The Council Grove High School Lady Braves enter the 2025–26 season with only five returning players, prompting a year of growth and expanded opportunities across the roster. Head coach Eric Carter said the team will rely heavily on its lone returning starter, senior Haylie Grant, who is expected to provide stability and leadership on both ends of the floor.
There are 47 total bowl and playoff games in this year’s 2025-2026 Council Grove Republican Bowl Bash contest. The full slate includes four college football playoff firstround games, four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and the national championship on Monday, January 19, 2026.
The diary of a horse named Dick (March 23, 1905 article — transcribed word for word) Editor’s note: Historian Dale Linn surmises that Abner Cutler, Dick’s final owner, was believed to be the east-side gunsmith whose shop once stood on the southeast corner near what is now the Post Office Oak in Council Grove. He wonders if Cutler and his wife may have lived on Hog Island, the community referenced in the article where many local children learned to ride the old horse Dick.
The USD 417 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 8, at Council Grove Junior/Senior High School (CGJSHS). The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, with access provided through the south commons entrance.
Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson reported continued gains in dual credit participation, Advanced Placement (AP) performance, and career and technical education (CTE) enrollment during his annual update to the Kansas State Board of Education. The presentation, part of KSDE’s 2024-25 annual report titled Coherence, also highlighted statewide improvements in early literacy instruction and a notable reduction in teacher vacancies.
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