The Council Grove Republican received statewide recognition Monday, earning 15 honors, including seven first-place awards, in the 2026 Awards of Excellence contest presented by the Kansas Press Association.
Conner is a fourth grade student in Destiny Barnett’s class. His favorite color is blue. Conner says his best gift ever is a Nintendo Switch and that his favorite weekend activity is playing Minecraft. His dream superpower is invisibility and teleportation.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION NOTICE: Smoky Hill Construction has started brick removal on Mackenzie Street (Highway 4) in White City. There will be no parking on Mackenzie Street between Grand and Main. Grand, Adolph and Main Streets will all be closed on the south side of Mackenzie Street. The north side of Mackenzie Street will remain open for east and west bound traffic. When the south side is completed, they will begin the north side. Total construction is anticipated to last 110 days. Residents can enter city hall through the back door in the alley, call in your payment to 785-349-2228 or pay online at whitecityks.net.
The USD 417 Board of Education met Monday for its April meeting. The 5+ hour meeting, which adjourned at 11:36 p.m., covered matters involving praise of staff, praise of students, facilities situations, curriculum and technological purchases and employment and resignations.
Work has started on the new Council Grove Casey’s, located at Union and Market streets. Although the land seemed cleared previously, there was plenty of debris being dredged and cleared Monday afternoon.
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