Flint Hills District 4-H members competed in Livestock Judging recently at the K-State Livestock Sweepstakes, where Macey Hensley placed third individually among 220 participants statewide.

The Council Grove Public Library is hosting Grassland Reading Room, a traveling exhibition bringing together art, science and design to explore the ecology of the tallgrass prairie.

Twelve seniors are in the Council Grove High School Braves football lineup this year.

A new mural in Herington was dedicated Saturday afternoon on the east side of the Checkered Flag, an auto repair business at 307 West Walnut.

Brian Geary of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce recently contacted the Hays House about bringing longtime Olathe community leader Bill Garton to Council Grove as part of the celebration of Garton’s 1

USD 417 Morris County recorded an opening-day headcount of 683 students for the 2026-2027 school year, a decrease of 43 students from last year’s opening-day total of 726.