Council Grove High School freshman Logan Stockwell earned Flint Hills League Champion honors in the 300-meter hurdles on Friday coming in at a time of 42.88. Stockwell also finished second in the 110-…

Council Grove’s Claudia Homman is on a mission to raise awareness about a little-known condition that has dramatically changed her life: inclusion body myositis (IBM). Diagnosed in 2018, Homman …

Students of the Wheek

TYING A SCHOOL RECORD . . . In Friday’s regional quarterfinal win over the Herington Railers, 11th grader Maxton Villalobos tied a school record for the most singles in a season at 34. The recor…

Late last week, a Chase County official reached out with a concern: few individuals had filed to run for local public offices as the June 2 deadline approached. Morris County is seeing the same patter…

Council Grove Junior High School will hold its 2025 Eighth Grade promotion ceremony at 7 p.m. tonight, celebrating the accomplishments and transitions of the outgoing class of eighth-grade students.

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The Flint Hills Regional Council had its quarterly meeting at the Dealership Building in Council Grove Friday morning. Seven Flint Hills legislators were in attendance, including Mike Argabright and N…

The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9 a.m. Commissioners Wayne Kohler, Jim Barber and David Fox were present. Bill Kassebaum, County Counselor, and C…

Council Grove Junior/Senior High School honored its graduating seniors during a school-wide awards assembly on Wednesday morning, recognizing students for academic, leadership, and extracurricular ach…

TOP ACADEMIC HONORS . . . Brycen Palmquist (left photo), Council Grove High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian, stands with his parents, Dawn and Lucas Palmquist. Landon Dody was honored as the Class …