Joseph Pennycuff, the county appraiser, provided commissioners with clarification regarding the tax payment for a local grain elevator company at the McPherson County Commission meeting on Monday. The business paid the 2022 property taxes with the intention of contesting the amount.
MCPHERSON SENIOR CENTER The McPherson Senior Center is a non-profit 501c3 which was established in 1979. Our mission is to provide services to help maintain and enhance the lives of our McPherson City elderly community.
During the Public Input Session at the McPherson City Commission Meeting March 21, McPherson resident Dennis Houghton said he has noticed a decline or decay of the city streets in the past ten years. “I don’t think that we’ve really done the job that we should be doing as far as the maintenance of sealing cracks and potholes,” Houghton said.
The Inman Scholarship Foundation is seeking applicants for the Agatha Smyers Scholarship for a student who is interested in the service industry, which could include: educators, clergy, social services, registered nursing, physical therapy, physicians or dentists. The scholarship will be awarded based upon achievement in college, financial need, potential to make an impact on others and involvement in leadership and community service.
Graduation ceremonies conclude fall 2022 semester Nearly 500 Emporia State University students graduated during ceremonies in December 2022. Graduate students were recognized Dec.
Finding inexpensive daycare for children of school age is a difficulty for many parents in McPherson County. Parents have a choice for after-school care as well as care on days when school is not in session thanks to the McPherson YMCA Y-Kids program.
The Sterling High School Theatre spring play is The Miracle Worker centering on the real-life story of teacher Annie Sullivan and her pupil Helen Keller. The show centers on the miracle of reaching blind, deaf Helen and breaking through to connect her to the world. But there will be another “miracle worker” being celebrated as well Sterling High School theatre director Betsy Dutton, who has similarly used theatre to help her students connect to the world.
Ladies Reading Circle met at noon on Tuesday, March 14, at the Senior Center with thirteen members and one guest present. After a luncheon, Doretta Abshire gave the program, “What, I’m Retired.
By Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum will host “World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas,” a presentation and discussion by Thomas Prasch on Thursday, March 30 at 6 p.m. in the 1904 Swedish Pavilion, 120 E. Mill St.
The Bethany College Theatre Department invites you to an enchanting evening of music and entertainment with their upcoming production, 'Cabaret: A Musical Revue,' on March 30 and April 1 at 7:30 pm. The Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kan., will host the production. This event is part of the highly anticipated Messiah Festival of the Arts, which celebrates music, art, and culture in the community.