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BREAKING NEWS

County health officials support governor's mask order

JR & Sons Contracting sets up the new scoreboard at Harold M. Clark Stadium on Wednesday morning. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)

Rodeo queen

l Hale, Jamestown, is crowned the 2020 North Central Kansas Saddle Club Rodeo Queen during the opening night of the 67th Annual NCK Saddle Club Rodeo Friday night at the Cloud County F

Opening ceremony

The NCK Saddle Club Drill Team flies American Flags during the opening ceremony of the 67th Annual NCK Saddle Club Rodeo Friday night at the Cloud County Fair- grounds.

Lighting up the sky

Bombs are bursting in air during the city fireworks show Friday night at the Cloud County Fairgrounds.

Temperature check

Sydney Conner, a firefighter and EMT with the Concordia Fire Department, checks the temperature of a person at the drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Cloud County Fairgrounds Wednesday

Picking up after the storms

City of Concordia employees pick up tree limbs that were downed during the thunderstorms that passed through the area over the weekend. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)

News

Protections in place for primary election

As Cloud County voters head to the polls Tuesday for the primary election amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there will be precautions in place.

For the record 8-3-20

Police Dept. Report

Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Cloud County

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Cloud County has risen by two.

Sports

Lions top Chiefs 17-8 to win state title

Racking up 12 runs over the final two innings, the Concordia Lions surged past the Smith Center Chiefs to post a 17-8 victory in the championship game of the Kansas Peewee Baseball Association Stat

Lions get past Washington, 7-6

Scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Concordia Lions pulled out a 7-6 victory over Washington in the semifinals of the Kansas Peewee Baseball Association State Tournament Thursda

Concordia Lions shut out Belleville, advance to semifinals

The Concordia Lions advanced to the semifinals of the 53rd Kansas Peewee Baseball Association State Tournament by shutting out Belleville 3-0 in a quarterfinal matchup Tuesday night at the Concordi

Opinion

"Running Commentary"

A friend has died – Paul Rimovsky. Hearing of a friend’s death always comes as a shock, even when we know they’re sick.

By By R Michael Owens

Letter to the Editor 7-31-20

To the editor:

A Closer Walk

An English professor from Wellesley, Massachusetts, took a trip by train to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the spring of 1893.

By By Greg Worthen

Lifestyle

Couple to wed

Jeff and Ronda Gumm, Concordia, announced the engagement of their daughter, Jordynn, to Korey Welch, son of Dennis and Susie Welch, Haddam.

THEN....And Now Jim Coppoc

Jim Coppoc is a common fixture at just about every sporting event in Concordia, from grade school athletics to college games.

By By Russell Gagnon

One for the Foxes to perform at Brown Grand

Dynamic new transatlantic trio One for the Foxes will perform at the Brown Grand Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Obituaries

Cheryl Sager

On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Cheryl Sager, 75, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, left this life to be reunited with her soulmate and other loved ones, as well as many friends whom she has not seen in a very