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Wheat mogul talks about world supply

Refugees · Columbus

Wheat mogul talks about world supply

Justin Gilpin visited a remote, windswept camp in northern Kenya serving hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan. “To be able to see that and witness that firsthand, it was emotionally exhausting for sure,” said Gilpin, chief executive officer of the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Association of Wheat Growers.Read Article

Repairs to Brick Sidewalks Are Underway in Uphams Corner

Columbus · Columbus

Repairs to Brick Sidewalks Are Underway in Uphams Corner

Seth Daniel, News EditorThrough a collaboration of residents, businesses, and organizations in Uphams Corner, a long-called for project to retain and repair the brick sidewalks in the business district has begun. Photo courtesy City of Boston Residents and businesses in Uphams Corner are celebrating this month after succeeding in a years-long effort to get repairs made to the brick sidewalks in the business district that critics say have become …See the Story

Columbus alum is member of concrete canoe team

Columbus · Columbus

Columbus alum is member of concrete canoe team

The Kansas State University Concrete Canoe team including, a Columbus student, took first place at its regional competition at the Mid-America Student Symposium in Lincoln, Nebraska, in April. Concrete Canoe team member Keegan Harris is from Columbus.Read Article

SEK-CAP asks county for ride funding help

Southeast Kansas Community Action Program officials appeared before the Cherokee County Commissioners Monday seeking funding assistance for their transportation program next year. The Cherokee County route serves as a crucial means of transportation for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and lowincome families.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Baxter Springs faces water issues

Residents of Baxter Springs who are customers of the city water received a notice from the city concerning an increase in the levels of disinfection byproducts in the water during the first quarter of this year.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Brown named as new county clerk

The committee men and women of the Cherokee County Republican Central Committee elected Taylor Brown as the new Cherokee County Clerk. Brown has been working in the County Appraiser’s office for the past five years and has lived in the county for 11 years.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Grandson of former President John Tyler dies

(Editors Note: Though it is usual that the News-Report publish news occurring outside Cherokee County. We find the following report to be so unusual we ask our readers to bear with us. That this has been mostly ignored by larger media it is published in general interest. Some of this material was taken from a story by Sarah Kuta in the Smithsonian Magazine.)Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Two Baxter council members resign

Issues within the Baxter Springs Police Department led to the police chief stepping down and a Council Member resigning her position. “The real problem I was facing, as Mayor, occurred when they called me two weeks ago Friday morning and said we were down to two patrolmen to cover the city,” said Mayor Kelly Abbott.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Four BS candidates file for mayor seat

Four candidates have filed for the mayor’s seat in Baxter Springs causing a primary election in the city on August 5. With the filings closing at noon Monday Casi Shaw filed for the mayor’s seat late in the morning challenging Mayor Kelly Abbott and Shannon Mc-Donough and former Mayor Sherry Brown.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Compass Academy returns to Columbus

Once again Junior High students at Columbus will be participating in the Compass Academy program. During the month of June students will be attending the program Monday through Friday 9 a.m.Columbus · Columbus Read Article

Teachers Recognized for 25 Years of Service

More than 650 teachers from 115 school districts in Kansas -- including Columbus -- with 25 or more years of service to education were honored by the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Receiving the recognition from Columbus were Buddy Derfelt, CJSHS biology teacher, Debra Tocchi, Central Second Grade and Melissa Smiley, CJSHS FACS/Culinary Arts teacher.Education · Puebla See the Story

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