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What Will You Be Doing This Weekend?Also Titled : WELCOME COTTONWOOD 200!
It’s Memorial Day weekend in Council Grove! Every year, I think it’s the biggest and the best it could ever be and, every year, you prove...
Zoey Bond
May 24, 20232 min read
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The ALL-NEW COUNCILGROVE.COM is Almost Here!
Phew! This website is the most complex (and downright lovely) I’ve ever worked on. I know I’ve been teasing this for quite some time, but...
Zoey Bond
May 10, 20232 min read
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I’m Working From Hermit’s Cave
If you haven’t seen me in the office this past week, or out and about much at all, there’s a reason for that. No, I am not actually...
Zoey Bond
May 3, 20234 min read
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It Was Always Council Grove
I am writing this article after attending our third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade concerts last night at CGHS. I realize that having...
Zoey Bond
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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Buy-A-Brew with Amy Honer, director of the Council Grove Area Foundation
Once a month, we sit down as a group at one of our local establishments and buy a brew for the guest of honor while we ask them...
Zoey Bond
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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Five Questions with Morris County Historical Society Secretary, Jan Kimbrell
On Saturday, April 15th, 2023, our Morris County Historical Society held an event at the Dunlap Learning Academy in Dunlap, KS. The event...
Zoey Bond
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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This Weekend is #TheFlintHillsLife
I am often asked by friends and family if I am enjoying living in rural Kansas. It’s been a year and a half since our moving truck rolled...
Zoey Bond
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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Second Saturday Is On The Horizon : 4.8.2023! And a few other member reminders . . .
Another Second Saturday is right around the corner, and we are here for it. We chose to call this one an April Stroll & Roll. This...
Zoey Bond
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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It’s Almost April!
Can you believe we're almost through the first quarter of the year? It feels like just last week we were sipping champagne and ringing in...
Zoey Bond
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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A Tail of Two Buildings : Part Two
Last week we explored the story of Building No. 1 in rural America. This building was historic, and these new owners were ready and...
Zoey Bond
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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A Tail of Two Buildings : Part One
Our Council Grove downtown is looking sharp, y’all! And, this is entirely the due to the blood, sweat, and dollars of our area...
Zoey Bond
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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Washunga 2023 : Things are Happening!
Our Washunga Days Festival Committee met on Monday evening at our office, DESTINATION : Council Grove. Meeting with this group is always...
Zoey Bond
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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