July 2025

Strathman and Bengtson selected for High Plains Shootout

Two elite underclassmen from the McPherson High School baseball team will be representing the Bullpups next week in Enid, Oklahoma, as McPherson’s Carter Bengtson and Cade Strathman were selected to compete for team Kansas Select in the High Plains Shootout. The High Plains Shootout is a high school all-star series held at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in downtown Enid, Oklahoma.

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National report findings on child well-being in Kansas shows mixed results, potential room for improvement

National report findings on child well-being in Kansas shows mixed results, potential room for improvement The good news from the annual Kids Count is Kansas ranks 14th overall in the country U.S. in terms of child well-being with a reduction of children in single parent families.

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