Council Grove Rotarian and City Mayor Ryan McDonald gave a presentation on Council Grove’s Tree City USA status and the results of a recent urban tree inventory during the Rotary Club’s Wednesday meeting.
The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at 9 a.m. Commissioners David Fox, Jim Barber, and Wayne Kohler were present. Bill Kassebaum, County Counselor, and Chelsey Schmidt, County Clerk, were present.
The Morris County Conservation District has presented the 2025 Conservation Bankers Award to Douglas Diekmann of Northwest Morris County.
Earlier in January, 2026 Chuck McClary, a photographer produced a video on YouTube of Elmdale Christian Church. As he photographed the old church in different light and with different lenses, he narrated the history of the church, which he had researched. Below is a summary of his narrative.
The photos above show renderings of the proposed buildings at Council Grove Junior/Senior High School and Council Grove Elementary School following passage of the school bond and completion of cons
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