Thursday, May 28, 2026
Local, area students earn degrees from Cloud County Community College
CONCORDIA – Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students who recently competed degree requirements. Students completing the degree requirements were eligible to participate in …
City Receives Budget Requests
Budget requests from three agencies, a condemnation procedure for the structures 234 and 238 West 6th Street, and concrete bids were part of a busy city commission meeting on Wednesday, May 20. The …
National Orphan Train Complex Annual Celebration to Feature Nationally Known Theodore Roosevelt Reenactor
The National Orphan Train Complex will welcome nationally recognized living history presenter Adam Lindquist as part of its Annual Celebration, June 11–13, 2026. This event also …
2026 CCCC Commencement
Cloud County Community College (CCCC) graduates line the sideline of Arley Bryant Gymnasium as they enter to begin the 2026 Spring Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 15, in Concordia.
Cloud County Commission discusses weekend storms, infrastructure and more
Cloud County Commission members Ron Copple, Dannie Kearn and Chairman Mike Cleveland attended the regular commissioner meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 18, at the Cloud County Courthouse, 811 …
Sports
BHS Trojan baseball advance with Regional Cimarron win
The Beloit High School baseball team won over Cimarron 12-6 in the Regional Semi-finals to advance into the   Regional championship game. Against Cimarron, hosted by Beloit, the BlueJays …
Clifton-Clyde’s Ryan LeClair at the Beloit Relays.
Eagle track takes second place at Twin Valley League meet
BLUE RAPIDS — Matching up with every Twin Valley League team out in Blue Rapids for the second time in a week, the Clifton-Clyde track team picked up six first-place finishes, the second most in …
Jackson, Farha qualify for state at 4A regionals
EMPORIA — Qualifying a pair of golfers in the furthest meet of the season at 4A regionals/substate hosted by Sante Fe Trail, the Concordia High School golf season stays alive as the sights move to …
CHS’s Gabi Lange in the pole vault at the Concordia Invite.
Panther track takes third, fourth place at NCKL meet
WAMEGO — Officially capping the “regular season” off with the North Central Kansas League meet hosted at Wamego, the Concordia High School track team took home third and fourth-place finishes …
Senior Chane Parker pitching versus Clay Center.
Panther baseball sweeps Tigers on senior day; claim co-NCKL title
Capping off the regular season hosting Clay Center with a shot for the top record in the NCKL, the Concordia High School baseball team swept the Tigers as their sights move to the postseason and …
Eagles take second place at Valley Heights track meet
  BLUE RAPIDS — Competing at the smallest meet of the year in preparation for the TVL meet, also hosted by Valley Heights, the Clifton-Clyde track team took home second place as a team …
Clifton-Clyde's Ethan Sacco.
Clifton-Clyde golf competes at TVL, Riley County, Lakeside tournaments
WASHINGTON, Kan. — Capping off the regular season in a loaded three-meet series in a single week, the Clifton-Clyde golf team sets its sights on the state meet on May 25 at Mankato. At the TVL …
CHS boys golf competes at NCKL meet, Marysville
ABILENE — In the final meet in preparation for the 4A sub-state hosted by Sante Fe Trail at Emporia, the Concordia High School boys golf team looks to take a final step forward entering the …
Boys tennis season ends at 4A regionals
MCPHERSON — Traveling south for the 4A regionals hosted by McPherson, the Concordia High School boys tennis team ended its season… In number one singles, Noah Wood lost 6-0 and 6-4 to …
Obituaries
Ronel (Ron) P. Cailteux
Ronel (Ron) P. Cailteux, 96 years of age, formerly of Concordia, passed away Monday, May 25, 2026, at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde. Arrangements are pending at this time with Chaput-Buoy …
Eudora Petersen
Eudora Petersen, age 86, Concordia, KS resident, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at NCK Medical Center, Concordia, KS. Nutter Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Donna D. Rodgers
Donna D. Rodgers, age 90, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Topeka. She was born the daughter of Grover and Lela May (Kauer) Simmons on April 4, 1936, on the family farm near …
David "Dave" Alan Fazel
David "Dave" Alan Fazel was born on June 9, 1954, in Concordia, Kansas. He was the third of six children to John Jr. and Arlene Fazel. He passed away on May 14, 2026, at this home in Kansas City, MO. …
Judith Ann “Judy” Farber Hartshorn
Judith Ann “Judy” Farber Hartshorn, 86, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on May 19, 2026, joining her beloved husband, Larry, in heaven on what would have been his 93rd birthday. Born on …
Deanna K. “Dee” Brown
Deanna K. “Dee” Brown, age 59, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was born on January 15, 1967, in Concordia, KS to …
Nona Lee (Ames) Hedstrom
Nona Lee (Ames) Hedstrom, age 101, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Nona was born on December 23, 1924, on the Ames Homestead in Republic County, …
Ronald Buffenmyer
Ronald Buffenmyer, 89, Beloit resident, passed away 5/16/2026, at Hilltop Lodge and Rehab, arrangements by Nutter Mortuary.
Esther Beaushaw
Esther Beaushaw, 101, former Jamestown resident, passed away February 4, 2026, at Nicol Home of Glasco. Graveside service will be held Friday, May 22, 2026, at Jamestown Cemetery, at 11:30 …
Teresa “Terri” Dehnel-Snavely
Teresa “Terri” Dehnel-Snavely, 58, of Concordia, KS, passed from this life on May 14, 2026, at NCK Medical Center. She was born on May 15, 1967, to Frederick and Jeanette (Shaffold) Dehnel in Van …
School News

Gunner Barnes is the May Student of the Month

Concordia Junior/Senior High School (CJSHS) May Student of the Month and recent graduate Gunner Barnes witnesses the world around him through different viewfinders. From capturing the game-winning …

Rotary Club awards 2026 C. Carl Cunningham Scholarships

The Concordia Rotary Club gives back to its community in multiple ways, and at this time of year, the club thinks specifically of recent Concordia Junior/Senior High School (CJSHS) graduates. At the …

USD 333 board approves staff changes

The Unified School District 333 Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the School Board Office. All board members were present. In action …

Cloud County Community College  graduation set for Friday, May 15

Cloud County Community College commencement activities are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, in Arley Bryant Gymnasium on the Concordia campus. The event will recognize 224 graduates from …
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NCK Community
For the 38th consecutive year, North Central Kansas Medical Center Volunteers (formerly Auxiliary) received the Hospital Volunteers of Kansas (HVK) Gold Award of Excellence at the HVK District 3 …
What began as a white-walled storage room just two years ago has transformed into a thriving community hub throughout the last two years, where a few recent residents worked with longtime community …
The National Orphan Train Complex will host its Annual Celebration on June 11–13, 2026, with this year’s theme,  Honoring the Founders , recognizing the individuals and events that …
For a community like Concordia, many view any six-digit figure as quite a bit of cash and oftentimes life-changing, including for an organization like the Brown Grand Opera House. Recently, the local …
The Cloud County Commission met at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 4, with multiple county officials and employees in attendance, alongside commissioners Ron Copple, Dannie Kearn and chairman Mike Cleveland. …