Media Releases

Media Releases about Doniphan County

2023

4/6/23
Rainbow Announces Major Fiber Project in Doniphan County

3/31/23
Doniphan County Economic Development Director Resigns

3/23/23
2023 Sports in Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year Honors Released

3/13/23
ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph Opens Doors to Community and Accepts First Patients

3/12/23
Doniphan West girls knock off top seeds to win 1A, Div. I title

3/11/23
State Champs! Lady Mustangs never trail in thrilling title game victory

3/7/23
Don’t Be Afraid to Be Amazing

3/2/23
Doniphan County grocery store receives national award – Article 2

3/2/23
Doniphan County grocery store receives national award – Article 1 

2/21/23
Progressive Grocer Honors 25 Outstanding Independents

2022

12/23/22
15 Kansas projects awarded HEAL grants to re-build downtown buildings – Article & Video

12/19/22
Kansas Commerce announces SEED Grant recipients in support of economic development

12/16/22
Kansas Corn Announces 2022 Kansas Corn Yield Contest Winners – North Northeast | District 10

10/29/22
Doniphan West wins 3^rd place at 1A D1 State Volleyball

10/8/22
Soak up Kansas City’s fall colors with these scenic drives and day trips

8/17/22
Doniphan Co ambulance service contract approved

8/13/22
Doniphan County Pet Rescue expanding shelter – YouTube

8/9/22
Internet expansion plan proceeds in Doniphan Co

7/12/22
Wedding season keeps businesses busy

7/12/22
Kansas Awards Over $4M In Tax Credits To 29 Kansas Nonprofits

7/6/22
Riverside schools donate historic building to library district

6/12/22
Special Olympics champion gets welcome back parade in hometown

5/28/22
Troy High School Softball Team Places 2nd at 2-1A State

5/10/22
Lamb Named CEO of ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Elwood-St. Joseph

5/5/22
Area students use grant money to beautify high school

5/2/22
Elwood hospital set for early fall opening

4/22/22
On Earth Day, USDA Invests More Than $3.3 Million in Critical Infrastructure in Kansas; $2.9 million in Elwood & Wathena

4/13/22
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Infrastructure Project Funding (BASE) Grant Awardees

3/30/22
Local farmers win in 2021 Kansas Soybean & Corn contests

3/24/22
Ingram’s 50 Kansans you should know 2022 – Thad Geiger, Troy

3/18/22
New local businesses in Wathena hold ribbon cutting ceremonies

3/18/22
Doniphan West student a finalist in poster contest

1/31/22
Area Grocers React to Constant Price Increases

1/25/22
This Kansas Flea Market Covers 4-Acres With Over 500 Dealers On-Site

1/11/22
Yields up in 2021 Soybean Contests, Brandon Geiger and Taylor Seed Farms Place First and Second

2021

12/22/21
Doniphan County teen organizes aid for Kansas wildfire victims – Article
KANSAS WILDFIRES INSPIRE A LOCAL TEENAGER – Video

12/21/21
Highland to receive USDA investments to improve drinking water systems

12/17/21
Snorkel Elwood Facility Celebrates 10,000 S3219E Scissor Lifts

12/2/21
Drive Down The Scenic Glacial Hills Scenic Byway And Fall In Love With The Beauty Of Kansas All Over Again

11/9/2021
Rehabilitation center breaks ground in Elwood – KQ2 (Article & Video)

11/9/2021
Construction of rehab hospital begins in Elwood

11/5/2021
Summit Truck Bodies Veterans Featured on Lifetime TV’s Military Makeover: Operation Career – (Video)

9/20/2021
Top 10 Fall Drives in Kansas That Will Cure Your Fall Fever 

9/13/2021
Rehabilitation facility coming to Elwood next year

9/4/2021
Wathena Fall Festival returns for 2021 celebration

8/17/2021
8 Places That Shatter The Myth That Kansas Is Flat

7/17/2021
A Rural Kansas Road Trip (You Won’t Want to Miss)

7/9/2021
Governor Laura Kelly Announces $4 Million in Community Development Block Grants to Promote Job Retention for Small Businesses

6/28/2021
Wathena VFW receives monetary gift to restore building

6/3/2021
The ninth annual Doniphan County Rodeo set for June 18 and 19

5/12/2021
Location announced for the 2022 Big Kansas Road Trip

4/28/2021
Hiawatha Community Hospital (HCH Highland) announces new name

4/28/2021
Enjoy sights, sounds of northeast Kansas during the Big Kansas Road Trip May 6-9 – KSNT Fox 43 News (Article & Video)

4/22/2021
Three Kansas counties are one week away from the Big Kansas Road Trip – 13 WIBW (Video)

4/21/2021
Big Kansas Road Trip coming in May – The High Plains Journal

4/19/2021
Kansas Sampler Foundation is planning a road trip to Northeast Kansas and everyone is invited – The Hutchison News

4/15/2021
Iowa Tribe of Kansas waits on approval from the Senate to reclaim 10 acres of land from government

4/7/2021
Big Kansas Road Trip to showcase attractions in Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha counties

2/11/2021
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Nearly $14 Million in Grants for Rural Kansas Communities

2020

12/1/2020
Wathena nutrition shop donates shake sales to local food bank

11/17/2020
Personal Income Grew in Doniphan County from 2018 to 2019

11/16/2020
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Nearly 2,000 Small Businesses Recipients of $37.5 Million in Grants

10/14/2020
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Recipients of $9 Million in Grants for 183 projects Across Kansas

6/29/2020
High school athletes help feed Wathena

6/8/2020
Doniphan County Pet Rescue moving forward

6/7/2020
Pallet business marks nearly 50 years

5/13/2020
The 9 Best Ice Cream Parlors in Kansas

5/5/2020
Governor Kelly, K-State President Myers confer degree upon Kansas farmer who sent N95 mask to New York (Article)
Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas State University President Richard Myers confer a degree upon Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas (Video)

5/1/2020
Pharmacist Spotlight: Doug Hynek

4/29/2020
Kansas native, K-State grad heading to NFL now inspiring students back home

4/24/2020
Kansas couple who sent N95 mask to Gov. Cuomo just wanted to ‘make sure we could at least help one person’

3/14/2020
Troy grocery store to start delivery service for customers amid coronavirus

2019

11/17/2019
Student’s ‘sweet’ Idea to benefit troops

11/21/2019
Highland Community College Agriculture Program Becomes Nineteenth Chapter of Collegiate Farm Bureau

11/15/2019
This 2-Hour Drive Through Kansas Is The Best Way To See This Year’s Fall Colors

10/13/2019
Marker honors westward migration

8/28/2019
Wathena Fall Festival kicks off this weekend

7/2/2019
Kansans named to trade advisory committees

6/24/2019
New rural senior living center opens in Wathena

5/5/2019
2020 Big Kansas Road Trip to showcase Doniphan, Brown & Nemaha Counties (date rescheduled to May 6-9, 2021)

5/2/2019
New restaurant planned for Highland

3/12/2019
HCC Board of Trustees Announces Deborah Fox as 44th President of Highland Community College

1/24/2019
Interpretive signs enhance Glacial Hills Byways route in Doniphan County

2018

10/30/2018
Troy dental office announces change in ownership

10/27/2018
‘Demo fork’ creator honored, marketing gadget

10/23/2018
Troy, KS Entrepreneur Winner of Chip Gaines’ Chipstarter Contest

10/14/2018
Nor-Am expanding, again!

10/2/2018
Woman brings landscaping business back to hometown

9/24/2018
Abandoned property evolves into new event venue

9/2/2018
Four State Lookout & The Conclusion of the Kansas Takeover of The Iowa Gallivant

8/29/2018
Eating Unchained: El Canelo Mexican Restaurant

8/22/2018
Nor-Am Cold Storage Finds Success in 2nd Annual Backpack Give Away

6/22/2018
Officials optimistic for Doniphan economic plan

4/48/2018
Troy Library celebrates building renovations with open house

4/13/2018
Doniphan County enters next phase in Economic Development Strategic Plan

4/9/2018
St. Joseph and Wathena to be sister cities

3/23/2018
Scott Bratton, owner of Advanced Fabworks in Elwood, Kansas, received the Emerging Entrepreneur Award

3/18/2018
Doniphan County embarks on new strategic plan

2/26/2018
HCC Scotties finish regular season perfect 30-0

2/23/2018
50 Most Beautiful Highway Drives in America – Kansas: Glacial Hills Scenic Byway

2/8/2018
Highland Community College to celebrate 160th

1/29/2018
Paint & Body Special: Repairing the Wheelhouses and Replacing the Trunk Floor on a 1970 Plymouth GTX

1/24/2018
Local farmers recognized in Corn Yield Contest

2017

12/28/2017
Kansas’ Emerging Wine Industry is on the Path to Success

12/13/2017
Doniphan County family named Farm Family of the Year

11/20/2017
NOR-AM expanding, acquires Affiliated Foods property

11/16/2017
For 44 years, treasurer found comfort in numbers

11/5/2017
The Beautiful Spot In Kansas Where You Can See Into Three Other States At Once

10/12/2017
New Pharmacy in Troy

9/16/2017
Cook prepares meals for seniors and prisoners

9/15/2017
Kansas firm observes Steel Day

9/14/2017
Hunting for treasures on Highway 36

8/29/2017
Bus puts Elwood on the Map

8/22/2017
A reminder that it is good to be an earthling

7/21/2017
Doniphan County Legion team state-bound

7/21/2017
Article: Regional cities to host Eclipse events
Video: Regional cities to host Eclipse events

7/12/2017
Solar eclipse to be visible in Kansas
Troy Kansas is the place to be for a total solar eclipse in August

7/6/2017
Doniphan County Sheriff’s Dept. Plans “Fun Day” Fundraiser Ahead of Holiday Drive

7/5/2017
Total Eclipse of the Heartland – Coming to Northeast Kansas

6/28/2017
Eating Unchained: Firecracker Cafe

6/27/2017
Company buys former Boehringer plant

6/27/2017
Biopharmaceutical company coming to northeast Kansas

6/23/2017
Solar eclipse could be spectacular – even in Kansas

6/22/2017
Doniphan County rolls out the red carpet for Eclipse in the Heartland event

4/4/2017
Troy FFA helps victims of SW Kansas Wildfires

3/20/2017
Pigtails ‘n Inkwells reopens in Wathena

3/1/2017
Business Group Stimulates Regional Growth

2/9/2017
Flower shop owner prepares for first Valentine’s Day

1/19/2017
Doniphan County Starts Planning for Total Solar Eclipse

1/4/2017
Farmhouse marks a year in Troy!

2016

12/22/16
Troy Marching Trojans to perform at Liberty Bowl Dec. 30th

12/19/16
The tiny Kansas town that will capture your heart

12/10/16
HCC Wellness Committee Receives an Award from the Governor’s Council (Video Clip) 
HCC Wellness Committee Receives an Award from the Governor’s Council (Article)

12/9/16
Doniphan County Community Rallies Around Crash Victims

11/26/16
Troy brings home first Kansas 2-1A state title

11/5/16
Doniphan County reports high early voter turnout

11/2/16
New website to aid in Doniphan County community awareness

10/13/16
Museum contains a history told by tractors

10/13/16
Doniphan County rolls out new website

2/18/16
Marci Penner’s Fun Things On Five Courthouse Squares 

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