Day: July 8, 2025

Learn to Level Up Your Business: Social Media Workshops Coming to Clay Center July 25–26
By: Ryan Duey Photo Courtesy of The Collective by Kelsey Ann Community members interested in learning about Social Media and how it can improve their

Summer Donors Needed: Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drives in Kansas
Image courtesy Canva The American Red Cross is calling on all eligible donors to give blood or platelets this summer to help maintain a steady

Concordia’s Zion Lutheran Church 7th Annual Free Community Swim
Zion Lutheran Church Photo Courtesy of Zion Lutheran Church ion Lutheran Church in Concordia, Kansas is proud to announce their 7th annual free community swim

Obituary-Corky Godsey
Wilafred “Corky” Godsey, age 95 of Waterville, passed away on July 2, 2025 at the Blue Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Blue Rapids. Corky

Concordia Moving Forward on Proposed Community Activities Center
Photo Courtesy of ChatGPT Concordia City Commissioners have authorized staff to move forward with grant and loan applications for a potential Community Activities Center at

Everybody Counts of Manhattan to Hold Annual Community Event
By: Ryan Duey Photos Courtesy of Everybody Counts FB Page Everybody Counts, a non-profit organization in Manhattan, will hold its 13th annual community event on

Mosquito Season Hits Kansas: Experts Urge Residents to Eliminate Standing Water and Take Precautions
Image courtesy Canva Summer brings picnics, walks, and park visits—but also mosquitoes. Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth says adult mosquito populations usually rise in

Budget Proposal Criticized for Threatening Health Care, Food Access, and Rural Services in Kansas
Screenshot from virtual press conference In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, July 2, Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas criticized the budget proposal put forward

KCC Approves Cost Recovery for Evergy’s Solar and Gas Projects
Image courtesy KCC The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) announced it has approved two settlement agreements that allow Evergy Kansas Central to recover costs for three

Kearny County Farmer Turns Unproductive Land into Wildlife Habitat and Aquifer Recharge Zone
Image courtesy Canva On the wide, flat plains of northwest Kearny County, farmer Ryan Barnhardt has turned the least productive parts of his dryland fields