Beloit, KS

Mitchell County Farm Bureau were hosts to the Beloit Summer Kids Cafe grilled hamburgers meal on Tuesday along with presenting a Carrico Implement tractor, a semi, horse Snickers and a dog Gracie to the children. Farm Bureau provided set up and helped serve 159 attendees. They helped clean up and ...

Royce L. Shaffstall was born in Salina, KS to parents Raymond R. Shaffstall and Betty (Budd) Shaffstall on December 4, 1951 and moved to Lincoln, KS in the early spring of 1952. Royce graduated from Lincoln High School, class of 1970. Prior to graduating, he received his Eagle Scout award of which he was very proud.

The hiring of staff members to fill two newly created positions was approved by the Unified School District 333 board of education during its regular meeting on Monday night. Kevin Muff, a former Cloud County Community College head men’s basketball coach, was hired as the school district’s dean of student improvement and will also teach criminal justice at Concordia High School.

Wilbur L. Vincent born Sept. 15, 1938 in Downs, Kansas. He was called home July 31, 2022. Wilbur grew up in Arvada, Co. Joined the Navy in 1957, and married the girl next door, Dolores Coffey in 1958. Wilbur and Dee enjoyed the Navy life for 20 years and retired...

James E. Haskins, 64 years of age, entered into rest on Monday, August 8, 2022, at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born on May 1, 1958, in Concordia, Kansas, to Eugene and Lois June (Young) Haskins. On November 14, 1987, he married Michelle M. Sanders in...

A round table discussion focused on the federally approved Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its potential funding opportunities for North Central Kansas has been announced. According to the organization, the meeting will be August 16 in Salina at the Visit Salina Annex located at 120 W. Ash Street from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Advance registration is required by August 12. The North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC), based in Beloit, Kansas, is hosting the event.

Phyllis A. Kearn, age 69, entered into rest on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on January 7, 1953, in Concordia, Kansas, to Byron and Neva (Owens) Vignery. Phyllis was a 1971 graduate of Concordia High School. On January 9, 1971,...

Joyce S. Eakins, age 92, entered into rest on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on April 29, 1930, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Amos & Blanche (Vanderhoof) Shrader. She graduated from Wolf Point High School. Joyce met John Eakins at a USO...

Sister Rose Beatrice Dreiling died August 8, 2022, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, Kansas. She was 92 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 77 years. She was born in Victoria, Kan., on May 26, 1930, to Peter and Clara Bollig Dreiling, the seventh of ten children, and was baptized Cecelia Bernita. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kan., on February 10, 1945. On August 15, 1945, Cecelia received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Rose Beatrice. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1946, and final vows on May 26, 1950.

The Cawker City Ball of Twine has now been placed as No. 37 on the Zillionaires Road Trip USA board game from Big Potato games, recently received by twine manager, LindaClover.The board piece states No. 37 as “ The Largest Ball of Twine in the world. Cawker City, Kansas.Frank Stoeber ...

The topic that generated the greatest conversation during Wednesday’ s Beloit City Council meeting, did not occur in the business session but instead in the Work Session. The topic – feral cats.Rabe explained that while there are numerous mentions of dogs in the City Code – cats have been given ...

Jake Ludwig finalizes his voting ballot through the processing machine during Tuesday’s Primary elections held at the Beloit Municipal Building. His son, James, will be the next generation to practice his voting rights as a United States of America citizen. Sharon Sahlfeld photo ...

A Bloomberg reporter recently reached out to some folks in Beloit as he was doing a piece on why some small towns survive or persevere while other wither/die/fail. One of the key indicators in his theory or model was a standard of excellence and success of the town’s youth and ...

Congratulations to Jacee Cantrell Tice, who was awarded the JAG-K Outstanding New Specialist of the Year. She also received the JAG-K Regional Rising Star Award, and her program at Beloit Jr/Sr High School was recognized by Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) with the “5 of 5” Award.

SALINA (formerly Beloit) – Lila Lee Mitchell, 90, passed away on July 31, 2022, at Legacy of Salina, Kansas. Lila Lee was born in Palco, Kansas, on June 19, 1932. She was the second oldest child of Cletus and Lois (Cook) Gibson. She married Richard Mitchell on May 19, 1951 and had 4 children.

Royanne Louise Tatro (Brownell), 73, Glasco, Kansas, passed away on August 2nd, 2022, at The Nicol Home in Glasco. She was born on Oct. 18th, 1948, in Concordia, Kansas. Royanne was the daughter of Roy Brownell and Dorothy (Hurley) Brownell. Royanne was a 1966 graduate of Glasco High School. She...