2020
- Planters brighten downtown Courtland
- Historic designation awarded in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove
- Fort Wallace commemorates switch from trails to rails
- IPads make learning fun in Selden
- New van provides transportation for youth
- All aboard in Ellis!
- Car show provides economic boost
- Formoso thrift store gets facelift
- City officials in Prairie View get the job done
- New lab increases interest in CNA, CMA program
- Defibrillators protect Republic County health
- American Legion building expanded, renovated
- Courtland team ready to play
- Senior center prepares for quick response
- Library gains giant shelf full of favorites
- New roof protects museum collection
- StoryWalk gives kids a tale to enjoy at lake
- Logan firefighters upgrade equipment
- Bellville students gain skills in robotics
- NCK CASA continues to advocate for kids
- Efforts help families prepare children for school success
- 3D printers help create masks for healthcare professionals
- Exhibit commemorates women who fought for right to vote
- Program puts books in kids’ hands
- Weskan Community Building getting ready for gatherings
- WPAC shows cut short in 50th year
- Interns gain experience in NWK businesses
- Rural externs practice law in NWK
- Students learn to like Ike
- Bookmobile to put reading on wheels in Ellis County
- NWKEICI provides support to area business community
- Lincoln Senior Center gets rock-wall renovation
- New playground adds fun to Simpson park
- New fire station keeps WaKeeney area safe
- Community baby shower helps Concordia families
- Prairie View lights up for Christmas
- Trap and skeet range draws interest in Beloit
- Ellis seniors learn life skills in new class
- Beloit students benefit from new technology
- FHSU students train for needed careers in NWK
- Kanorado firefighters get new gear
- Silent films earn fans among a new generation
- 4-H camps provide diverse experiences
- Support for families with Alzheimer’s improves
- Smith Center students learn about starting a business
- Osborne foundation gets matching funds
- New pumper truck to protect Damar
- More NWK performers in state orchestra
- New equipment makes movies more enjoyable
- Interns gain skills, learn about NWK opportunities
- 4-H Day Camps provide fun, learning
- New ag facility coming to Cloud County college
- Glen Elder Library gets a new home
- Big Blue Barn increases opportunities to play
- Northwest Kansas Students Win Hansen Scholarships
- Big Kansas Road Trip featured NWK counties
- Trojan Grounds popular addition to Beloit High
- Hays students read all summer
- Hill City teams back to playing ball
- Music makes life merry in Miltonvale
- Downtown has sound in Concordia
- Improvements made at Hansen Museum
- Fort Hays brings social work program to Colby
- Live theater brings learning opportunity
- Dental care becomes more available
- Crime victims help young offenders learn consequences of crime
- Hansen community interns move projects forward
- Doctors take Northwest Kansas by STORM
- Amazing Race continues to live up to name
- Ronald McDonald House aids area families
- Art club provides creative outlet
- Colby hospital starts daycare for staff families
- Fort Wallace event commemorates battle
- Beloit students don’t have to calculate the cost
- Mural brings Kansas theme to downtown Mankato
- Robotics equipment enhances education at Fort Hays
- Arrow hits the mark in Oberlin
- Volunteers, work needing done connect through website
- Delphos auditorium sees improvements
- New heating system saves money for American Legion
- Father brings Rachel’s Challenge to Northwest Kansas
- Community foundation raises matching funds
- Fiddler a favorite in WPAA concert series
- New equipment improves response for heart patients
- International music festival brings artists to KWU
- New technical education facility brings votech to Quinter
- Almena firefighters at the ready
- Lenora residents set to get fit
- Hill City students experience live performance
- Norton children ready to play
- Time to visit Kansas’ newest state park!
- New patient loading system protects Miltonvale patients, EMS workers
- Young Atwood readers have a new favorite place
2019
- Playground provides all-access fun
- Festival brings opera, jazz to new fans
- Theater improvement enhances movie magic
- EMS building addition improves service
- Piano students learn keys to success
- Downs has more stories to tell
- WaKeeney ‘gets lit’ as Christmas draws near
- The call goes through at Sharon Springs clinic
- One-room schoolhouse open to all
- Festival at Wilson Lake finds growing audience
- Job Olympics teaches job and life skills
- Equipment enhances night vision for Osborne officers
- Summer movies get a thumbs up in Belleville
- Old Settlers Day draws a crowd in Kirwin
- Russell students get a dose of reality
- K-9 officer joins Goodland police force
- Library renovation source of community pride
- Costumes, props available in Quinter
- Festival brings the magic of theater
- Herzogfest celebrates German heritage
- Phillipsburg professionals have place to meet, learn
- Welding equipment brings opportunities
- Field trips focus on the Old West
- Children’s theater a hit in Beloit
- National Orphan Train Complex adds train car
- Blast off with summer reading!
- Memorial Hall gets a facelift
- Virtually everything can be found in NWK
- Wilson promotes Czech heritage
- Cosmosphere programs launch interest in space
- Get your kolaches here!
- Roof repairs keep elements from going to jail
- New fire station improves safety
- Swimmers relax in canopy shade
- Mobile app, gaming students seek opportunities in NWK
- School made more accessible
- Computer makes life easier at senior center
- Clinic renovations appeal to staff, patients
- Repairs make walls rock hard again
- Puppets make river renewal education fun
- Murals add to Oakley’s optics
- Medical clinics, offices expand possibilities in Grainfield
- Heat and air installed as part of building restoration
- 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