McPherson News

2023 Svensk Hyllningsfest Buttons and Smörgåsbord Tickets Available

Tuesday, August 29

By Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau LINDSBORG, Kan. — Lindsborg's largest Swedish festival only occurs in odd numbered years, and time is running out to purchase your 2023 Svensk Hyllningsfest smörgåsbord tickets and festival buttons.Smörgåsbord tickets are available online by clicking here.... Read More.

McPherson Commissioners Raise BPU Board Monthly Salary

Tuesday, August 29

By Lucky Kidd McPHERSON, Kan. — The members of the governing board of the McPherson Board of Public Utilities are in for a raise. McPherson City Commissioners Tuesday approved raising the monthly salary for the BPU Board including that of the City Commissioner who serves... Read More.

County Commission Extends Moratorium on Commercial Solar Energy Projects in McPherson County

Tuesday, August 29

By Lucky Kidd McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — During the County Commission Meeting on Monday, Aug. 28, the McPherson County Commission indefinitely extended a moratorium on commercial solar energy projects in McPherson County. The moratorium, which prohibits acceptance or processing of any solar permit applications, will... Read More.

Non-Injury Plane Crash in McPherson Saturday

Monday, August 28

McPHERSON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, a 1941 Piper Fixed-Wing Single Engine Aircraft had crashed 500 yards East of 25th Ave and Arapaho Rd, Southeast of Moundridge, Kan. The aircraft pilot, Justin T. Coletti of Salina... Read More.

Squeals and Froth Event to Benefit Bluestem PACE Good Neighbor Fund

Monday, August 28

McPHERSON, Kan. — For every beer sold on Friday, Sept. 8 at Three Rings Brewery, $1 of each purchase will benefit the Bluestem PACE Good Neighbor Fund which helps Bluestem PACE participants within the community live well at home.The event will have live entertainment... Read More.

K-State Expands Land Grant Promise Statewide

Monday, August 28

By K-State Division of Communications and Marketing Kansas State University has expanded eligibility for its Land Grant Promise to students from all 105 Kansas counties after a successful pilot for 10 counties in fall 2022.K-State is committed to fulfilling its land-grant mission by offering essential financial... Read More.

Wamego’s Weston Moody and McPherson’s Jace Pavlovich to Lead 2024 Kansas Shrine Bowl Teams

Monday, August 28

By the Kansas Shrine Bowl The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors is excited to announce the selection of Weston Moody, Wamego, and Jace Pavlovich, McPherson, as the next head coaches of the Kansas Shrine Bowl. The 51st Kansas Shrine Bowl presented by Mammoth will be... Read More.

Tabor College Announces its First Fully-Funded Endowed Positions

Monday, August 28

By Tabor College HILLSBORO, Kan. — Tabor College officially unveiled its first fully funded endowed positions in its 115-year history. The celebration was part of Academic Convocation, honoring the start of a new academic year and those chosen as namesakes and first-time recipients of these prestigious positions. Tabor... Read More.

Legacy Farms Coffee Brewing a Better Future for Children of Cerro Bueno

Sunday, August 27

By Brenna Eller MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. — Life is a non-stop adventure for Ashley Williams and his family who continually work to benefit Cerro Bueno, Honduras through their coffee farming business.Stateside, the Williams family live in Moundridge, Kan., but when it is prime coffee growing time,... Read More.

Derek King of Moundridge Rules the County Spelling Bee

Sunday, August 27

By Lucky Kidd McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — It took 14 rounds to decide the winner of the inaugural McPherson County Adult Spelling Bee Friday night at The Hub in Moundridge and a tiebreaker to decide second and third place.Derek King, one of the three representatives... Read More.

Tom Takes a Trip Down Ad Astra Memory Lane

Friday, August 25

By Brenna Eller After being the owners of KIKS and KIOL in Iola, Kan., for over 20 years, Tom Norris and his wife Monica wanted to know that their stations would be taken care of. Because of his long history with Ad Astra Radio, Norris... Read More.

Kansas College Students Win First-Ever Honors at World’s Most Prestigious Car Show

Friday, August 25

The student-restored 1953 Mercedes is first in 72-year history of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to make it on the podium Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran congratulates students on “their outstanding accomplishment”; McPherson College has the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program in automotive restoration By McPherson College... Read More.