NORTON – The Beloit Girls Trojan Wrestlers earned two top spots on the podiums as they competed at the J.R. Durham Invitational at Norton on Jan. 10, 2026. Girls J.R. Durham … ...

Kicking off 2026 in the win column after dropping six of their last seven games, the Cloud County Community College women’s basketball team defeated Pratt 81-67. Both teams battled early … ...

The Concordia Police Department (CPD) has added four new officers to its roster, reaching full capacity to serve the Concordia community. Officer Tristan Kearn was born and raised in Concordia, and … ...

The Blade-Empire recently published two articles about the Cloud County Jail. The massive response to those articles highlights the fact that the jail remains, over a decade after it was built, a … ...

The 2025 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign raised nearly $9,500 for the North Central Kansas community. In official totals, bell-ringing volunteers helped raise $9,491.69 for their fellow residents.

The Concordia Police Department (CPD) arrested a Wichita resident, Christina Messerschmidt, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4,  after she allegedly threw hot fry grease on employees and customers at ...

City Commission Approves Expanding EMS Service An Ordinance rezoning lots at the St. Joseph Subdivision, and ambulance service contracts with two townships were two of the many items on the … ...

~ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE MATTER IS ADJUDICATED~ On Sunday, Jan. 4, At 3:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Lincoln Street for report of a battery … ...

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Salina Regional Health Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Garnas, Administrator of North Central Kansas Medical Center, as the health system’s new Vice President of System … ...

As the Blade-Empire first reported on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, Cloud County Sheriff Ken Davis has suspended regular operations at the jail of the Cloud County Law Enforcement Center. … ...