1976
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hewitt, Nebraska City, NE, parents of Shanda Lee…Earl Forsberg, Burdick, is candidate for County Commissioner, 3rd District…Dr. Ted Kessinger, Lindsborg, to be guest speaker at Marion Hill Lutheran Church and Hebron Lutheran Church.
1986
Dignitaries of Kaw Tribe, other tribal members and white friends gather to honor unknown Kaw Indian buried near Council Grove and honored with monument dedicated in 1925…Bryan McCoy is grand marshal of Wah-Shun-Gah Days parade …Petting zoo is new feature of annual celebration.
1996
White City High School senior class officers are Bobby Coons, president; Shannon Britt, vice-president; Kylee Engel, secretary-treasurer; and Melanie Lawrenz, Student Council representative…Kansas Kids Can Read is summer reading program at Elm Creek Township Library in Wilsey.
2006
Mary Honeyman, Garland Richardson, Louise Carlin and Sharon Haun play key roles in planning and carrying out successful Symphony in the Flint Hills on Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve…Chris and Fonda Rose, Ottawa, parents of twin girls, Layne Lucille and Landree Kay… Debbie Wright is new postmaster at Dwight Post Office.
2016
Vernon Hay files before the recent deadline for a third term on the Board of County Commissioners, 2nd District…A card shower is planned for Richard Luce who will celebrate his 90th birthday… Seniors of the Council Grove High School track team earning letters this spring are Jordan Birzer, Bryce Cartmill, Megan Goeckel, Tamaya Hamilton, Kyle Hayes, Paul Lamberson, Charles Pretzer, Maddy Tischhauser and Paulina Trillo.