Edwards County Economic Development & Tourism

06/17/2026

We need to keep quality care close to home, which means sustaining our local hospital for the long term.

🏥 Invest in the Health of Edwards County! 🏥

A strong community starts with access to quality healthcare close to home. By voting YES on the 1% local sales tax, you can help support hospital operations, maintain essential healthcare services, attract healthcare professionals, and reduce the financial burden currently carried by local property owners.

Just 1 cent on every dollar spent can make a lasting impact on the health and future of our community.

✅ Vote YES on 08/04/2026
❤️ Keep Care Close to Home
📍 Support Edwards County Medical Center and the healthcare services our families depend on.

06/11/2026

Does your business need a new roof? What about roof repairs?

Edwards County Economic Development is offering matching grant funds to help improve and revitalize commercial properties throughout Edwards County.

✅ Dollar-for-Dollar Match
✅ Up to $15,000 Available
✅ Roof Repair or Full Roof Replacement
✅ Open to Existing Businesses and Eligible Vacant Buildings

Whether you're improving your current business location or preparing a vacant building for a new business, this program can help make your project more affordable.

Program Highlights

✔ Commercial properties located in Edwards County
✔ Up to $15,000 in grant funding available annually
✔ Projects considered and reviewed by the ECEDC Board of Directors
✔ Applications accepted now until funds are gone.

Don't let a roof keep your building from reaching its full potential.

📞 Contact Edwards County Economic Development
📧 [email protected]

Helping preserve buildings, strengthen businesses, and grow Edwards County.

06/10/2026

Don’t let your kids miss this fun event!

Mark your calendars! One week from today, all Edwards County students in grades 5-12 are invited to the Kinsley Public Pool for an evening of tobacco-free summer fun!

06/09/2026

🌽🥚🧁 Calling all local vendors!

The Edwards County Farmers Market is looking for vendors for the 2026 season! Whether you sell produce, baked goods, eggs, jams, crafts, flowers, or other homemade items, we'd love to have you join us.

✔ No vendor fee
✔ Come only on the dates that work for you

Interested? Contact Trisha Greene at 620-659-2149 or [email protected].

📍 Downtown Kinsley
🗓 Saturdays beginning June 20
⏰ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

06/08/2026

Another Pitch Your Porch Grant project completed!

We can’t wait to see all 10 awarded businesses get their Porch upgraded!

06/01/2026

Tomorrow marks the grand opening of Blue Sky Farms. Join us for this momentous occasion!

05/23/2026

We are excited to announce our HEAL Grant Award! Can not wait to see this project come to life!

05/22/2026

🎉 You’re Invited to the Grand Opening of Blue Sky Farms! 🎉

Join us as we celebrate a major milestone for Edwards County and the future of agriculture in our region. This exciting investment represents new opportunities, job growth, and continued progress for our community.

We invite the public to attend and celebrate alongside us. We are excited to share this special day with our community, partners, and supporters who helped make this vision a reality.

We look forward to celebrating with you! 🚜🐄🎉

04/30/2026

Big congratulations to Allie Walker from Kinsley Junior Senior High School for an outstanding performance at the Youth Entrepreneurship State Competition in Manhattan this week!

Allie represented Edwards County as our local Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) winner and made a strong impression at the state level. She was named a finalist among students from across Kansas and earned a $1,500 award for her work.

The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is organized by Network Kansas in partnership with Edwards County Economic Development and 21 Central Extension.

Great job, Allie! 👏

04/17/2026

Economic Development will be deliverying lunch to the firefights today.

Thank you Tom’s Kountry Kitchen for helping us cook up Hamburgers for all the first responders working hard to save our community.