100 YEARS January 8, 1925 - Dedicating her efforts to the state and relying upon divine help for strength and guidance, “Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, a former Miltonvale resident, was sworn into …
December 7 has passed so the constant phone calls about Medicare C and D have stopped. Now we get calls about final burial costs. When we tell them our age they quickly hang up since we no longer …
My sister Hope is my guest writer this week. Here’s her story of how our mother and grandmother took such good care of us in our younger years when we were sick. Dedicated and Skilled …
Continuing its third annual Winter Movie Series, the Brown Grand Theatre will be showing its third film of the series with the 1993 film “Cool Runnings.” “Cool Runnings” …
“Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Midwestern Farm Women: A Succession Planning Series,” will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11, at two different …
75 Years Ago—1950 First baby honors went to Patricia Lynn Eaton, born at 10:42 p.m. at St. Joseph hospital on January 1. The farewell baby of 1949 was Terry Stradley, born at St. Joseph …
With a new year comes new hopes and dreams. Now that 2025 has arrived, Cynthia Wilson of The Blade-Empire asked some unsuspecting citizens what their hopes for the new year are.
This story is taken from “Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories,” Volume 6 In the year of 1900 Bishop Thomas Bonacum, who was the first Bishop and spiritual leader of the …
This story is taken from “Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories,” Volume 6. August Bowers, born August 1, 1865, was about eight years old when he came to the U.S. from Germany …
It was nearly time for the parade to start. Parents and children positioned themselves close to the street, anxiously watching the clock on the bank as the minutes ticked by. Eyes scanned the north …
TT Happy Birthday to: John Marrs, Teá Kennedy, Shirley Hutabarat, Sally Hemmingway, Bricen Benyshek Meg Lindsey, Sharon DeMars, Vera Donley, Rebecca Simpson, Lee Lacy, Doyle …
I don't know what the law reads about the date that tax amounts must be sent out but it must be right after the election. That way you can't be mad at the ones that cause your taxes to go up so you …
My youngest daughter Misty and her husband Bryan live in Aberdare, Wales, which is a part of the United Kingdom. It is a beautiful land of history and castles, rock walls, mountains, and lush …
75 Years Ago—1949 Thirty-year-old Eldon Erickson of Concordia would be home for Christmas, after having been held by Manchuruian Reds for more than a year at Mukden… Wilber E. …
Jim Lowell’s retirement at the end of this year will end nearly a century of Lowell family involvement in The Concordia Blade-Empire newspaper. The Blade-Empire is the …
Jordan Budreau, the owner of BPR Commercial and Residential, LLC (BPR) and the president of 12X12 Recovery, is opening a new coffee shop in Concordia: The Grind. Budreau was born in …
75 Years Ago—1949 The new St. Joseph hospital under construction in Concordia was to be of buff brick and the structure would cost $1,750,00 and have five floors… bus trouble west …
