Josh Bedel, General Manager-McPherson Board of Public Utilities (BPU), presented City Commissioners with the BPU report at Tuesday’s meeting.Due to snow and ice BPU has been concentrating on truck maintenance and projects that can be completed inside. Once the snow and ice melt, crews will concentrate on rebuilding the lines south the cemetery on Avenue A.
BURLINGTON, Kansas – Basketball was not the only victim of Mother Nature’s temper tantrum two weekends ago as wrestling cancelations were also caught in the mix, but the McPherson High School boys and girls wrestling teams finally made their 2025 debut this past weekend in a tournament at Burlington.Both the McPherson boys and girls teams were set to kick off the new year on Thursday, January 9 with home duals against Winfield, but because of more heavy snowfall in the Winfield area, the duals were postponed until Thursday, February 6.Instead of McPherson making its initial 2025 appearance at home, it was made at the Burlington Invitational as the Bullpup boys finished second as a team (out of 19 teams) with 213.5 points and the Bullpup girls finished third as a team (out of 21 teams) with 155.5 points.Bullpup Boys:On the boys’ end, it was the 33rd straight year for the Burlington Invitational. With it came a stellar showing from McPherson, which included three first-place finishes and a total of six top three finishes (including the first-place finishers).The first of McPherson’s top finishers was Parker Hulvey, who now has a 10-5 record on the season, in the 106-pound weight class.
High school hoops is officially back across the state of Kansas following Christmas break and a slew of games being canceled due to wintry weather, as a number of McPherson County schools made their 2025 debut and started their second semester.
WINFIELD, Kansas – Two weeks ago the McPherson College men’s basketball team found itself heading into 2025 with a 4-9 record, but since then, the Bulldogs having been riding a three-game winning streak as that continued last Saturday with a 78-77 win over Southwestern.Heading into Christmas break, McPherson garnered some momentum by snapping a six-game losing streak with a two-game winning streak following wins over Bethany (77-72) and Friends (77-69). Upon their return from the break, however, the Bulldogs fell victim to two straight losses on December 30 and New Year’s Eve, losing 119-108 to Saint Xavier and 69-58 to St.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Central Christian College men’s basketball team’s 2025 debut had no shortage of drama, as the Tigers fell five points shy in a double overtime thriller against the Texas Wesleyan Rams by a score of 105-100.
The executive board of the McPherson County All Schools Day and the May Fete Committee are already hard at work, making plans for the annual spring event.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, a fatal head-on collision on Interstate 135 resulted in the loss of four lives in McPherson County. The accident occurred just before 12:30 a.m., involving a 2012 Honda CR-Z traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the highway.Jacob F.
Lindsborg invites residents and visitors to explore the town’s rich cultural scene with the Cultural Crawl. Running from January 2 to February 8, the Cultural Crawl encourages participants to learn, explore, and engage with the local cultural scene, making it a fun and enriching experience for everyone involved.Participants can pick up a Lindsborg Cultural Crawl Passport at any of the seven participating organizations: Red Barn Studio Museum, Smoky Valley Arts & Folklife Center, Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum, Clara Hatton Center, Lindsborg Community Library, and the Lindsborg Arts Council.
Steps to End Poverty of McPherson County (STEPMC) is a local nonprofit committed to building relationships that transform lives and move our community beyond poverty. One small step in that direction is sharing the stories of folks who are working hard to bring themselves and their families out of poverty.
Many adults credit their time as young athletes with instilling a host of valuable lessons they’ve carried with them throughout their lives. Some point to notable losses during their playing careers as the time they learned to deal with adversity, while others may point to victories as teaching them that hard work pays off.There’s no shortage of lessons for youngsters to learn on athletic playing fields, but parents also must learn some lessons as children don their uniforms and compete.