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Entrepreneur fair March 5

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

The twelfth annual Cherokee County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge hosted by The Cherokee County Economic Development Corporation and the Cherokee County E-Community will be held Thursday, March 5, at Baxter Springs High School.Seventeen student businesses representing Baxter Springs, Columbus,...

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Missouri teen dies in car accident

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

A Joplin, Mo. teen died in a fatality accident February 24 near the intersection of Southeast 110th and Southeast Turkey Creek Road three miles north of Galena.At approximately 7:45 p.m., a 2014 Ford Fusion driven by 19-year-old Braxon M. Gough was traveling west on Southeast 110th Street.

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CAC World Day of Prayer service planned March 6

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

The Columbus Area Churches World Day of Prayer service will be held Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at Crestline Baptist Church.There will be prayer offered for the nation, state and local governing bodies, as well as area churches, pastors, global evangelism and youth.Area pastors will be praying for...

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Neutral Church annual pancake dinner Saturday

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Join the Neutral Church this Saturday, February 28, at 4:30 p.m. for their annual Pancake Dinner. The menu features custom-ground whole hog sausage, pancakes, and biscuits with gravy, available for a donation. Frozen whole hog sausage will also be sold while supplies last.

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Lions Club will host yearly bean, soup feed

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Mark the calendar for Thursday, March 5. It’s time for the annual Columbus Lions Club Bean and Soup Feed.Lunch will be served at St. Rose Parish Hall from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Dinner will be served from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.Dine in or carryout for $8 donation.The Parish Hall is located at 129 S. Kansas Ave.

Senator speaks at legislative dinner

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Senator speaks at legislative dinner

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Saturday evening U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined local political leaders in speaking to the Cherokee County Farm Bureau.Nearly 100 attended the annual Farm Bureau Legislative dinner held at Rowden’s Rustic Moose Lodge in Columbus.None of the three County Commissioners attended...

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Series of bills seek to eradicate noncitizen voting

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Kansas lawmakers could transform elections with a series of bills that squeeze advanced voting timelines, stamp out rare instances of noncitizen voting and tinker with some candidate filing and advocacy rules.One bill sought to eradicate elections exclusively conducted by mail.Many of the changes...

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BSB elects new board member

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A new member has been elected to the Board of Directors at Baxter State Bank in Baxter Springs.Jim Hoskins, Chairman and CEO of the Baxter State Bank, announced the election of Mark A. Werner, Attorney, to the Board of Directors, at its annual stockholders meeting in January.Werner is a graduate of...

Columbus High School students performed the musical Junie B. Jones. The musical is about a spunky first grader and her experiences.

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Columbus High School

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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Johnston Public Library Hours

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - Noon 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.

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