May 2 – AJ Dome is new reporter for Council Grove Republican… Izzy Clift is CGES Student of the Week; she is 7 years old and is a student in Mrs. May’s first grade class…Pictured today is a crew cleaning up the Parkerville Park that was damaged by a tornado…Morris County Clerk Chelsea Schmidt announces new website for Morris County Senior Citizens – www.morriscounty. ks. org/morris-county-senior- citizens-inc.
The Morris County Conservation District’s 83rd Annual Meeting will be Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at the Morris County 4-H Community Center located at 612 US-56, Council Grove. A smothered steak and BBQ beef brisket with all the fixings will be catered by Ricky’s Cafe of Hanover.
As cold weather continues with forecasts for increasing blizzard conditions throughout winter, livestock hay needs increase.
On December 30, at approximately 7:40 p.m., sheriff deputies stopped a vehicle at Mackenzie Street & Elm Street in White City. During the traffic stop K9 “Kimber” was deployed and alerted to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted that resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Blanche Martin, of Council Grove, won week 17 of the Council Grove Pigskin Pick ‘Em Football Contest. Martin correctly guessed 15 out of 17 contests. The number of games judged included the “free” one as well as the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. The Monday night game was suspended indefinitely when Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after a collision with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter. After on-field treatment and CPR, an automated external defibrillator was used. Hamlin was transported to a hospital where he is in critical condition. The NFL has not set a new date and time for a rematch.
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