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As we progress through the school year, USD 417 continues to be actively engaged in several important initiatives and activities. We’d like to take this opportunity to update our community on th…

Council Grove teen, Khloe Lif, competed in last week’s NBHA (National Barrel Horse Association) Kansas State Finals, held in Topeka at the Domer Livestock Facility. This event was not only speci…

The great-granddaughter of Rev John Helmick, founder of the town of Helmick, stopped at the Carnegie Archives in Council Grove last week. Barbara Broadbart is shown in this photo as she signs a deed o…

The 2024 Alta Vista Mud Run will be held Saturday on the corner of Hwy 4 and Main Street. The gates open at 9 a.m., with the race to start at 1 p.m. Registration will close at 12 noon.

The event is $10…

A Meet and Greet your Kansas House and Senate Republican Candidate will be held 9-10 a.m., on Saturday, September 28, at 615 E. Main St., in Dwight.

The event is an excellent opportunity to get to know…

(CNBC) -- Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Tuesday she thought her colleagues should have taken a more measured approach to last week’s half percentage point interest rate cut as sh…

Publisher’s Note: Last year I had an informative interview with Melba McFadden, of Wilsey. She is a local expert on Osage Orange or hedge apples. By the time I was going to write the article, it…

Last week two representatives of Diversicare, Angela Frohlich, Assistant Director of Nursing, and Ashley McKnight, Business Office Manager and Human Resource Coordinator, shared about the company&rsqu…

On Friday, Sept. 20, at approximately 7:52 p.m., Officers with the Council Grove Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Wood Street in Council Grove. During the stop, Morris County Sheriff&rsqu…