Concordia Blade-Empire

09/17/2026

We're back to a wet pattern! Many places across eastern KS have seen 2-5" of rain over the past week, including 3.61" at our office here in Topeka. Even after a very wet April through July this was some needed rainfall, coming on the heels of a stretch from August 1 to September 8 that was the driest such period on record.

We'll dry out some over the next few days before rain chances increase again late Saturday into Sunday.

09/17/2026

Dense fog this morning across north-central and northeast Kansas will dissipate by 10 a.m. Today and Friday will be hot and humid, with highs in the upper 80s to mid-90s. A cold front and upper-air disturbance will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms.

09/17/2026

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09/16/2026

The Concordia Elementary School fourth grade class attended the Concordia City Commission meeting to help kick off Constitution Week by reciting the Preamble of the Constitution to the commissioners and meeting attendees

09/16/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO BURKLEE CHS SEPTEMBER STUDENT OF THE MONTH!

READ THE INTERVIEW WITH CHS STUDENT OF THE MONTH, BURKLEE JACKSON, ON OUR WEBSITE:

https://bladeempire.com/stories/burklee-jackson-is-the-september-student-of-the-month,182905

09/16/2026

FALL FEST IS 10 DAYS FROM TODAY! HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE.

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

Showers and storms will develop along a cold front today and tonight. Some of the storms may be strong to severe across northeast, east-central, and central KS. The primary hazards will be damaging wind gusts, small hail, and heavy rainfall. The chances for heavy rainfall will increase tonight and last into Wednesday morning. The heaviest rain will be located across northeast KS, where over 2 inches of rain are forecasted to fall. An upper-level disturbance and cold front will bring another chance for showers and thunderstorms late Friday afternoon through Saturday.

09/14/2026

Our Football Contest week 1 winners and next week's picks are now up on our website.

If you want to participate, the official forms are in the next edition of the Blade, Sept. 17th. All entries are due by 5 p.m. each Friday!

https://bladeempire.com/stories/week-1-2026-football-contest,182611?