Baxter Springs News

Throughout our history, America has been protected by Veterans willing to make the many sacrifices necessary to advance the cause of freedom. via KSNF

“I said 'Michael, just leave her alone,' or something”

COLUMBUS, Kan. - A Baxter Springs man was bound over on rape charges Friday, despite testimony challenging statements by the alleged victim. via Joplin Globe

“As young kids, I don't think we realized the significance of it.”

Who: Thomas S. Cadden, 83, of Glenview, Ill., retired advertising executive and author of the 'Mr. Clean' jingle.

When and how he died: Friday of complications from pneumonia.

A basement recording studio: Cadden's basement was stuffed full of tapes -- old reel-to-reel numbers at first, then cassettes as technology changed. That basement held his beloved piano and a perch from which he strung together his songs.

'He would just sit down at the piano and pluck away and come up with words,' said son Tim Cadden of Overland Park. 'He probably wrote over 300 to 400 songs in his career, and he sold quite a few of them.' Read more

League champion Girard, runner-up Girard and fourth-place finisher Southeast each placed two players on the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League's all-conference volleyball first team while St. via The Morning Sun

“It's excellent. They have it down to a fine art. It should be used as a model elsewhere.”

By Roger McKinney and Wally Kennedy news@joplinglobe.com When the Cherokee County Health Department held a flu-vaccination clinic last year at the Riverton Friends Church, a long line snaked outside church ... via Joplin Globe

The Neutral Lands Cherokee, a non-federalized American Indian group, has reported three recent burglaries at its offices and thrift store at 617 Ottawa Ave. via Joplin Globe

“I could, if I wanted to, rip off your head and use it as a doorstop.”

Well, another night of fear and minor destruction is behind us. No more creepy people. via Joplin Globe

“We offer these people a way out of the flood plain”

COLUMBUS, Kan. - A Federal Emergency Management Agency official on Tuesday described the procedure for buyouts of flood-damaged houses in Cherokee County. via Joplin Globe

“No patrol deputy or communications officer has the authority to have these agencies respond outside of their respective jurisdictions.”

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Norman on Wednesday faxed a statement to police chiefs in Galena and Columbus, telling them to stay on their own turf. via Joplin Globe

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - The Baxter Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved a water-rate increase that will result in a nearly 15 percent increase for some customers and a 23.5 percent increase for others. via Joplin Globe

“We play newer stuff, too, but most of the time we don't get to play newer stuff unless it's a younger crowd or if it's later in the night and they're drunk”

None of the three members of Faded Element are old enough to drink, but they have rocked plenty of bars. via ParsonsSun.com

The fog swirled in the chilled air as we wove our way from Missouri to Kansas. The darkness pressed all around the white bubble formed by the headlights of my car. via Joplin Globe

Cherokee County Attorney Michael Goodrich, facing federal charges of extortion, has resigned, effective Dec. via Newton Kansan

And Kansas residents didn't escape the damaging winds. The Sonic Drive In on Military Avenue in Baxter Springs was severely damaged. via KODE-TV Joplin

And Kansas residents didn't escape the damaging winds. The Sonic Drive In on Military Avenue in Baxter Springs was severely damaged. via KODE-TV Joplin

“This is the first time we've done something like this.”

Officials eye reuse of abandoned gas stations October 17, 2007 The Joplin Globe reports that federal EPA and state officials are looking at ways to reuse abandoned gas stations along Route 66 into productive ... via Route 66 News

Grand opening for Route 66 Visitors Center October 14, 2007 I was pressed for time, but I managed to stick around for about an hour or so to shoot pictures the grand opening Saturday of the new Kansas Route 66 ... via Route 66 News

Route 66 Visitors Center to open Saturday October 11, 2007 A new Route 66 Visitors Center, housed in a renovated 1930 Phillips 66 gas station in Baxter Springs, Kan., is set to open Saturday afternoon, reports ... via Route 66 News