NEVER FORGET
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 12:00am
NEVER FORGET -- The memory of 911 twenty years ago set the tone as four sets of five bell rings sounded at the Council Grove Fire Station on Saturday.
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Crafting Leather In The Heart Of The Flint Hills
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00am
Sam Lilley began dabbling in leatherwork while attending college at Kansas State University, where she learned the basics of the craft from a saddlemaker. However, her work with leather began in earnest four years ago when she started Strawberry Roan Leather Co.
History The Council Grove Reservoir Part 1: 1934-1950
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00am
They say Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the Council Grove Reservoir, which took more than 25 years of discussion, contemplation and planning before finally being approved. Flooding in Council Grove and the surrounding areas had long been a concern by the time construction of the Council Grove Reservoir began in July of 1960. Floods in 1902, 1903, 1929, 1932, 1938, 1941 and 1951 had shown the need for flood prevention measures and the Flood Control Act of 1948 and 1950 had sought to address these issues, with the 1950 act authorizing the building of a dam and reservoir in Council Grove.
29th Annual “Voices Of The Wind People” Pageant This Weekend
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00am
The 29th annual “Voices of the Wind People” pageant is an event held every other September in Council Grove that brings to life the area’s rich history. This year’s pageant, the first in the new Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater and the first since the previous pageant was canceled due to COVID-19, will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. Live Santa Fe Trail fiddle music performed by Flint Hills Fiddler Derrick Doty will begin at 7 p.m.
Pianist Slawomir Dobrazanski To Perform Sept ember 19
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00am
Pianist Slawomir Dobrzanski, Professor of Piano at Kansas State University, will perform at the Council Grove High School Auditorium on September 19 at 2 p.m.