The Morris County Road Department, to provide the best overall benefit to local residents and the traveling public with the limited resources available, has established a “Winter Weather Snow an…

The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners Jim Barber and Wayne Kohler were present. Bill Kassebaum, County Counselor, and C…

Jensen Holm, son of Aaron and Shelley Holm of Chelsea, Michigan, and grandson of Carolyn Holm of White City, is set to embark on an exciting career in professional baseball. Holm, who will graduate wi…

On October 31, 2024, Rayleigh Wittman, age 21 of Garnett, Kansas, was travelling eastbound on K4 when an opossum entered the roadway. Wittman attempted to swerve to miss the opossum, causing her to lo…

Patti Essary, of Alta Vista, is the winner of Week 17 of the Council Grove Republican’s Pigskin Pick ‘Em football contest. Essary correctly guessed 14 of 16 contests. She will receive a $2…

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December 31, 1924 – The Council Grove…

On December 19, 2024, Ashton Beames, age 22 of Herington, was eastbound on US 56 in her 2001 Ford Explorer at 6:13 p.m., when a deer entered the highway from the south ditch. Beames was unable to avoi…

The Junction City Police Department, in collaboration with the FBI, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect involved in a bank robbery at Sunflower Bank, located…

During a Senate hearing earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall confronted Postmaster General Louis DeJoy with Kansans’ frustrations about rising postal rates and declining service. DeJoy, …

Don Byram Yoder was born on December 23, 2024 at Morris County Hospital. His parents are Aaron and Mary Yoder of Alta Vista and his siblings are Elmer and Wallace. Grandparents are Harry and Melanie B…