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100+ YEAR OLD AMARYLLIS PLANT -- Ruth Bacon sits next to an amaryllis plant that has been in her family and in the same pot for over 100 years. It was given to Bacon by her mother as a wedding gift 69 years ago. Bacon explains that the color is simple, no

Century-old orange amaryllis remains in Ruth Bacon’s care

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 1:18pm

Ruth Bacon of Council Grove is the longtime caretaker of an orange amaryllis that has been in her family for more than a century.

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ROTARY SPEAKER -- Rotarian Vern Hay (left) invited Morris County Clerk Chelsey Schmidt to be a guest speaker at Council Grove Rotary on Wednesday. Schmidt chose the topic of elections.

County Clerk reviews election procedures for Rotary Club

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 1:18pm

Morris County Clerk Chelsey Schmidt spoke to the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday, providing an overview of how local elections are administered and reviewed.

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JH Lady Braves Sweep Lyndon

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 2:14pm

The Council Grove Junior High Lady Braves returned from Thanksgiving break with a strong performance Tuesday night, sweeping all three games against the Lyndon Tigers.

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Council Grove City Council addresses residency rules, library repairs of $8,679

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 2:14pm

The Council Grove City Council met Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 2025, with all councilors present except Third Ward representative Sean Honer. The meeting opened with the approval of the consent agenda, which included minutes from the previous meeting, appropriations totaling $38,214.83, a renewal application for cereal malt beverage sales at Dollar General, and a renewal application for on/off-premise cereal malt beverage sales at Saddlerock Café. There were no lake house transfers.