USD 417 has named Samantha Davis, Council Grove Junior/Senior High School English teacher, as the district’s Kansas Master Teacher for 2026-2027.

The Kansas Master Teacher program is supported through …

USD 417 teacher Tracie Schroeder has been selected as the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Teacher Award winner for high school teachers in Kansas.

Schroeder teaches physics at Coun…

The Chase County Bulldogs will be well represented at the 2026 State Track and Field Meet after turning in a strong performance at a competitive regional meet in Humboldt.

Coach Derick Budke reported t…

The Ultimate Sacrifice

The ultimate sacrifice is to lay down your life For God, family, and country. Countless soldiers have charged into battle, Knowing they wouldn’t return to their loved ones And mi…

The Council Grove Lady Braves saw their postseason run come to an end Wednesday at Hesston, where the Hesston Swathers used a seven- run fourth inning to pull away for an 11-1 regional softball victor…

Debra “Deb” Andres, Family and Community Wellness agent for the K-State Research and Extension Flint Hills District, spoke to the Council Grove Rotary Club Wednesday about the role of Extension and se…

The Council Grove Braves are headed to the Kansas Class 3A State Baseball Championship Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning two regional games at home Wednesday, May 20.

Council Grove defeated th…

A community thank you goes to the volunteers who joined together to repaint the flag poles at Council Grove’s Sunnyslope Cemetery last weekend. Those assisting in the effort were Reid Buttrey, Sidney …

TERRIFIC KIDS -- Emprise Bank honored eight local students as Terrific Kids during a recognition dinner Tuesday night. The program recognizes four fifth-grade students and four sixth-grade students fr…

The Council Grove City Council moved through a lengthy meeting Monday, May 18, with several items resulting in discussion rather than final action.

The council approved the consent agenda, which includ…