NWKS RADIO NEWS

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland encourages jobseekers and employers searching for available talent to take part in this month’s Virtual Statewide Job Fair, hosted by KANSASWORKS, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 25.

The Kansas Department of Transportation expresses its appreciation for employees celebrating state service anniversaries in July. KDOT is proud to acknowledge them for the long-term dedication they have provided to the state of Kansas. Listed below are the employees and their hometowns.

Sarah Louise Wehrmann, 65, of Elkhorn, NE, died Thursday, June 18, 2026. She was born May 4, 1961, in Colby, KS to John and Vonna (Davis) Sears.

Caleb Alexander Patton, 21, of Colby, died Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born in Garden City, KS on August 26, 2004, to Matthews and Crystal (Davis) Patton. Caleb was super funny, outgoing, and the type of person that would do anything for anyone. His family described him as “the toughest person we know”. In his free time, he enjoyed playing video games, spending time outdoors, fishing, camping and being with his dog Maisey.

A 68-year-old Oakley man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Logan County on June 20, 2026. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Peterbilt semi collided at the intersection of County Road 430 and Apache Acre, about two miles south of Oakley. The crash remains under investigation.

Severe storms slammed northwest Kansas Saturday night, bringing wind gusts up to 100 mph, widespread power outages, downed trees, damaged buildings, hail, and rainfall totals exceeding 5 inches in some locations. NWKS Radio listeners shared hundreds of storm reports from across the region. Read the latest damage reports, rainfall totals, power outage information, and severe weather updates from Colby, Oakley, Hoxie, Grinnell, Atwood, Goodland, and beyond.

It was another edition of Foundation Friday on the Good Neighbor Hour, and this time, Caitlin Hammond, Executive Director for the Wallace County Foundation, hopped on the show to discuss what they have going on.

An estimated $10 million in funding is available for projects submitted to the Rail Service Improvement Program, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The selected projects will help to enhance safety, promote economic efficiency and improve sustainability to the state’s rail network.

Richard “Dick” Rhea, son of Ora and Alma Rhea was born in Sharon Springs, Ks on March 27, 1930 and he went home to be with God on June 17, 2026.

Today, Governor Laura Kelly issued the following statement announcing the denial of John Robinson’s clemency request for commutation of the death sentence:

Bert Mosier 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.

Moya Dwight (Wildman) Covey-Bieker, 95, of Colby, passed away peacefully June 16, 2026. She was born December 12, 1930, in Colby, Kansas to Dwight Raymond Wildman and Nellie Aretta (Berry) Wildman.