This fall, USD 105 Rawlins County, along with many other schools in Kansas, entered into the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights sweepstakes competition. This competition is dedicated to providing funds to schools who show a large amount of support on social media. The final grand prize is $1 million to put towards the renovation of a school's football field.

Colby Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin Werner stopped by NWKS Radio with the latest from USD 315, including the return of the after-school program, new resources helping parents track student progress, openings for paraprofessionals and substitute teachers, and upcoming construction on Colby’s new eight-lane track.

If you traveled thru hwy 24 (4th St) and hwy 25 (Range) intersection in Colby this morning...... you saw that traffic lights are flashing and one is missing! Here's photos of the missing traffic signal AND pieces of what looks like the traffic light on the side of the street. The City of Colby released this statement on their Facebook page this morning along with a map: "Traffic Warning - A Street light was severely damaged last night at 4th and Range. The lights will re

Bert Mosier and Jessica Dinkel with Sherman County Community Development joined the Good Neighbor Hour to give an update on different things going on within the Sherman County Community Development organization.

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $1.5 million is available for a seventh round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) program grants to revitalize dilapidated and underutilized downtown buildings in Kansas communities.

The 39th annual Flatlanders Fall Festival takes over Goodland, Kansas, this weekend with more than 70 vendors, classic cars, motorcycles, food, family activities and live music. Festivities begin Friday night at Chambers Park before downtown Goodland comes alive Saturday with the car and bike shows, mechanical bull, cruise parade and more.

Goodland City Manager Kent Brown joined the Good Neighbor Hour for his usual recap of the latest City Commission meeting. Items they covered during this interview includes a couple of presentations, a small resolution, a couple of formal actions, discussion items, and others.

The Kansas Department of Commerce has announced many awards that they received, including eight national economic development awards as well as three programs receiving NADO 2026 Impact awards.

USD 352 Athletic Director Marty Lehman joined the Good Neighbor Hour on Tuesday morning to discuss how the fall sports season has progressed as they near the halfway point in the season, as well as look ahead a little bit to the winter sports season.

The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has been awarded an $8.4 million grant over three years as part of the federal Teacher and School Leader Incentive (TSLI) program.

Grinnell USD #291 is proud to announce it has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. By pairing this generous grant with matching funds from FEMA and the State of Kansas, the district will leverage this award into a $3,000,000 total reconstruction project dedicated to rebuilding the elementary school and its grounds.

On the Good Neighbor Hour, host Lucas Kenney likes to spotlight area schools throughout Northwest Kansas. This week, it's USD 105 Rawlins County Schools, so Superintendent Eric Stoddard joined the show to talk about the start of the school year, progress on their school renovation, and how fall sports have gone so far.