2019
- Phillipsburg Child Care Center opens
- Master plan maps out steps to healthier living
- Lighted seating area adds to Mankato park performances
- Wallace better equipped for rodeo action
- Ready to play ball in Hill City
- Kansas Mammoth Festival celebrates area’s fossilized heritage
- Russell students gain career skills
- Tiny houses help Nicodemus grow
- Pike Valley batters step up to the plate
- Hays students hear the difference
- NCK Special Response Team equipped for danger
- Need for quality childcare being addressed in Logan
- Students interact with animals in Zoo to You programs
- Health department becomes more accessible
- Fort Hays student interns enjoy work in Northwest Kansas
- Fitness finds a place in Miltonvale
- Improvements make downtown Formoso more inviting
- New fencing makes welcome addition at carnival
- Radios at the ready in Russell County emergency response
- Thomas County takes a swing at raising funds
- Deteriorated building razed in Delphos
- Specialty tools increase interest in technology program
- New simulation center provides training for medical professionals
- Help available for abused, neglected children
- Capitol tour gives Quinter students something to sing about
- Train back on track in Mankato park
- Republic County feeds neighbors in need
- Western Plains season features acrobats, immigrants
- No more false alarms at St. Francis hospital
- Future philanthropists beautify Oakley
- Lenora library goes high tech
- Silly hillbilly has science appeal
- New equipment allows for more gymnastics at Salina YMCA
- Books source of adventure at Camp Read-A-Lot
- Pavilion provides picnic spot in Weskan
- Public TV programs for rural area
- Eisenhower Presidential Museum undergoes renovation
- Planting party starts Glen Elder garden
- Mammography services available in Phillips County
- Off to see the wizard in Phillips County
- Traveling dental service brings smiles to NWK
- Burr Oak’s history made into art
- #Everydropcounts in Osborne
- Codell memorializes tornadic past
- Lenora Jubilee provides annual entertainment
- Bennington students learn with Chromebooks
- Atwood gymnasts tumble, dance in new space
- Republic County Hospital better equipped
- NWK represented in state ag leadership
- Damar firefighters stand ready
- Learning in a day through 4-H
- Area firefighters train to save lives, property
- Roof repairs cause for smiles
- Seeing clearly in Beloit
- Students make robotics club a reality
- Meals served hot and ready
- Helping area residents get a good night’s sleep
- Republic County school prints 3D
- Camp makes reading fun
- Wide Open Spaces good for races
- Renovated store serves as community center
- Sun powers college
- Come check out Jewell County!
- Preserving history digitally
- Support available for business owners
- Firetruck helps protect Jewell County
- Beloit students promote school
- SMART panel makes learning fun
- Finding the way in Courtland
- Student volunteers light up Courtland Library
- Less stress in Cheyenne County
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships
- What was old looks new again
- An All-Community Christmas
- Up and away for eco-devo and health care
- The old is new again
- Recruiting for CASA – helping Kansas kids
2018
- Virtually changing education
- Kids make new playground a reality
- 100 days at the Ronald McDonald House
- Rescue training
- Learning to use life-saving equipment
- Ding – ding, a restoration brings people together
- I can hear you now
- Nex-Generation Interns and Apprentices
- A permanent Home
- Topping it off
- POWerful experience
- History played out
- Taking rural Kansas by STORM
- That’s a lot of shingles!
- A community embraces the importance of early reading
- A night to shine
- Going up? Or Down?
- Bringing care for kids closer to home
- No cows in these barns
- Sometimes school is all business
- Plunging in for fun
- 25 years of tellin’ stories
- Taking water conservation and education on the road
- Get out and Go!
- A tradition continues
- Youth take stage
- Here’s the beef
- A Powerful Improvement
- Much needed park addition
- Supporting our young farmers & ranchers
- A Mammoth Success
- Celebrating 150 Years
- Good for vendors, good for consumers
- Young Entrepreneurs
- Area volunteers bring park new life
- Critical care on the road
- Technology is a critical part of healthcare
- Lighting the way
- Mission Control update is like the real thing
- Internship leads to employment & philanthropy
- Building skills to fill NW Kansas jobs
- Students build new pavillion
- Lions help with new restrooms
- Prepared for an emergency
- Wear blue and protect children
- Lighting the way
- History and Function
- Reading is for super heroes
- A new home for phones and more
- Camps serve more teens than ever
- Learning to solve global issues
- Recruiting local talent
- Keeping families connected
- Precisely what was needed
- Wired for better care
- Mapping it out
- Fun returns after the storm
- More than a building project
- Good news for Patients and Docs
- A blast at the Bash
- Coming Together Through Theater
- Serving children and families
- Slippery Slopes!
- Rural Exposure
- Come See Us!
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships
- Preparing to care for NW Kansans
- Learning lab
- A happening place
- I can hear you now
- More than a green thumb
- Art workshops involve communities
- Helping those who help Kansas kids
- Volunteers assist with Firefighter Tribute Plaza
2017
- Better for Patients
- A Safe Place for Children
- A Safer Load
- Have a seat
- Oral Care for NW Kansas
- Housing for NW Kansas Communities
- Historic Church Windows
- Recycling made easier
- Research made accessible
- Students Lead Library Effort
- A Mill and a Way
- Waiting for warm weather
- Bringing families back to the park
- Summer Readers
- Supporting Kansas Farmers
- Warmer, Cooler, Safer
- Care Close to Home
- A Special, Healthier Olympian
- Seeing Clearly
- History Comes Alive
- Better Care, Closer to Home
- Safe Shooters
- Many Participate in Arts Programs
- Meeting a Critical Need for Kansans
- Med Students Spend a Summer in Rural Kansas
- Tickling the Ivories
- Tech Savvy
- Breathing room
- They’ve got skills
- Art in the park leads to art in school
- A beauty-filled gift
- That’s a wrap
- Volunteeers support youth
- Conservation and Conversation
- An unexpected transformation
- Stepping up for kids
- Time Saver
- Learning About Business and Charity
- For Campers and Community to Enjoy
- Job Olympics are Special
- Sewing and Growing
- #6740wonderful
- Scoring at Home
- Let it Flow
- They Like Ike!
- Hope in a Barn
- Can You Hear Me Now?
- Learning and Commerce
- A Different Twist on Career Day
- One Child’s Comings and Goings
- Tomorrow’s Farm Families
- Warm Up and Read
- Play Ball!
- Offering Grace
- Water — A Precious Resource
- Volunteers Stretch Dollars, Serve Communities
- Out with the Outhouse
- New Space Enriches Children’s Lives
- A Jump Start for Furthering Education
- 3-D Learners and Entrepreneurs
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships
2016
- Hansen Hall Opens at FHSU
- Ribbon Cutting at Colby Community College
- Grant Supports New Facility for KU School of Medicine-Salina
- Pulmonary Equipment for Goodland Hospital
- WKCAC Remodel and Expansion
- Downtown Pavilion for Hays
- Regional Programming for HPPR
- Grainfield Community Building
- Grainfield Opera House to get a New Roof
- Foundation Announces Grant to Valley Hope
- Grant Supports Salina Family YMCA Campaign
- Summer Intern Supported by Hansen Foundation
- Ultrasound Unit for Logan County Hospital
- New Grant Software for GNWKCF
- New Daycare Center for Grinnell
- Demolition of Prairie View Schoolhouse
- Grant assists with Dutch Mill renovation
- Grant assists with new carpentry course
- Grant assists children with disabilities
- Grant provides student field trip
- Foundation Holds Regional Event and Announces New Funding for Community Foundations
- City of Stockton — Solomon Valley Manor
- Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging
- Nicodemus Historical Society
- Norton Theatre Renovation
- Stockman Joins Board of Trustees
- Wallace County Health Department
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships
- Hulett Honored for Service
- Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum
- Cheyenne County Hospital Infant Warmer
- Salina Area United Way Volunteer Hub
- City of Edmond Community Center
- A New Library for Burr Oak
- Grant supports palliative care
- Grant assists three DSNWK facilities
2015
- Grant assists Teens for Christ in Oberlin
- Grant supports Ronald McDonald House
- Grant will build homes in Norton County
- Grant aids suicide prevention program
- New Wellness Center equipped with grant
- KSU Student creates new Foundation logo
- Million Dollar Grant to Kansas Historical Foundation
- CASA in the 17th Judicial District
- Historic Stockton Library
- The Human Calculator Coming to Oakley
- The Bald Eagle Program at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
- Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
- Dane G. Hansen Foundation Professorship of Medicine Named
- Grainfield Opera House Restoration
- City of Norton beautification project
- Matching grant for housing at Colby Community College
- Kirwin Community Center Renovation
- Logan Manor, Logan, KS
- Republic County Hospital, Belleville, KS
- Gaylord Volunteer Fire Department, Gaylord, KS
- Fort Wallace Museum, Wallace, KS
- Boy Scouts of America Coronado Area Council
- KANZA Society, Inc. (High Plains Public Radio)
- Fort Hays State University
- The Arc of Central Plains
- Norton Area Childcare Association
- First Call for Help of Ellis County
- Glen Elder Library
- Phillips County Economic Development
- Osborne County Rural Fire Department #3
- Salina Fieldhouse Task Force
- City of Phillipsburg
- Miracle Rides Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc
- Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home
- Smoky Hills Public Television
- Plainville Rescue Squad, Inc.
- Tipton Catholic High School
- Osborne County Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Kansas Housing, Inc.
- Lucas Arts and Humanities Council, Inc.
- Assisting The Phillips County Hospital
- Almena Area Fire Department
- Supporting Parents As Teachers Of North Central Kansas
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships