MARION COUNTY -- A Kansas man fell asleep at the wheel and struck a school bus head-on Wednesday morning in Marion Co.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs, a school bus was traveling east…

The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners David Fox, Jim Barber, and Wayne Kohler were present. Bill Kassebaum, County Coun…

The Council Grove Community Theatre’s production of On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson opens Friday, February 27, at the Trail Days Art & History Center, 803 W. Main, Council Grove. Based on …

The Council Grove Junior High wrestling team competed in two events in as many days, beginning Monday, Feb. 23 at the Marion tournament. The Braves finished with a combined record of 30-36 and recorde…

Beginning Monday, March 2, reconstruction will begin on K-177 south of Council Grove, mirroring the staged closure that took place north of town several years ago. The first phase will run through mid…

Reprinted from the May 12, 1966, Council Grove Republican and from the collection of Linda Cosgrove.

Editor’s note: This seems like a newsworthy event but it was buried on pages 5 and 7 of the Re…

VISITING THE LEGISLATURE - The local Council Grove Junior/Senior High School JAG-K program was represented at the Capitol in Topeka last Wednesday, February 18. It was JAG-K Day and the high schools w…

The Council Grove Braves dropped a 68-38 decision Monday night to the Burlingame Bearcats in a contest where defensive stops were difficult to secure and transition baskets proved costly.

From the open…

Aleah Weaver and Jaena Baker, seniors at Council Grove High School, have been selected as Rudd Scholars, receiving a four-year, full-ride scholarship.

The Rudd Scholarship is a highly competitive award…