Lady Shirley's 2025 Concordia Fall Fest parade float, which won first place in the parade theme competition, trots through downtown Concordia during the parade on Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Kansas State Sen. Elaine Bowers uncovers the few frogs during the 2025 Concordia Fall Fest Frog Jumping Contest on Saturday, Sept. 27, in downtown Concordia.
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The 2025 Concordia Fall Fest Junior Grand Marshal Sydney LeDuc waves to the crowd during the parade on Saturday, Sept. 27, in downtown Concordia.
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Haddie, Bryanna and Callie Hanson cheer on their ornate box turtle, Shelly, while she crosses the line for the first-place win during the 2025 Concordia Fall Fest Turtle Race on Saturday, Sept. 27, in downtown Concordia.
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Kansas Sen. Elaine Bowers stands with the first, second and third-place winners of the 2025 Fall Fest Turtle Races on Saturday, Sept. 27, in downtown Concordia. Winners include first place: Haddie, Bryanna and Callie Hanson with their turtle Shelly; second place: Coen Champlin with his turtle Shelly; and third place: Jude Minor and Ryder Eakins with their turtle, Leonardo.
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Kansas Sen. Elaine Bowers stands with the three 2025 Fall Fest Frog Jumping Contest winners on Saturday, Sept. 27, in downtown Concordia. The first-place winner was John Freeman, with his frog, Albert; the second-place winner was Maxwell Garlow with his frog, Froggy the 4th; and the third-place winner was Addie Strait with her frog, Hopper.
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Scott and Mindy Condray, the 2025 Concordia Fall Fest Grand Marshals, cruise down the main strip of Concordia during the parade on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Concordia.
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Scouting American Boy Scouts Troop 38 parades through downtown Concordia on Saturday, Sept. 27, during the 2025 Fall Fest event.
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Now and Then, Women of Rock perform on the main stage of Broadway Plaza for the 2025 Concordia Fall Fest on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Concordia.
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Concordia Junior/Senior High School art instructor Rachel Lord-Johnson paints on a downtown window in preparation for the 2025 Fall Fest event on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Concordia. Fall Fest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Concordia Junior/Senior High School student Bella Haskett, 16, paints on the downtown office windows of Century 21 Real Estate for Concordia's 2025 Fall Fest before the event on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Concordia.
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Concordia Junior/Senior High School student Lindsey Berk paints on a downtown business window on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in preparation for the 2025 Concordia Fall Fest on Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Concordia Junior/Senior High School (CJSHS) band members perform in the late evening hours on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Broadway Plaza in downtown Concordia for the CJSHS Homecoming Rally.
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Concordia Junior/Senior High School (CJSHS) band members perform in the late evening hours on Thursday, Sept. 25, on the Broadway Plaza stage for the CJSHS Homecoming Rally in downtown Concordia.
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