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Julie Hower

Julie Hower

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:52pm

Julie Hower (left) and Gimmie Jo Jansonius are pictured at the Council Grove Rotary Club Wednesday. Hower arranged for Jansonius, who serves as State Director for Rural Development in Kansas, to speak to Rotarians about the opportunities USDA Rural Development offers to Kansans. The loans, grants, and loan guarantees from RD support everything from school buses to libraries and universities; ambulances to regional hospital centers; energy-efficient homes to electric and water utilities; broadband service to bio-fuels industries; local grocery stores to food processors, wholesalers, and much more. Jansonius can be reached at 785-266-1738 or gimmie.jansonius@usda.gov.

The Church Ladies to close symposium with free concert

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 1:14pm

The Santa Fe Trail Symposium will conclude its weekend in Council Grove with a free outdoor concert by The Church Ladies on Saturday, September 27, at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater. The harmony- driven trio will take the stage at 8 p.m. as the finale to the symposium’s Saturday program. The performance is open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.

FREE CONCERT FRIDAY -- The Weda Skirts, a five-piece vocal group from the Flint Hills of Kansas, will perform free at 8 p.m., Friday, at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater.
TO PERFORM SATURDAY -- The Church Ladies known for their polished vocals and seamless harmonies, will perform Saturday night for the conclusion of the Santa Fe Trail Symposium. The free concert will begin at 8 p.m., at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater.

Weda Skirts to Perform Free Concert at Amphitheater

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 1:14pm

As part of the Santa Fe Trail Symposium festivities in Council Grove, the Weda Skirts will perform a free concert at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater on Friday, September 26, beginning at 8 p.m. The concert, which is open to the public, will follow the symposium’s special Friday evening banquet held over and alongside the Neosho River. Dinner tickets for the banquet are still available for $35 at Destination: Council Grove, 512 E. Main, or at the Council Grove Republican office.

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