbine generators at the Riverton is being sought by Empire District Electric Company (Liberty Utilities) from the Missouri Public Service Commission. The turbines will replace two existing turbines known as Unit 10 and Unit 11 in the Riverton Plant.

Students receive $3,500 in fair prizes

Nineteen teams comprised of 28 individual competitors vied for $3,500 in prizes during the eighth annual Cherokee County Youth Entrepreneur Fair Thursday, March 2.

On March 7

On March 7 at 7:13 p.m. Columbus Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home fire with flames and smoke showing upon arrival. Crews started extinguishing the fire. In total nine Columbus firefighters and five from Scammon fire were on scene.

The winners

The winners in the Cherokee County Economic Development Youth Entrepreneur Fair included third place Ginny Elliott, second place Ember Kinsch, both of Riverton High School; first place John Moyer Columbus High School; fourth place Gracie Hall and the award for Excellence in Executive Summary went...

Jaeger named to Columbus Sports Hall of Fame

This year there will be a single Columbus Sports Hall of Fame inductee when presented at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce annual dinner March 29. Columbus high school alumnus with the class of 1971, Paul Jaeger, will be the Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

New county maintenance manager

The new head of the Cherokee County Maintenance Department, Chris Johnson was appointed by Cherokee County Commissioners at their Monday meeting.

CALENDAR

Friday, March 10 •Knights of Columbus Council #3316 Famous Fish Fry at St. Bridget’s Parish Hall in Scammon. Opens at 6 p.m. There will be inside service available. Call 918-694-4785 to order or for more information.