Herzogfest celebrates German heritage
VICTORIA – Volga German heritage was on display at the annual Herzogfest in Victoria. Traditional German food, including dumplings, noodles, beans, bierocks and German pastries, and music, including Wes Windholz […]
Phillipsburg professionals have place to meet, learn
PHILLIPSBURG – A focus on retaining young people in the area is helped by the Entrepreneurial Center, an economic development resource that provides classroom and computers for seminars and in-house […]
Welding equipment brings opportunities
LOGAN – New equipment is allowing Logan High School students to learn how to weld and giving them skills in running a business. A CNC plasma cutting machine, five welders […]
Field trips focus on the Old West
Fifteen classes including nearly 560 students from Northwest and northcentral Kansas visited Kansas Historic Sites during the past school year and learned about Pawnee Indians and the pony express. Grant […]
Children’s theater a hit in Beloit
BELOIT – A children’s theater camp available for the first time this year more than doubled attendance at the Summer Kids Café. Expenses for the Missoula Traveling Children’s Theater Camp […]
National Orphan Train Complex adds train car
CONCORDIA – Visitors to the National Orphan Train Complex in Concordia can now take a seat and “ride” an orphan train. The completed Train Car Station, which opened in May, […]
Blast off with summer reading!
STOCKTON – Both children and their parents enjoyed learning about space exploration while participating in the Stockton Public Library summer reading program a “Universe of Stories.” More than 930 youth […]
Memorial Hall gets a facelift
DOWNS – Accessibility, functionality and curb appeal have all been improved, and seating for more people is now available for the many public events held at Memorial Hall in Downs. […]
Virtually everything can be found in NWK
A two-year pilot project is making technical education available in high schools in six counties utilizing virtual technology. The Washburn Institute of Technology, an academic unit of Washburn University, is […]
Wilson promotes Czech heritage
WILSON – A project designed to further promote Wilson’s Czech heritage and bring visitors downtown has laid an egg, well, three actually. The World’s Largest Czech Egg, which was installed […]
Cosmosphere programs launch interest in space
Students across Northwest Kansas enjoyed learning more about the space program and the science involved in launching a rocket and growing food in space when educators from the Cosmosphere in […]