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- Baxter Springs group targets 'social hosting'
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - A group of Baxter Springs High School students is taking a stand against adults who are the hosts for gatherings where minors have access to alcohol.
- Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Audubon chapter builds bluebird boxes
Bluebirds in the region will find about 60 additional rooms available next nesting season, and some of them might be cozy as early as this winter, thanks to a bluebird box construction project taken on by ...
- Commerce woman receives probation for marijuana sales
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Cherokee County District Judge Kent Lynch on Thursday sentenced a Commerce, Okla., woman to 18 months on probation with intensive supervision.
- Galena High School students continue Veterans Day tradition
Galena High School students on Monday continued a 12-year tradition of honoring veterans on Veterans Day.
- Cherokee County elects new sheriff, county clerk, county commissioners
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Cherokee County voters on Tuesday elected David Groves, a Baxter Springs police officer, as their new county sheriff, according to complete but unofficial returns.
- Some rural residents in Cherokee County advised to boil water
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - People living in Cherokee County Rural Water District No.
- Baxter Springs polling place reports no problems
The polling place at the Baxter Springs Community Center just before 10 a.m. was busy, but there were no lines.
- Spending in campaign for Cherokee County sheriff approaches $10,000
COLUMBUS, Kan. - David Groves, the Democratic nominee for Cherokee County sheriff, has spent just more than $7,000 on his campaign, and his Republican opponent, Garry Abram, has spent just more than $2,000. ...
- New Baxter Springs chamber director has full plate
Well-wishers gathered at the Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce office Thursday for a reception for Jim Hall, new chamber executive director.
- New round of mine-waste cleanup slated in Baxter Springs, Treece area
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $20.5 million contract to clean up mine waste around Baxter Springs and Treece.
- Cherokee County voters to tab several officials
COLUMBUS, Kan. - With open positions for sheriff and county clerk, there likely will be plenty of interest in races on the Nov.
- Property taxes rising in Cherokee County
COLUMBUS, Kan. - As the economy appears to be wobbling, people in Cherokee County are again facing increasing property taxes.
- Galena seeks to boost employees' pay
GALENA, Kan. - The Galena City Council met Tuesday to try to find ways to give pay raises to city employees.
- Most Cherokee County school districts record enrollment increases
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Cherokee County school districts have experienced slight increases or slight decreases that are not expected to affect state funding.
- Baxter Springs City Council approves $5.3 million budget
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - The 2009 Baxter Springs city budget includes decreased spending and a small increase in property taxes.
- Pittsburg man gets life in prison in 2007 slay ...
A Pittsburg man is sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of a former Pittsburg State University athlete.
- Kansas author to discuss Civil War biographies
The men, like some of the battles in which they fought, have been part of the overlooked Civil War, said Collins.
- "Mysteriously Disappeared"
The "Union" pursuit of Confederate Guerrillas and Bushwhackers in Missouri was frustrating to the "Union Hounds" because the "Confederate Foxes" always seemed to mysteriously disappear into the bush, brush and ...
- "Outlaw" Premieres at Topeka Civic Theatre
Topeka theatre fans were taken back to the windblown days of 1871 in Baxter Springs, KS with the scene of Topeka Civic Theatre's newest production.
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City DescriptionBaxter Springs is a city situated along the Spring River in the extreme southeastern part of Cherokee County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 4,602 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 4,221 in the year 2006. It is the most populous city of Cherokee County.
In the 19th century, the town developed as one of the first "cow towns" in Kansas, where thousands of head of cattle were driven to market.
Baxter Springs is the south-west end of the section of U.S. Route 66 that passes through Kansas.
Expansion of cattle ranching led to the growth of Baxter Springs as the first cow town in Kansas. Around 1868 there was a great demand for beef in the North. Texas cattlemen and stock raisers drove large herds of cattle from the southern planes, and used Baxter Springs as a way point to the northern markets. The town organized a Stockyards and Drovers Association to buy and sell cattle. They constructed corrals for up to 20,000 head of cattle, supplied with ample grazing lands and fresh water. Texas cattle trade stimulated the economy and Baxter Springs grew rapidly.
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