Donald Wade Davis will portray Smoky Hill Thompson during the Gunfight on the Santa Fe Trail 2022 weekend. Smoky Hill Thompson, a buffalo hunter who established a hunting ranch on the banks of Thompson Creek in 1859. Legend has it that Thompson plowed the ground with a team of buffalo instead of oxen.
USD 417 Superintendent Aron Dody addressed the Council Grove City Council Tuesday, requesting partnership with the city for a dedicated School Resource Officer (SRO) for the district. The possibility of an SRO came about, Dody said, through House Bill 2567, which provides state funds to school districts for School Safety and Security Grants. Dody stated that the SRO would have a presence at all three attendance centers in the district and an office at Council Grove Junior/ Senior High School, where the officer would spend most of their time. The SRO would, according to Dody, aid in educational activities where appropriate and build relationships with the students. The grant funding requested would pay half of the salary for the officer, with the other half coming from the city budget. The council approved the partnership and final approval from the USD 417 Board of Education will be voted upon at their Monday meeting.
“I’ve done so many things, there’s no end to it. I just lived a life and lived it great.”
A Council Grove woman was arrested early Tuesday morning following a traffic stop, the Council Grove Police Department stated in a news release.
At the upcoming Gunfight on the Santa Fe Trail 2022, Chris Raynor will portray Captain Nicholas Nolan, the first company commander of the Co A 10th Cavalry. Raynor and reenactors portraying the Buffalo Soldiers will bring a full encampment display and detail the history of the company, as well as their horses and tack and a demonstration of their maneuvers, commands and period cooking. The Gunfight on the Santa Fe Trail 2022 will be held July 15-16 at Neosho Riverwalk Park. Tickets will soon be available for purchase online at www.santafetrail200.com/gunfight-on-the-santa-fe-trail.
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