100 YEAR JANUARY 29, 1925 Horn Bros. are trying something new. They have a Coupe Ford on display in their shop and you can examine it and then put a bid on it. The highest bidder will get the …

People continue to dig out of the snow problems. I am so thankful for a son that knows how to use a scoop shovel as he has had to scoop several times. As I write this we have a good day for melting …

A few years ago, Tom and I, along with some of my sisters and husbands, drove to Fairbanks, Alaska, where one of my sisters lived.   During the trip we visited Craigdarroch Castle, a massive …

Participate in our Sweetheart Raffle and help out your dear neighbor at the same time! Manna House of Prayer needs your donations for their Helping Hands Ministry food bank at 323 East Fifth St. When …

Chapter AO of PEO hosted Chapter EV for a Founder's Day brunch at the Presbyterian Church on January 18, 2025. Susan Kueker and Julie Bowers provided beautiful tablescapes for the brunch. Janice …

75 Years Ago—1950 Edmund Lasnier announced that he was retiring as a partner of the Bon Marche, Concordia’s oldest department store… Pvt. Stanley Albert Grounds, 19, of …

One would think, after more than ten years of searching for Orphan Train Riders, there wouldn’t be many more surprises for me.  But it seems like there is always another unexpected twist …

Please join us on January 21, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Chamber Coffee. If you are interested in becoming a Chamber Member or being a Chamber Coffee Sponsor, please …

Concordia Bomgaars hosted a special "Ladies Night" fundraiser last November. "Ladies Night" was a night of festive and fun fall shopping with a 20% discount on regular-priced merchandise for a …

Sixteen months have come and gone since Glasco residents began actively pursuing the repair and reopening of Pott’s Ford Bridge, located on the Solomon River southwest of town. To date, …

I'm sure everyone around here knows of the passing of "Bud" Dulohery last week. He lost his dad when he was only 10 or 12 and his mother bought an 80 next to Mont View School. Therefore, he was the …

If we didn’t have a calendar, last week’s heavy snow and freezing temperatures would remind us that it is definitely winter. The city workers and volunteers that moved the snow from the …

100 YEARS JANUARY 22, 1925 James Drury, who has conducted the Midland Café in Miltonvale has sold the café to Mr. Chaput of Aurora, and Mr. Morgison, of Clifton. The men will run …

In 1994 Roger William Thomas wrote an article entitled “Keep Your Fork” which appeared in A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Since then, several writers have retold the fork …

75 Years Ago—1950 An enthusiastic group of about 100 farmers named Dean Hanson chairman of a committee to investigate and formulate plans for the erection of a new 250,000 bushel grain …

There were over thirty organizations that had some type of placing out program to help find homes for children in need.   We talk a lot about the Children’s Aid Society (CAS), who started …

Commodities will be on January 22nd NOT on January 15th. Please help pass the word!