Jadyn Picolet put an exclamation point at the end of his season on Saturday. Competing in the 3A State Cross Country meet at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Picolet finished 12th overall and set a new PR i…

I thought I was only joking last week when I told the farmer my grain cart skills were in demand, but then I ended up running grain cart for someone else. So maybe I really am a pro... though “a…

JAG-K Organization Holds First Initiation and Installment

This is the first year for Council Grove High School to have a JAG-K program. JAG-K stands for Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas. JAG-K…

According to a recent statewide analysis by Stacker, using 2023 fiveyear estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Kansas counties were ranked by the percentage of homes built in 1939 or earlier. The stu…

Celebrating Excellence and Looking Ahead in USD 417 October has been a month of recognition and progress in USD 417 Morris County Schools, and I’m excited to share some wonderful news with our c…

Kirk McDiffett, Gary Evans, Coach Darrell Harkness, Rick Fisher and Steve Adams; Row 2: Robert Frigo manager, Mike Johnson, Coach Ben Sherwood, Danny Cronin and Louie LeMay; Row 3: Ron Malek, Coach Wa…

The Council Grove Braves have achieved their highest state football ranking in more than half a century, a milestone that echoes the program’s proud past. Ranked No. 9 in Class 2A by MaxPreps, t…

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed that all required water tests for the City of Council Grove meet state drinking water standards. As of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, t…

Alex is a student in Owen Eidman’s fourth grade class. His favorite color is yellow. The best gift he has ever received is a Water Tornado. Alex says he likes to play Roblox-Park Tycoon on his p…

Derrick Doty, musician, historian, and Humanities Kansas Speaker living in Manhattan, will present a program Nov. 4, at the Morris County Courthouse at 2 p.m. It will be in the public meeting room in …