A student-run news outlet at the University of Colorado Boulder has become a cautionary example of what can happen when no one knows who controls a website’s domain name.

For years, The CU Indepe…

Local husband-wife team of Alex and Bonnie Birzer are having great success in Louisiana this winter.

Jockey Alex Birzer celebrated his 4,000th career win Friday evening when Big Duck won Race 5 at Delt…

Week 18 marked the finale of the Council Grove Republican’s Pigskin Pick ’Em football contest, and the final weekly winner was not decided until the last game on the schedule.

Jake Hilliard…

The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners David Fox, Jim Barber, and Wayne Kohler were present. Bill Kassebaum, County Coun…

Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County in Herington, an affiliate of Memorial Health System in Abilene, has named Dr. John Mosier the December recipient of the Herington Hero Award.

Mosier has s…

The January 2026 Kaw Mission Councils Lecture Series “Westward Expansion” will be “From the Reservation to Washington: The Rise of Charles Curtis” presented by Author/ Historia…

In an online report by World Atlas, Council Grove was listed fourth as the quietest small town within easy driving distance of Kansas City, located about 120 miles away. The feature highlighted six co…

As the calendar turned to January 1, 2000, much of the world braced for potential chaos. Banks, power grids, transportation systems, and government agencies had spent years preparing for what was wide…

Few topics generate more discussion in Council Grove than water and sewer rates. Many residents agree that aging infrastructure must be addressed, yet the price tag can come as a surprise when those n…

From a February 1930 edition of the Council Grove Republican The text is reproduced word for word, with no corrections, modernization, or editorial changes.

ENACT OLD SCENES FRONTIER ATMOSPHERE RE-CREA…