Lester Edward “Ed” Kidd
Lester Edward “Ed” Kidd, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully January 23, 2023, at Salem Home in Hillsboro. Arrangements are with Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson.
January 2023
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Hawkinson leads Elyria girls to Cougar Classic title
LOST SPRINGS – Winning all three of their games at the Centre Cougar Classic, the Elyria Christian girls took the tournament championship trophy on Saturday with a 15-point, 45-30 win over Rural Vista.
Shooting propels Elyria boys to Cougar Classic championship
LOST SPRINGS – Saturday evening the Elyria Christian boys made it a clean sweep for Elyria Christian as they joined the Lady Eagles as champions of the Centre Cougar Classic with a 30-point romp over Class 3A Douglass, 65-35.
Lady Pups fall in MAC semis to St. James
Although the true Mid America Classic championship game won’t be played until Saturday night, a championship-caliber game was played in Friday night’s semifinals as McPherson lost 56-48 to St. James Academy after a fourth-quarter charge fell short.
Nation’s top automotive industry research authority partners with McPherson College Auto Restoration Program
McPherson College will partner with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) — considered the most respected research source in the automotive industry — on a study exploring the future of transportation and mobility to create a new engineering, design, and mobility program building on its existing Automotive Restoration program. Creating a national center for the future of engineering, design, and mobility is one of the key initiatives supported by the college's $500 million double-match estate commitment.
Whiteside knows the whereabouts in Wichita
Writer, blogger, author, and Wichita native, Vanessa Whiteside shared her lifelong love for her hometown in her recently published book,100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die. The book is the first travel guidebook for the City of Wichita that shares travel recommendations from the point of view of a true Wichitan.
$1.8M in funding going toward 10 Family Resource Centers across Kansas
On Jan. 25, Governor Laura Kelly announced that 10 Kansas communities will be receiving grants to help create Family Resource Centers. These funds granted by the Kansas Department for Children and Families are meant to lessen the need for families to have formal contact with the agency.
Kansas Ranks #8 in Nation for Volunteerism
AmeriCorps estimates that volunteers in Kansas generate $1.4 billion in economic value for the state, based on 2021 survey of civic engagement and volunteerism. Volunteer Kansas announced nearly 707,000 volunteers served 53.1 million hours in Kansas between September 2020 and 2021 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Volunteering and Civic Life in America research.The research also estimates that volunteers generated nearly $1.4 billion in economic value in the Kansas.
McPherson College partners with The Cedars for educational opportunities
The first Friday of every month through May, McPherson College will be at The Cedars Conference Center at 3 p.m. According to Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations Monica Rice, who also currently coordinates the First Friday Program, they have been happening since at least Spring of 2013, making this the 10th year.