The Community Foundation for Cloud County (CFCC) recently awarded a total of $10,300 in grants to two area organizations. The November grants were funded through the Leonard and Dorothy Swenson …
A Concordia woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Republic County that was discovered on Sunday morning. According to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Caley R. Wilson, 34, was …
Arrests/Cited - At 12:47 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25, officers noticed that two individuals were walking down Sixth Street in a verbal argument. Upon investigation, Marcellous Dyke, …
Monday, December 23, at 5:16 a.m., Medic 2 was dispatched for a medical emergency. One patient was transported to North Central Kansas Medical Center (NCKMC) ...
In recent weeks, the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) announced rule changes coming to the Private Pesticide Applicator Certification. The Department originally planned to put these rule …
TOPEKA, KS – December 17, 2024 – The Kansas Electric Power Cooperative board of trustees has selected Kevin T. Noblet of Liberty, Missouri, as the new executive vice president and CEO of …
In 1949, a doctor advised Cleason Bell to find a hobby, and what began as a simple pastime quickly blossomed into a heartfelt mission. Bell began collecting old toys from junkyards, the city dump, …
Seventeen nursing students were awarded $100,000 in scholarships from the Dane G. Hansen Scholarship fund at Cloud County Community College. The scholarship is administered by the college, and …
BELOIT – Fort Hays Tech | North Central is proud to announce the release of the 2024 Fall Honor Roll, celebrating the academic excellence and dedication of our students. This distinguished list …
Students and staff at Concordia Elementary School, Concordia Middle School, and Concordia Junior-Senior High School were all smiles when gifts were delivered to their classrooms just before …
CONCORDIA – The Cloud County Community College (CCCC) Foundation has received a generous gift from the family of the late Brad Lowell to support the development of a new Cloud County Athletics …
Dr. Greg Hattan holds the $300 in Chamber Bucks he won as the Grand Champion of the Blade-Empire's 2024 Football Contest for Businesses. Hattan finished the 15-week season with a record of 162-64.
The students of the month for December at the Concordia Middle School are Ivie Swihart, fifth grade and Emily Wallace, sixth grade. Students of the month are selected by CMS staff who look for …
Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students who received technical certificates for the Fall 2024 semester. The certificates are granted for technical programs of …
In 2014, Concordia High School senior Zach Roberts said, “JAG-K saved my life.” Like many students in the JAG-K (Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas) program, Roberts experienced a string of traumatic experiences that affected his motivation and success in school …
With the state facing a crisis of unmet legal needs in rural areas related to a shrinking number of attorneys living and working in those areas, Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert …
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 …
Arrests - On December 16, 2024, at 3:39 p.m., a deputy arrested Lindsay Battisti, Miltonvale, on two Cloud County warrants …
Tuesday, December 17, At 9:27 a.m., M-2 was dispatched for a medical emergency. One patient was transported to North Central Kansas Medical Center (NCKMC) …
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 …