Local outdoorsman and communicator Phil Taunton is promoting two scholarship opportunities designed for Kansas youth with a passion for the outdoors and an interest in pursuing wildlife or nature-based careers.
The USD 417 Board of Education met Monday, April 14, 2025, for its regular monthly meeting. The board in a nearly four-hour meeting, covered a full agenda that included personnel decisions, early enrollment updates, policy proposals, and the evaluation of future facility needs.
Mike Seymour Sr. won the annual scavenger-type Easter contest and netted $100 in gift certificates to use at the contest sponsors. After code words were located at local businesses, forms were returned to the Council Grove Republican where correct forms were entered in a drawing that Seymour won.
Council Grove’s beloved Easter tradition returns for its 71st year, as the City Recreation Department invites families to the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19. The hunt begins at 10 a.m., and children are encouraged to arrive a little early and gather at the old soccer building for announcements before the event kicks off.
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