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Country-rock artist Austin Snell will headline the 2026 Washunga Days concert Saturday, June 20, at the Neosho River Amphitheater in Council Grove. The evening will begin at 6 p.m.

1976 1st Infantry Division Band to march in parade and provide patriotic music for Bicentennial Celebration here…Mr. and Mrs.

1991 – Mount Pinatubo explodes-The stratovolcano’s eruption was one of the most violent of the 20th century. About 800 people died, but the event had also global consequences. For example, it caused a global temperature drop of 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).

05/21 MRSO/Theft: 500 blk S Walnut, Delavan; EMS/Respiratory: 554 Co-untry Ln; CGPD/Open Line Welfare Check: 1200 blk Old Hwy 4; EMS/Pt transfer to Assisted Living; CGPD/ Theft of Services: 1100 blk Hwy 56; EMS/Medical: 1400 blk W Main; CGPD/Suspicious Vehicle: 500 blk N Union. CGPD/ Welfare Check: 20 Market St; MRSO/Overturned tractor 5/22 CGPD/Warrant Arrest; MRSO/ Traffic Hazard: Hwy lo, train block ing roadway; EMS/Medical Alert: 500 blk W Conn St 05/23/2026 MRSO/Agency Assist: Alta Vista, Missing elder; MRSO/Welfare Check: S 800 Rd & Hwy 177; CGPD/ Dog at Large: 200 blk Fairway Dr; CGPD/Dogs at Large: 100 blk Lakeside Dr; MRSO/Welfare Check: Richie Cove; MRSO/Dog Bite: Kahola Rd; CGPD/Trespass: 10 blk S Belfry 05/24 CGPD/Reckless Driver: S Chautauqua; CGFD/CO2 Alarm; EMS/ Pt transfer to Stormont Vail Topeka; CGPD/Protection Order Violation: Walnut St; MRSO/Cow Out: G Ave & S 3100 Rd 05/25 DWFD/Agency Assist: Fire: Geary Co 05/26/2026 CGPD/Noise Complaint: Main St & Neosho St; MRSO/Theft: 100 blk Gentle Breezes Lnu EMSbCGPDb Respiratory Distress: 700 blk W Conn; EMS/Pt Transfer to Stormont Vail Topeka; HEFD / CGFD/Mutual Aide w/ Herington: 900 blk N D St 05/28/2026 EMS/Pt Transfer to Stormont Vail Topeka; CGPD / MRSO; Child en-dangerment & Assault on LEO, Arrest x2; EMS/Medical Alarm: 1400 blk Hwy 56; EMS/ Pt transfer to KU Med; EMS/Cardiac: E Hwy 56 05/29 MRSO/Reckless Driver: 2800 Rd & F Ave; MRSO/Offender Investigation: Pioneer Village; EMS/Medical Alarm: 1400 blk Hwy 56, Possible Co2 leak 05/30/2026 MRSO/Suicidal Threat: W.C.; MR SO/Motorist Assist: Hwy 177 & F Ave, Flat Tire; MRSO / CGPD/Un- bound Gravel traffic control & rider assistance/ EMS /Unbound Gravel Medical, Bike Wreck.

The White City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall was the site of the 66th annual reunion of the family of Gust and Nessie Hultgren. The day started with visiting and eating.

About this time last year, 2025, I was beginning to think about city governance in Council Grove, where my wife and I moved after my retirement from university teaching in 2021. With some departures from the City Council and the retirement of our previous mayor, 2025 was shaping up as a season of potential opportunities in our community.

K-State Extension news service A Kansas State University horticulture expert says not all trees should be salvaged if they were damaged by storms and heavy winds that hit parts of Kansas recently. From broken branches and dead limbs falling from trees, to entire trees being blown over at ground level, the extent of storm damage on trees can vary.

Commodities will be distributed at the Alta Vista Senior Center on June 18, beginning at 10 a.m. You must be a resident of Wabaunsee County to receive the commodities..

Men’s prayer breakfast will be 6:30 a.m., Tuesday at the senior center. Drew Montgomery will be the speaker.

The Harvesters Community Food Network, with partner organization Alta Vista High View Church, will have a distribution of fresh, nutritious food to individuals and families in need on June 23. The distribution will be at the church at 402 Main from 12:30-1:30 p.m.