As the nation prepares to observe its 250th anniversary, the Council Grove Republican asked area residents to share the names of Revolutionary War-era ancestors preserved in their family histories. Th…

John Locke may not be a household name to many Americans, but his ideas helped shape some of the most important words ever written in the nation’s history.

Locke’s writings were known to many of the me…

The Dealership Building, located at 318 W. Main St. in Council Grove, is entering a new chapter after five years under the care of the McDonald family.

The McDonald family announced that Shannon Kimbal…

Do not take local grocery stores for granted The news from Chapman, Kansas, should give small towns like Council Grove, Herington and Alta Vista reason to pause.

Chapman is a town many in this area kno…

DECLARATION OF

DEPENDANCE

The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent…

1976

Billy Hood and Teresa Hultgren, members of Chargers Track team, place in Manhattan Bicentennial Classic…Mr. and Mrs. Wes Swenson enter 1901 Oldsmobile Surrey and 1927 Chrysler Roadster in Bicenten…

More than 600,000 Kansans projected to travel over 4 th EMPORIA (KVOE) -- Despite higher prices at the gas pump, Kansas AAA is still anticipating a sizeable number of travelers for the Fourth of July …

2002 – American businessman, Steve Fossett completes the first solo around-the-world Balloon Flight-This was Fossett’s 6th attempt to circumnavigate the world. It took him 13 days in a balloon called …

The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners Jim Barber, David Fox and Wayne Kohler were present. Chelsey Schmidt, County Clerk, and…

Council Grove Reservoir Channel Catfish - Fair/Good; Saugeye - Fair/Good; White Bass - Fair; Wiper - Fair; Crappie - Fair

Normal elevation...........1274.00 Current elevation...........1279.99