Area high school Centre earned recognition for its commitment to sportsmanship during the 2025-26 basketball season, being named the Wheat State League Sportsmanship Champion by its peers.

The honor is…

The Council Grove City Council met Tuesday evening, May 5, with approximately 50 people in attendance and significant public interest focused on the status of Police Chief Shawn Wangerin.

Following the…

Monarch Molding, Inc., a long-standing manufacturing presence in Council Grove, has closed its doors, bringing an end to nearly seven decades of operation, known under the names of Buckeye Bait and Mo…

I would like to take this opportunity to add as much clarity and transparency as possible around the events last week regarding Chief Wangerin and correct the misinformation that is spreading on socia…

The baccalaureate service for Council Grove High School seniors will be Sunday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m., at the auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Flint Hills Ministerial Alliance.

The program incl…

Ten Council Grove High School juniors were inducted in to the National Honor Society on Thursday. Students become eligible during their junior year of high school by earning a minimum GPA of 3.25. New…

This is Part 2 of a five-part series based on a Kansas Court of Appeals ruling involving Council Grove Lake. This series is drawn directly from the court’s opinion and focuses on what was presen…

What began as a simple rental of a historic Chase County building has come full circle, as Kansas country artist Logan Mize prepares to return to Cottonwood Falls for a special acoustic performance ti…

Pitmaster Jonny Talib, a Le Cordon Bleu–trained chef, is bringing his Houston, Texas–influenced BBQ and soul food to the heart of the Flint Hills with the grand opening of Jonny V’s …

On Friday morning, I learned from a city employee and multiple other sources that Council Grove Police Chief Shawn Wangerin had resigned. I reached out to Wangerin via personal message seeking comment…