A look back at Council Grove in 1872
Editor’s note: the dates used in the following article are those that were printed in the August 24, 1922, Council Grove Republican.
The Council Grove Republican marks its 154th anniversary Monday, Aug…
USD 417 records an opening-day headcount of 683
USD 417 Morris County recorded an opening-day headcount of 683 students for the 2026-2027 school year, a decrease of 43 students from last year’s opening-day total of 726.
All three district schools re…
Remembering United States Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker spent much of her public life breaking barriers.
The longtime Morris County resident, who died Friday, Aug. 21, at age 94, became the first woman elected to repre…
Artemis II team visits Kansas Cosmosphere
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran welcomed members of NASA’s Artemis II crew to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson last week, an institution the astronauts themselves have described as the “best space museum on planet…
New BCBS rates 15% higher, Republic Services staffing causing challenges
The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners Jim Barber, David Fox and Wayne Kohler were present. Chelsey Schmidt, County Clerk,…
Mule mail remains a lifeline to Grand Canyon Community
Editor’s note: The next time we want to complain about mail delivery, we may want to remember this article. Its information was reported by Allan Stein of The Epoch Times.
PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. — Long a…
Eisenhower Foundation building for next generation
A new $17 million education center under construction at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene will give students and other visitors opportunities to step into an Oval Of…
FinCEN ends ownership reporting for U.S. Companies
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced Aug. 11 that it is permanently eliminating beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons under the Corporate Transparency Act. The final rule, effective Aug. 14, makes permanent exemptions established in March 2025. FinCEN also said it will delete previously reported information involving individuals it reasonably believes are U.S. persons.
Animal disease research facility not fully operational
(Kansas Reflector) The $1.25 billion biocontainment facility in Manhattan developed for cutting-edge research on the most dangerous animal diseases is not fully operational three years after its ribbon-cutting, a federal report determined.
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