Tuesday evening, Columbus ISD advised parents of “multiple” students being quarantined and testing positive for COVID-19 at the high school campus. One of the results of this possible outbreak was the cancellation of the high school basketball games that were scheduled for yesterday. As of this morning, the COVID-19 tracking for CISD shows 8 confirmed positive cases among CHS
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Tanner Barcus will represent Parsons in the 2021 Kansas Shrine Bowl this summer.
January 12, 2021 11:31 PM Jacob Lenard
PARSONS, Kan. – Parsons wide receiver Tanner Barcus will have a chance to play one more game this summer.
“I’m very glad for that, because I really do love football,” Barcus says, “I’m glad I get to play again in high school.”
Barcus has been selected to play in the 2021 Kansas Shrine Bowl, after posting 75 catches for more than 1,000 yards with 13 touchdowns in the fall.
“It’s about Tanner. It’s also about Tanner’s teammates,” says Parsons head football coach Jeff Schibi, “I think it means a lot to them as well to be able to see their teammate play in this game.”
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During the Feb. 12 Columbus City Council meeting, Mayor Dwain Dungen was presented with a portrait from the citizens of Columbus. Local pastor and artist Daniel Pore painted the portrait. During the presentation, Pore thanked Dungen for brainstorming with Black leaders in light of the events of the Ferguson incident and showing solidarity with the Black community during the Martin Luther King, Jr. march.
In May, Columbus Community Hospital prepared to lose two valuable assets as Dr. Kirk Anderson of Four Oaks Medical Clinic and CCH CEO Rob Thomas prepared to retire from their posts. Dr. Anderson retired after 40 years of practicing medicine, 35 of which were at Four Oaks Medical Clinic. Thomas retied after serving as CEO and Administrator of CCH for 23 years.
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Crockett “David” Leyendecker Jr., 66, of Columbus, stepped through Heaven’s gates on Dec. 30. He was born June 12, 1954, the oldest of three kids to Doris Kallus Leyendecker and Crockett David Leyendecker Sr. in Columbus. Growing up on the family farm/ranch, he spent many hours on a tractor, which inspired his love of hard work, exploring the outdoors, and his animals. He had the benefit of growing up just down the hill from his maternal grandparents who were a big part of his life.
David graduated from Columbus High School in 1972. During his first semester of college, David met the love of his life, Connie Muske of La Grange and they were married Aug. 9, 1975. David graduated from Texas A&M in 1976 with a degree in Civil Engineering and left the University as a licensed Professional Engineer, Surveyor and Real Estate Broker. Immediately after graduation, David was hired by Dr. Herman Clay of O’Malley and Clay Engineers in Richmond and became a partner in 1986
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