Governor Laura Kelly has approved updated drought declarations for Kansas counties with Executive Order #23-04. “Kansans have been resilient in the face of drought this past year,” said Governor Kelly. “Even with some regions receiving significant rainfall, I strongly encourage all Kansans to continue to be mindful of ways we can conserve water and minimize fire hazards.”
The Council Grove Elementary School electronic sign read 102 degrees at 1 p.m. on Tuesday when the students were surprised with a gift from the Council Grove Fire Department. Fireman Travis Kopf, who is also a head cowboy at NextGen Cattle Company in Alma, was the fireman who literally showered the CGES students in all grades with mist from the fire truck, which pumped from a nearby hydrant.
MARION (KCTV) - The Marion County Record on Monday released video of the Marion Police Department raid on the home of the paper’s co-owners.
The results of the Poultry Show, which was held on Sunday, July 30th during the Morris County Fair, are listed below: Intermediate Showmanship: Fayth Ehrlich, DS- Purple; Hudson Lange, DS- Purple; Laramie Mayer, DSPurple; Junior Showmanship: Bailey Ehrlich, DS-Purple; Beatty Mayer, DS- Purple Champion Intermediate Showman: Laramie Mayer; Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman: Fayth Ehrlich; Champion Junior Showman: Beatty Mayer; Reserve Champion Junior Showman: Bailey Ehrlich Standard Breed Poultry: Laramie Mayer, DS - Purple (4), Blue (1); Fayth Ehrlich, DS - Purple (2); Beatty Mayer, DS Purple (2), Blue (2); Hudson Lange, DS- Blue Production Pullets Pen of 3: Kassidy Belt, DS - Purple; Hudson Lange, DS - Blue Production Hens Pen of 3: Bailey Ehrlich, DS - Blue; Fayth Ehrlich, DS - Purple; Hudson Lange, DS Blue; Laramie Mayer, DS - Blue Ducks, Call or Bantam: Laramie Mayer, DS - Purple (1), Blue (2); Beatty Mayer, DS- Purple (1), Blue (2); Fayth Ehrlich, DS - Purple (1), Blue (1); Bailey Ehrlich, DS - Blue Open Class Poultry: Waylan Mayer - Blue; Best of Show: Beatty Mayer; Grand Champion Poultry: Beatty Mayer; Reserve Grand Champion Poultry: Fayth Ehrlich; Grand Champion Other Fowl: Laramie Mayer; Reserve Grand Champion Other Fowl: Beatty Mayer.
The Council Grove Republican is proud to announce a new column that will appear on Tuesdays called “Songs of the Flint Hills,” which will contain song lyrics and poems by Flint Hills Balladeer Annie Wilson that celebrate the land and people of rural Kansas and the Flint Hills. Today’s column is titled Peace on the Prairie.”
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