Hundreds of Columbus

Hundreds of Columbus residents throughout the city were looking skyward Friday at the WWII vintage airplanes flying over Columbus, to honor Murl Robison, a veteran who passed away last week at the age of 106.

Brutus gets second dragline exhibit

Southeast Kansas largest tourist attraction has added another feature to their assortment of mining equipment. The 45-ton P & H dragline was transported from northern Cherokee County to the Big Brutus property near West Mineral. The dragline was donated to Big Brutus Mining Museum by Bobby Grover.

Columbus man arrested on federal warrant

As part of a seven month investigation, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Columbus man on a federal warrant Friday. Joel Cypert, age 35, was taken into custody after a federal arrest warrant was issued for him in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Local officers named ‘Deputies of Year’

Four Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies were named 2022 Kansas Deputy Sheriff of the Year at the Kansas Sheriffs’ Association Fall Conference earlier this week.

County approves HVAC contract

As part of a major heating and cooling project the Cherokee County Commission unanimously approved a contract with North Point Boilers to repair or replace the units in each of the courthouse offices.

Galena man indicted by Springfield jury

AGalena man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing a firearm after he led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit on his motorcycle across state lines from Kansas to Newton County, Mo.

Holiday trash pickup schedule

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday the Columbus sanitation trucks will not be operation on Thursday and Friday. The trucks will be collecting Ward 3 and-Ward 4 trash Wednesday, November 23. On Monday, November 28 Public Works will collect Ward 5 and Ward 1 garbage.

Chief Deputy Nate Jones

Chief Deputy Nate Jones, Deputy Logan Grant, Deputy Derrek Mitchell and Sergeant Noble Dobkins were named Kansas Deputies of the Year at the Kansas Sheriff’s Association Fall Conference