Five-year farm bill expands subsidies

The three Republicans and one Democrat representing Kansas in the U.S. House voted Thursday for a five-year farm bill expanding federal subsidies to crop producers and reducing food aid programs for low-income families.The legislation advanced 224-200 with support of U.S. Reps.

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.

Labette County Jail Report

Charles Kevin Littlejohn, 54, was arrested Tuesday by Chetopa Police officers on charges of driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked and was released on $850 bail.The Information presented in this column is collected from the Labette County Sheriff’s Department and includes arrests...

Real Estate transfers

Kenneth Coy and Vickie Coy, Columbus, conveyed a deed to the property located at 325 North Delaware Avenue, Columbus, to Xigent Ventures LLC, Miami, Oklahoma.

Cherokee County Jail Report

Christopher Melvin Helms, 38, was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of possess opiates, opium, narcotic drug and certain stimulants, two counts of failure to appear, interference with law enforcement officer; obstruct or resist and on a warrant and is being held...

Finding names on census can be difficult

Genealogy CornerFinding people’s names in a census can sometimes be frustrating, for a variety of reasons.The federal census started in 1790 and from that census up to 1840, only the head of the household was named. Those records from some states were also lost.

‘Taco Squad’ to serve at fundraiser Wednesday

It was announced the Mercy Columbus mammography bus has been so busy they have been able to increase days of availability from two to five days per week.

Happy Birthday

May 1Kay Hale Helen Letchworth Cindy Skahan Ron Steele Carole Strathe Leola TurnerMay 2Colton Crowder Anthony Ellinor Jean Ann Golden Gail Houser Alan McDown Donald Robinson Evelyn Walker Martin WeberMay 3Genie Baylor Cam Carter Troy Glasgow Don Kirk Justin RogersMay 4Phil Crosby Kaycee Kirchhofer

AG advises caution for storm repairs

After recent damaging storms, area residents may be searching for companies to do repair work.Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging Kansas residents to use caution to avoid scams by unregistered contractors following recent storms.