Concordia News

Recent rain has caused some low-lying areas to become flooded, closing some Missouri highways.

A Washburn University student is dead after being hit while walking in a roadway.

Okay, so there's no English word "Concordic", but that's the adjective often used to describe the topics and use cases we discuss in Project Concordia .

Larry Hardison, of Concordia, Mo., looks at his swine flu scrapbook. The 64-year-old survived a case of the flu in 1976 and made international news.

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. a ' A 26-year-old Kansas City man is dead after a one-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Lafayette County.

The Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen was dissolved and reorganized Monday evening, April 13, based on the results of the elections on April 7. Michelle "Shelly" Schlichting, who also works as a phlebotomist at I-70 Medical Center, was installed as alderman for Ward 2 in Sweet Springs.

The workload can be heavy and the lifestyle is not for everyone. With the aging rural population growing, the need for physicians to provide medical care close to home also is rising, but enticing physicians to rural areas is easier said than done for hospitals and clinics in the Sedalia area.

Defending Class 1 state baseball champion Santa Fe brought out its whipping sticks Thursday for its home opener against I-70 Conference rival Concordia, smacking three homers during a 15-0, five-inning victory.

The "Singing Saints" of Saint Paul Lutheran High School of Concordia, MO, will present a concert of sacred music at Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina this Saturday.

A Concordia, Missouri family is one of four Environmental Stewardship Award winners recognized at the National Pork Industry Forum in Dallas last week.

In 43 years, Len and Janet Fiedler have lived in seven houses in three states. They love each place they've lived, but both agree there's nothing like coming back to Southeast Missouri.

The final "i" has been dotted, the final "t" crossed, and so the sale of I-70 Medical Center in Sweet Springs to HMC/CAH Consolidated of Kansas City is complete as of Friday, Feb.

The I-70 Medical Center, located just outside of Sweet Springs, is somewhat in a state of flux these days.

LCMS ministry in rural areas and small towns can be summarized with a couple of 50 percent statistics: Slightly more than half of the 6,000-plus LCMS congregations are in communities with fewer than 15,000 ...

Authorities announced this morning the formation of the Missouri Major Rural Case Squad to investigate the case of Monteze E. Murrell, whose headless body was discovered in May in Lafayette County.At a news ...

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has approved the purchase of a Saline County community hospital by a for-profit company from Kansas City.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. Authorities say several men traveling around mid-Missouri are posing as utility workers in an effort to robA unsuspecting people.

Soon-to-be-increased water rates and a credit card for the city were the main items of new business at the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, Jan.

Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar will begin its year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of its founding with a special service on Sunday.

The Lafayette, Saline, and Cooper County Sheriff's Departments, along with Concordia Police, are warning you about a utility scam that led to a burglary in Lafayette County.