Elizabeth Newton, Council Grove, won the Easter Shopping Trail contest. Her name was drawn from among the correctly filled out entry forms. Incomplete forms were disqualified. Newton will win two $50 certificates to spend at any one of the sponsoring businesses.
There will be a Safe Kids Day at the Council Grove Fire Station, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Saturday, April 15. In addition to learning about fire, water, medication and pedestrian safety, there will be a blender bike, ambulance and fire truck tours, helicopter viewing, Fire/EMS demonstrations, an educational water display from ESU and a police drone demonstration.
Morris County Hospital in Council Grove announced this week that it has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™.
The Council Grove City Council met Tuesday for its regular first meeting of the month. In the public comment section, the council heard from Jan Sciacca of the Council Grove Republican who is concerned with the building of large U.S.P.S. Regional Processing & Distribution Centers. An anonymous source conveyed to her that the Council Grove post office was scheduled to be a “spoke” to a Distribution Center that would be built near or in Emporia, which would mean it would no longer be a full-service post office, with reduced staff, hours and services. The City Council was interested in the news. City Administrator Nick Jones had contacted Senators Moran and Marshall’s offices as well, looking for answers.
In the above left photo, is the historic and full-service Council Grove Post Office. In the photo on the right, the smaller building is an Amazon Distribution Center, and the larger building in the front is a USPS Center in NorthPoint, NC.
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