On August 8, Charles Coulter of Eureka was traveling west on US-56 Highway in 2012 Ford F-350 hauling a water tank. The strap holding the water tank broke and the tank fell on to the highway. Along with the tank, a large metal cylinder also fell, striking the truck of Virgil Wigle of Council Grove. No injuries were reported and damage to both vehicles is unknown.
Seven Flint Hills Extension District 4-Hers attended Livestock Sweepstakes on August 21-22, 2021 at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
A Council Grove man was arrested on August 21 following a domestic disturbance on August 18 in which the subject fled the scene.
On August 9, Renee Hudson of Herington was traveling westbound on US-56 Highway when she struck a deer that entered the roadway from the north ditch. No injuries were reported and the extent of the damage to Hudson’s vehicle is unknown.
“Impossible is not a thing and everything is gonna be okay,” said local resident Claudia Homman regarding the degenerative condition she has been suffering from for nearly a decade. Homman is optimistic in spite of the mobility that has been robbed from her by the condition.
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