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On Friday, Paola High School parents and students can get information about a number of technical careers.

This year's Veteran's Day ceremony will be at the Earl Collier Post 153 of the American Legion, 410 E. Dennis, today, starting at 4:30 p.m. Students from the "Comets Care" program at Cedar Creek Elementary School will sing the National Anthem.

By Roger McKinney rmckinney@joplinglobe.com COLUMBUS, Kan. - The Cherokee County commissioners in September said they were pleased with the 2010 budget that kept the same property tax rate as this year.

Authorities are investigating a Monday afternoon shooting in Cherokee County. Law officers were called to an area near a pit west of Columbus, Kansas.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - A Cherokee County jury on Thursday found Robert Jarman guilty of second-degree murder in the 2007 shooting death of his wife, Suzanne Jarman.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Robert Jarman's psychiatrist on Wednesday described "a pretty potent cocktail" of prescriptions Jarman was taking that could impair him.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Carly Jarman told a Cherokee County jury on Monday about spending her brother's birthday with him and her parents at her grandparents' house.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Though still in an early stage, a Cherokee County program has so far kept 58 pounds of prescription drugs out of water systems.

Robert Jarman's trial in the 2007 shooting death of his wife, Suzanne, is expected to begin Monday in Cherokee County District Court.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - The Columbus Board of Education has voted to establish a committee to look at options for the football stadium.

A rural Columbus, Kansas man charged with killing his wife will finally go to trial after two years of delays.

A Kansas man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin on a charge that he robbed a man of his wallet and cookies in August using a toy gun.

Michelle Mowry is looking for ghosts. More specifically, she's in search of firsthand accounts of paranormal activity for a book she is writing about hauntings in New England.

He has been given a little less than two years to live, but he is far from ready to give up on life.

Residents and representatives of Treece say elevated levels of lead among the populace boosts their case for a federal buyout to evacuate the southeast Kansas town.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - An ordinance approved this week by the Columbus City Council allows people to operate golf carts on city streets, with restrictions.

The Columbus Day Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, again featuring the Hot Air Balloon Regatta.

Paola and Louisburg residents should expect to see a new red vehicle cruising through town, Jayhawk decals and all.

There will be little sign today of a drastic weather change expected to arrive early Thursday as heavy storms move through the region, National Weather Service forecasters indicate.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - The Cherokee County commissioners have approved a $13.9 million budget for 2010, with no increase in property taxes and a less than 1 percent increase in total spending.