The 12th annual Santa Fe Times Easter coloring contest is now open to area kids age 12 & under!

Pick up a copy of the new magazine-style paper at one of several area businesses and enter to win fun prizes!  Single copies of The Santa Fe Times newspapers are sold at the following locations: State Bank machine (Alma), Bratcher’s Market (Concordia), and Casey’s (Concordia & Waverly).

Prize: Winners will be chosen from each age group: 6 & under, and 7 to 12. Winners receive an Easter candy prize, and facilitators (parent or guardian) of the first place winner will receive a free three-month subscription to The Santa Fe Times.

Rules: Entries are due to The Santa Fe Times by Thursday, April 9, at 10 a.m. Form must be completed for valid entry. Entries may be emailed to safetnews@gmail.com, mailed to PO Box 76, Alma MO 64001, or dropped off at The Santa Fe Times dropbox in Alma. Winners MUST be available for a photo between April 10-14. Winners will be announced in an upcoming issue of The Santa Fe Times, pending photo arrangements with winners. All decisions are final. Entries may be picked up at The Santa Fe Times office following announcement of the winners.

Special thanks to the following for sponsoring the 2026 contest: The Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce, A&J Salvage, Alma Communications, Appleseed Daycare, Bittiker Funeral Home, Bratcher’s Market, Cain Insurance, Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home, Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Central Bank, Community Bank, The Fit Factory, Gash Plumbing, Gieselman Trucking, Magnolia Lane Floral Boutique, Mulch’s Country Mart, State Bank of Missouri.