Cherokee County Jail Report

Ryan Patrick Miller, 41, was arrested Wednesday by Baxter Springs Police officers on charges of violation of a protection order and is being held in lieu of $595 bail.

Cherokee County Real Estate Transfers

Lin-Don Properties, LLC., Joplin, Mo., conveyed a deed to the property located at 105 North Wyandotte Ave., Baxter Springs to Matthew Curry, Baxter Springs. The deed was recorded September 7, 2022.

‘Monopoly’ helps win WWII

Did you know the board game Monopoly helped win World War II? Patented in December 1935 as an educational tool to show the negative aspects of “putting all one’s egg in one basket”, the game was used to smuggle escape aids to Allied prisoners of war.

Cherokee County Court Docket

District Court Judge Maradeth Frederick Monday, October 31 9 a.m. – State of Kansas vs. Brian Scot Adams, dismissal, (criminal) 9 a.m. – State of Kansas vs. Felicia Kay Ashburn, arraignment, (criminal) 11:45 a.m.- State of Kansas vs. Bradley P. Shoemaker, plea hearing (criminal) 11:45 a.m.-...

What's for lunch?

Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, October 31 to Friday, November 4. Prices: Student breakfast $1.75; Adult breakfast $2.35. Elementary lunch $2.60; High School $2. 80; Adult lunch $3.75 Breakfast is served with choice of 100 percent juice and choice of milk.

Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

Meals are for those 60 years or older. Consultation with SEK-AAA dietitian may be arranged. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. To order or cancel a meal, please call your site between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the day before.

City of Columbus Court News

The following persons were scheduled to appear before Judge John Bullard in Columbus Municipal Court Monday, October 24 at 4 p.m. Johny R. Barnes, 36, Columbus, appeared on charges of running at large, vicious animal and review on charges of theft and criminal damage to property and was set for...

New faces at Extension Office

If you enter the Cherokee County Extension Office you may be greeted by some new faces. Kandice Ediger and Kate Flückiger, have recently joined the team. There will be a come and go reception Friday November 4 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the public to meet the new staff.

Mercy Columbus decorates pumpkins for Halloween

First place in the Mercy Columbus Pumpkin decorating contest was a momma pig and her babies. Morgan Lero and Jerrica Conrad were the creators of this farm themed entry.

The action of subtraction

“I was shipwrecked before I even boarded ... the journey showed me this— how much of what we have is unnecessary, and how easily we can decide to rid ourselves of these things whenever it’s necessary, never suffering the loss.” –Seneca Life can seem complicated at times.