Forbes Atlas Missile Site S-5 located two miles west and three miles north of Bushong was one of 107 nationwide missile sites during the Cold War. Kansas with 21 sites, led the nation in the number of sites for the nation’s defense program.

Cold War history lies just miles from Council Grove

For a brief period during the Cold War, rural Kansas was home to some of the most powerful weapons ever placed on American soil.

Between the rolling hills, farms and small towns of the state were under…

Council Grove Braves to host ranked Marysville

Council Grove Braves to host ranked Marysville

The Council Grove High School Braves will return home Friday for a Class 2A district matchup against the Marysville Bulldogs, bringing together two ranked teams that opened district play with victorie…

God’s Mercy… How Unfair!

FAITH MATTERS

Reference Matthew 20:1-16 How many of you think fairness and justice are important? How do injustice and unfairness make you feel? Like the injustice or unfairness of a good person or a small child su…

Amy Oleen-Naaf, second from left on the front row and Karen Bliss, a United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee and second from right in the back row, pose with the Gale Force Five national cycling team and its coaches during a stop in Dwight. Naaf and Bliss became friends after a chance meeting in 2025.

Chance connection brings national cancer cycling relay to Dwight

What began as a search for a place where a group of cross-country cyclists could stop for lunch has developed into an annual connection between a national cancer fundraising ride and the small communi…

Larry Rose to speak at Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Men’s prayer breakfast will be

6:30 a.m., Tuesday at the senior center. Larry Rose will be the speaker. All area men are welcome.

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