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On Saturday, Dec. 11, 2022, at approximately 1:26 a.m., Columbus Police said they responded to the 2100 block of Walnut Street in regards to an Eagle Lake Police unit with its emergency lights on, stuck and bottomed out in a citizen’s yard.

The deadline for editorial and advertisements for the May 31 edition of The Citizen will be noon on Thursday, May 25. Content may still be submitted after this time, but content will be prioritized by what is sent before the deadline and then as space allows.

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In honor of National Police Week, Marketing and Sales Consultant Missy Theriot from the Colorado County Citizen visited the Columbus Police Department, the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado County EMS on Wednesday, May 17, to thank them for their service.

COLUMBUS – On Monday, May 15, Neuendorff’s Water Well Service, Inc. and Weishuhn Engineering, Inc. turned on a commercial water well at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Champion Valley Columbus location, 1368 Hwy 71 Business.

WEIMAR – The Veterans Memorial Park of Weimar soon will update the electrical and lighting systems in its community hall thanks to a $24,924 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Weimar.

ALLEYTON – Last month, Drymalla Construction Company in cooperation with Vogler Roofing installed shingles in one day at the Habitat for Humanity Home for the Randolph family at 318 Canal St.

COLUMBUS – Not all phish are the kind you want to catch and if you are not careful, you could be impacted financially. The Friends of Nesbitt Memorial Library and Industry State Bank will host a presentation on Cybersecurity on June 1 at Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1127 will host its third annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 10 at the Columbus City Golf Club with a tee off time at 8:30 a.m.

COLUMBUS – A Theatre Day Camp will take place July 19-20 at the Columbus High School Auditorium.

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COLUMBUS – After a delay due to the weather, the fifth-grade classes of Columbus Elementary School and St. Anthony Catholic School will now be able to bury a time capsule at the Courthouse on May 23 at 2 p.m.

It’s graduation season! The following dates and times for graduation are listed below for Weimar, Rice Consolidated, and Columbus:

WEIMAR GRADUATION CEREMONY

Weimar High School Class of 2023 Honor Graduates

Rice High School Class of 2023 Honor Graduates

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The Eagle Lake Grand Mason Lodge awarded a couple of community awards and scholarships on Wednesday, May 17. The first of the awards was the Community Builder award which was given to DJ Sosa for his work leading the youth sports leagues of Rice throughout the years. The Mirabeau B Lamar award for outstanding educators in the community went to Rice counselor Gail Warschak. Two general education scholarships were given out as well as Rice seniors Zane Zbranek and Gabriel Polanco accepted the one-thousand-dollar scholarship award.

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