CG Youth Football teams face Abilene
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 2:11pm
Council Grove Youth Football teams took on Abilene on October 11, with one win and two tough losses on the day.
News
Board members share “Good News” at USD 417 meeting
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 2:11pm
Because several executive sessions were scheduled to follow, the “Good News” portion of the meeting took place after our editor had left the meeting. At the board’s request, members later provided their remarks so they could be shared with the public.
Lady Braves fall to Wabaunsee on Senior Night
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 2:11pm
The Council Grove High School Lady Braves volleyball team hosted Wabaunsee last night for Senior Night. After hard fought games, both the varsity and junior varsity teams ended up short.
“On Kaw Butte” Brings Council Grove’s Past to Life Through Fictional Lens
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 2:11pm
When author Jim Knoch first rolled into Council Grove, Kansas, it wasn’t with the intention of writing a novel, and certainly not of embedding the town so deeply into one. His first visit nearly 40 years ago was an accident. Traveling the Midwest for his antique business and taking a detour from the usual I-70 route, Knoch happened into town just as the Washunga Days parade was ending. Caught at the tail end of what he described his “beat-up old Chevy van” with a few of his children in tow, he found himself as the first one in line to continue through town behind the parade.
Crowd attends CG Candidate Forum
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 2:11pm
The Council Grove Republican and Gieswein Insurance Agency hosted an election Candidate Forum Tuesday night at the historic Carnegie Building, drawing about 100 attendees from both the city and county. Candidates presented their priorities through opening statements and audience-submitted questions focused on local governance, taxes, infrastructure, housing, and downtown revitalization. Mayoral Race: Berner vs. McDonald