Tammy Johnson

Tammy Johnson

Kanitz furthers basketball career with Barton

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas – As Kreighton Kanitz signed his basketball letter of intent recently with Barton Community College, he went to his God for His thoughts.“When signing and deciding on Barton, I spoke to God and everything about it just gave me peace,” the Moundridge Wildcat standout said.

Bullpup track and field takes second at league

The McPherson High School track and field teams have reached their penultimate destination following the annual AVCTL Division III meet last Thursday, as both the boys and girls teams placed second place to build momentum towards regionals.Fresh off a strong performance at the Salina Invitational meet to end its regular season, McPherson turned in a pair of second-place finished on Thursday, May 9 at the AVCTL Division III meet that was hosted by the Bullpups.Last Thursday’s meet was the lone meet that was hosted by McPherson during the 2024 season, but the Bullpups did not disappoint in their only home showing as a total of nine first-place finishes were snagged between the boys and girls teams.“The Bullpup track and field team competed in the AVCTL Division Three league track meet on Thursday evening in McPherson.

All Schools Day winners announced

Wrapping up the 111th All Schools Day Parade, the McPherson County All Schoos Day Committee announced the 2024 winners.Sonshine Pre-School won the pre-school category.Lincoln Elementary won the Kindergarten category.Canton-Galva Royalty won the Royalty category.Elyria Christian Royalty won the Best Use of Theme.Johns Manville won the Best Commercial Entry.Eisenhower Elementary won People’s Choice.

National Tourism Week events announced

In honor of National Tourism Week, the McPherson Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) announced several local events at Tuesday’s McPherson City Commission meeting.• Turkey Creek Golf Course is hosting the 4A State Golf Tournament.

Cat House provides help for cat population

Kitten season has begun, and Cat House McPherson is an integral part of keeping the feral cat population in check in McPherson with its trap, neuter, and release (TNR) program.The City of McPherson maintains the Fix-a-Cat program which helps with funding to spay or neuter and rabies vaccine for pet cats for owners who cannot afford it on their own as well as for the TNR program.