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Local HR professionals to help job seekers

By Josh Arnett Staff Writer — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:53:13 +0000

McPherson Area Human Resources Professionals is hosting a job search skills event at the Hutchinson Community College-McPherson site from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 5.
This event will better prepare participants for job interviews and help them enhance their job searches.

Canton-Galva HS students start lip balm business

By Josh Arnett Staff Writer — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:49:17 +0000

A group of 10 Canton-Galva students spend class planning how to market their line of lip balm.

Shelter dogs receive comfort pads

By Carla Barber Staff Writer — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:46:51 +0000

Shirley Morris has a passion for quilting and a love for dogs.

Ventriloquist/Comedienne to play the McPherson Opera House

Special to the Sentinel — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:43:49 +0000

Lynn Trefzger explains her 30-year career as a ventriloquist/comedienne as a childhood hobby that got out of hand.

Man threatens Texas woman with knife

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:38:48 +0000

A man was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon.
At 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, Chad Pennington, 26, of McPherson allegedly threatened a 52-year-old Texas woman with a knife. There were no injuries. He was held in lieu of $2,500.

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Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:36:16 +0000

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YMCA Sponsors 5K Family Fun Run

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:34:32 +0000

On April 5, the McPherson Family YMCA will host its annual 5K Family Fun Run featuring the second annual "Speckle Your Shirt" event.
Participants wearing white shirts will be "poofed" with color at every kilometer.
According to event coordinator Candace Davidson, the combination of food grade corn starch and food coloring is safe, dries quickly, and is easy to clean.
"The event focuses on fun and promotes the importance of a united family," said Davidson.
All [...]

Malaysia widens search for missing plane

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Malaysian authorities expanded their search for the missing jetliner westward toward India on Thursday, saying it may have flown for several hours after its last contact with the ground.

Obama to order strengthened overtime pay rules

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:59:40 +0000

President Barack Obama is seeking changes in overtime rules that will make millions of workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay for their extra work.

Friday's Weather

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:12:15 +0000

Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Morning Jolt: 2 killed by drunken driver at SXSW

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:03:59 +0000

In the news

Austin, Texas, police said a drunken driver who was fleeing from police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival, killing two people and injuring 23. The driver had been driving the wrong direction on a one-way street when police attempted to pull him over. The driver fled and eventually drove into the crowd at SXSW. [...]

Ag minute: Farmers union elects vice president

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Delegates at the National Farmers Union (NFU) 112th Anniversary Convention elected Donn Teske, Kansas Farmers Union president, NFU vice president.

"I am so humbled by the faith and trust the delegates have shown by electing me vice president," said Teske. "I'll do my best to help NFU President Roger Johnson move the organization forward under the direction of the grassroots policy formed here today."

Teske was elected from a field of three [...]

What's for dinner: Delightful strawberry dessert

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Ingredients

3 egg whites

Circles of McPherson will begin Bridges out of Poverty training tonight.

This book study will be co-facilitated by Diane Mears and Kristin Reynolds, with the discussion of what poverty is and what it is not and the hidden rules of class.

This is the first training to becoming an Ally and [...]

Police: Driver kills 2 at South by Southwest fest

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:09:10 +0000

A man and woman were killed early Thursday after a suspected drunken driver fleeing from arrest crashed through barricades set up for the South By Southwest festival and struck the pair and others on a crowded street, police said.

Report: Chinese site may show Malaysia Airlines plane debris images

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:08:43 +0000

Satellite images on a Chinese government website show suspected debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner floating off the southern tip of Vietnam, near the plane's original flight path, China's Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

Today in the News: Teen who sued parents is now back at home

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:00:00 +0000

Quote of note

"This is a private matter. It should never have been brought to the court's attention. It should have never been brought to the public." - Lawyer Angelo Sarno. Sarno is the new lawyer of the parents of an 18-year-old girl who sued her parents, seeking $654 a week for living and schooling costs. Rachel Canning, however, is now [...]

Business update: NY comptroller says average Wall St. bonus over $164K

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:09:43 +0000

The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew 15 percent last year to more than $164,000, the largest average Wall Street bonus since the 2008 financial crisis and the third highest on record, New York's state comptroller reported Wednesday.

Opera House purchases lot for new building

By Cristina Janney Managing Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:26:52 +0000

The McPherson Opera House has purchased a lot in the 100 block of East Sutherland on which it hopes to build a new building for Apartment 6 and storage.

Local woman portrays Victorian suffragette over tea

By Carla Barber Staff Writer — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:23:46 +0000

Afternoon tea may be common in Europe, but here in the mid U.S., it’s an event, especially when the tea-takers are transported back to the year 1907 by their hostess.