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Area high school Centre earned recognition for its commitment to sportsmanship during the 2025-26 basketball season, being named the Wheat State League Sportsmanship Champion by its peers.

The Council Grove City Council met Tuesday evening, May 5, with approximately 50 people in attendance and significant public interest focused on the status of Police Chief Shawn Wangerin.

I would like to take this opportunity to add as much clarity and transparency as possible around the events last week regarding Chief Wangerin and correct the misinformation that is spreading on social media. Due to personnel policy, there is much I cannot say. To begin, I would like to thank him for his many years of service to the city of Council Grove. I know he is well liked and has done many good things during his tenure here. If I didn’t believe that, I would not have re-appointed him as Chief less than 4 months ago.