Headlining a full lineup of entertainment for Washunga Days at Council Grove, June 18-19, will be the Read Southall Band.  Entertainment for all ages highlights Washunga Days, June 18-19, at historic Council Grove right on the old Santa Fe Trail.  “The annual festival celebrates the culture both past and present of Council Grove and Morris County,” according to Deidre Knight.  Representing Story Media Company for Washunga Days, Knight said, “It is a c...

Essential Quality, ridden by jockey Luis Saez, won the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes.  Essential Quality edged out Hot Rod Charlie to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 5, 2021.  “The sun was shining, and the track was fast,” exclaimed Melissa Hoppert, race analyst. “After a year away because of the coronavirus pandemic, the crowd at Elmont, New York, was more joyful than inebriated.”   Favored to win the Kentucky Derby in...

In tradition began more than eight decades ago, the annual Flint Hills Rodeo at Strong City remains in the former front yard of E.C. Roberts who started the longtime Western action. Contestants from throughout United States will gather June 3-4-5, for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association competition.  “The show will go on.”  E.C. Emmett Roberts insisted that a number of times when workers contended that the Flint Hills Rodeo should be canceled.  Nope,...