The 2026 Council Grove Junior High Spelling Bee was held on January 20, at 1 p.m. at the Council Grove Jr/Sr High School Auditorium. Participants went 16 rounds.

Hudson Hartman, 7th grade, was the cham…

The Morris County Conservation District has presented the 2025 Conservation Bankers Award to Douglas Diekmann of Northwest Morris County.

Doug is a 4th generation farmer and rancher in Morris and Dicki…

Agricultural waste poses a challenge for farmers, even if the subject does not garner a lot of attention outside of rural areas. Farms generate enormous amounts of organic waste, including crop residu…

Earlier in January, 2026 Chuck McClary, a photographer produced a video on YouTube of Elmdale Christian Church. As he photographed the old church in different light and with different lenses, he narra…

The photos above show renderings of the proposed buildings at Council Grove Junior/Senior High School and Council Grove Elementary School following passage of the school bond and completion of constru…

The football contest season at the Council Grove Republican has come to a close, wrapping up with the final session of the Bowl Bash and another strong showing from local football fans.

Session three o…

USD 417 Morris County Schools is issuing a correction to bond campaign materials distributed at Friday evening’s homecoming game.

The printed trifold brochure contained an error in the section de…

The Council Grove High School Braves pulled off a first-round upset Tuesday night at the Flint Hills League Basketball Tournament, defeating the Wabaunsee Chargers, 51–47, as the tournament&rsqu…

Kayden Hewitt and Aleah Weaver were crowned king and queen at the Braves’ winter homecoming Friday night. The Council Grove Braves played the Chase County Bulldogs, losing 49-54 in a competitive…

Prairie Heights Elementary School Honor Roll students for the second quarter are listed below. All As

3rd - Milli Brunkow, Camille Macy

4th - Kresten Armbrust, Bristol Harris, Nova Womack

5th - Owen Brit…