| REDUCING TRASH Reducing Electronic Waste Our lives are filled with electronics and as technology improves, we often rush out to replace our current devices with new ones, creating a great deal of waste. More and more products are being created with semi-conductors and sensors and at the same time, the life span of products is getting shorter.
On Friday, May 12, 2023, McPherson County will be celebrating All Schools Day in McPherson, with a parade. The parade will start at 10:30 am, but the roads will be closed on and around Main Street starting at 6:00 am. Vehicles parked in these areas will be towed at the vehicle owner’s expense, prior to the start of the parade. Do not drive around the barricades that are set up to close off these areas.
Phyllis A. Smith, age 72, of Newton passed away on April 30, 2023 at McPherson Health and Rehab.
Starting in 2005, the Brush Up Mac event, held every spring, assists those who struggle with upkeep and repairs on their home. The McPherson Housing Coalition and Brush Up Mac volunteers have helped over 1,000 through the annual event which helps homeowners who are physically or financially unable to make improvements to their homes.
Gwen Eck was born Gwendolyn Joyce Dix on February 13, 1933, in what was then The McPherson County Hospital. She was the youngest of three daughters born to George and Erma Dix.
Monday, April 24 1:18 a.m. McPherson County Sheriff and Galva Fire assisted McPherson EMS with a medical emergency on Decker St., Galva.
May 31st is the end of an era for McPherson Main Street. Ann Engel became McPherson Main Street Director in March 2008 and is retiring at the end of the month.
Dr. Laura Lee (Workman ) Eells, 68, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi-St.
For the first time in 36 years, a new face will head the Moundridge High School boys basketball team as previous McPherson assistant coach Dustan Kanitz has been selected to replace longtime and legendary coach Vance Unrau as the new head coach of the Wildcats.
The McPherson College C.A.R.S. Club or College Automotive Restoration Students Club invites the community to their 23rd annual car show on May 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m at McPherson College, which features 350 to 400 cars, coming from Southern California and the East Coast.