From The Dale Linn Collection

INITIATE FRESHMEN Parade and Bon Fire to Climax Event Tonight (as typed in the Council Grove Republican on September 24, 1947) The routine at the Council Grove high school was anything but normal today as upperclassmen put freshmen through the paces to initiate them as full-fledged members of the student body.

Frank A. Moriarty’s 1922 greeting to the Council Grove Republican

Editor’s note: Frank A. Moriarty was the son of Peter Moriarty, whose role in the Council Grove Republican reaches back to the newspaper’s very beginning. Peter Moriarty brought the newspaper plant from Solomon City, Kansas, to Council Grove for Col. John T. Bradley, who published the first issue of the Morris County Republican on Aug. 24, 1872. Bradley later sold the newspaper to Peter Moriarty, who served as editor and proprietor until his death on June 10, 1875.
The Grassland Reading Room traveling exhibition is free and open to the public during regular Council Grove Public Library hours through September 14.

Grassland Reading Room brings art, science and Tallgrass Prairie to CG

The Council Grove Public Library is hosting Grassland Reading Room, a traveling exhibition bringing together art, science and design to explore the ecology of the tallgrass prairie. The exhibition is …

Celebrates 154 years in a changing industry

As the Council Grove Republican marks its 154th anniversary this week, its history spans much of the rise and contraction of the Kansas newspaper industry.

The Republican published its first issue Aug.…

Twelve seniors are in the Council Grove High School Braves football lineup this year. Pictured left to right are: 41 Bradley Doornbos, 43 Mason Bowman, 20 Grady Kepley, 62 Maddox Ziegler, 34 Mason Samuels, Head Coach Derron Reddick, 4 Nate Seimears, 2 Luke Stewart, 14 Sy’ied Smith-Jenkins, 11 Ethan Yowell, 6 Reid Buttrey, 26 David McDiffett and 54 Leo Salas. The Braves open their regular season at home on Friday, Sept. 4, against Mission Valley. (Photo: Keeley Reddick)

Twelve seniors are in the Council Grove High School Braves football lineup this year

Twelve seniors are in the Council Grove High School Braves football lineup this year. Pictured left to right are: 41 Bradley Doornbos, 43 Mason Bowman, 20 Grady Kepley, 62 Maddox Ziegler, 34 Mason Sam…

A new mural in Herington was dedicated Saturday afternoon on the east side of the Checkered Flag

A new mural in Herington was dedicated Saturday afternoon on the east side of the Checkered Flag

A new mural in Herington was dedicated Saturday afternoon on the east side of the Checkered Flag, an auto repair business at 307 West Walnut. Pictured from left are: Jim Bryant, the mural artist, Jane…

Spry 100-year-old Bill Garton, of Olathe, chose to celebrate his birthday by making a trip to Council Grove’s Hays House for his birthday dinner. He was accompanied by Olathe Chamber of Commerce leaders. Pictured left to right are: Brad Cornell (retired COO Olathe Chamber of Commerce), Brian Geary (current COO Olathe Chamber of Commerce), Bill Garton, and Tim McKee (current CEO Olathe Chamber of Commerce).

100-year-old Olathe man chooses to celebrate in CG

Brian Geary of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce recently contacted the Hays House about bringing longtime Olathe community leader Bill Garton to Council Grove as part of the celebration of Garton’s 100t…

Chase County Sheriff responds to deputy’s firing

On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 11:48 p.m., the Chase County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a large party in the 500 block of EF Road near Cedar Point, Chase County, Kansas, with co…

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