On Wednesday, four Council Grove High School FFA members participated in the East Central District Speech Contest, competing in the Senior Prepared Public Speaking and FFA Creed divisions.
potlight By Tyson Eslinger Superintendent of Schools
NEW CHAPTER . . .Tyler Sisson has been named as the next Head Boys Basketball Coach at Council Grove High School, pending USD 417 Board of Education approval. Sisson said, “I am honored and grateful to be given the opportunity to lead the program that means so much to me. Special thanks to my wife for her support throughout the years, and thanks to everyone who has contributed to making this dream of mine become a reality.” Retiring coach Bruce Hula said, “The program couldn’t be in better hands!”
The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners Wayne Kohler, Jim Barber and David Fox were present. Chelsey Schmidt, County Clerk, and Bill Kassebaum, County Counselor, were present.
Editors Note: History buff and Council Grove resident Dale Linn has offered his collection of historical accounts to the Council Grove Republican, as written by the various newspapers of the time that came and went. Today, we begin a segment called “Our First Settlers”, which was published in the local newspaper the Guard on November 9, 1857. We attempted to keep the grammar and the spelling as it originally was. Although some historians may argue with the historical accounting, the articles are published word for word as they were in 1857 and thereafter. Hopefully, some new facts will be discovered or folklore will continue.
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