Concordia News

Many people found their homes in Kansas as a part of the Orphan Train program run by the Children's Aid Society and the New York Foundling Hospital from 1854 to 1929.

Heath Martin, a Mankato, Kan., native is the new director of admissions and enrollment services at Terra Community College.

The only wind energy program in Kansas is struggling to keep up with demand for turbine technicians.

Music at later dates include: June 21, organist Judy Weber and soprano soloist Michelle Dolan; June 28, Matt and Stephanie Gerry, vocal and instruments; July 5, Teri Morrison-Johnson, soprano soloist from Waco, Texas; July 12, David Lowe, viola, Lindsborg; July 19, Jeff Pelishek, saxophone, Hutchinson; July 26, Dan and Gerilyn Diederich, soprano ...

Fans of Sprint Car Racing came together to support a USAC driver killed Friday night.

A 34-year-old Kansas driver has died after crashing in a race at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa.

Former Lincolnville residents Larry and Kelly Montgomery of Lindsborg announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Montgomery, to Nathan Mansfield, son of Curtis and Tammy Mansfield and Kristy and Tony Studt, all of Concordia.

Karl deRochefort-Reynolds will talk about historic firearms at 1 p.m. Sunday in the faculty lounge of T-Bird Cafe on the Concordia campus of Cloud County Community College.

Manhattan Area Technical College has ended a program, which officials there said they hoped would bring in money and help form lasting connections with area universities and colleges.

WICHITA, Kan. - An armada of more than 40 cars and trucks carrying more than 80 scientists and crew members tore out across the Great Plains last Friday in search of violent tornadoes that live long enough to scrub the ground for several terrifying moments.

"Little Festival on the Prairie," a music festival, is May 29-31 at the LCL Buffalo Ranch at Clifton.

Mike Money's south Salina auto dealership has sold Buicks since the late 1940s, and the dealership will keep selling the GM car line at least through October 2010, Money learned Friday.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia have received a $2,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Cloud County to be used for the planned Neighbor to Neighbor Center.

CONCORDIA, Kan. - She was a difficult birth, so it's not surprising her mother named her Stormy.

School board tables library expansion Last Updated: May 12, 2009 By Brad Lowell Blade-Empire Editor A decision on whether or not to proceed with the expansion of the library at the Middle School was tabled last night until it can be determined if Qualified Zone Academic Bond financing is available to fund the project.

Brad Underwood , assistant coach of the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, was in Concordia, Kan., on Wednesday to participate in the annual Solomon Valley-North Central Kansas Catbacker event.

The program is free and open to the public. An offering will be taken. For more information, call the Teens for Christ office, 243-1154. n Vacation Bible School at Belmont Boulevard Christian Church, 2508 Belmont, will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 27 to 31.

This face is part of The Whole Wall Project under construction in downtown Concordia.

Board discusses inter-local agreement possibilities Last Updated: April 29, 2009 Jerry Collins, IT Tech and Robert Walsh, County Attorney, discussed the possibility of the county's having a yearly Inter-local Agreement with the city of Concordia for computer services being provided by Collins, at the board of county commissioners weekly meeting, ...

Three men robbed Andrew Eli and Justin Budreau on Saturday afternoon and then fatally shot them in the back of the head as they lay on the floor, according to court records released today.Jackson County prosecutors charged Eria L. Doss, 17, Michael G. Gunn, 19, and Larry D. Marshall, 20, each with eight felonies: two counts of second-degree murder ...