Boys Basketball Team and Moundridge Senior recognized at USD 423 Meeting
Highlights from the District 423 Board of Education Meeting April 10, 2023
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Amanda Faber selected for magistrate judge position in McPherson County
The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Amanda Faber to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in McPherson County. Faber’s new position will be effective on her swearing-in.
New Principal at Roosevelt Elementary School: Cara Schrag
McPherson Public Schools is proud to announce that Ms. Cara Schrag will serve as the Principal at Roosevelt Elementary School for the 2023/24 school year.
New 2023-2024 Kansas transportation maps available
Whether following the Monarch Butterfly Highway or selecting a unique route to travel, grab a new 2023-2024 Kansas Official State Transportation Map and get ready to explore all sorts of places and attractions across the state.
Presentation Explores Researching Your Home
The Rice County Historical Society in Lyons will host “Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There,” a presentation and discussion by Diana Staresinic-Deane on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Coronado Quivira Museum, 105 West Lyon.
Artist-in-Residence Brian Hinkle
This April 9th-16th, Wichita artist Brian Hinkle will be Artist-in-Residence at Red Barn Studio Museum. Hinkle shared that his experience during the residency is always influenced by the colorful and extraordinary studio environment created by Lester Raymer, as well as the changing weather. He plans to paint in response to those influences and draw inspiration from multiple sources. Although he usually paints in oils, Brian intends to paint in various media and draw and, he jokes, perhaps even play the mandolin during his residency.
McPherson County Student Art Exhibit & Scholarship Show coming
The McPherson County Student Art Exhibition and Scholarship Competition will be held April 20 – 23 at the McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation, 1111 E. Kansas Ave.
Free Lecture “From Jefferson to Jayhawkers & South American to the Sunflower State: Sloth in Kansas”
McPherson College invites the community to a keynote lecture presented by Dr. Greg McDonald on Friday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Rainbow Flats
This will be an ongoing segment, submitted by a local community member. Introduction from the author: This story is about a mythical small town set in the Midwest that is made up of average simple folks with average issues that make up daily life.
The Swedish Pavilion, a World’s Fair remnant preserved in Kansas
Even though Kansas never hosted a World’s Fair, there are remnants today in the cities Wamego, Lawrence, and Lindsborg. Most buildings and structures designed for World’s Fairs were designed to be temporary, normally torn down after the fair was over and in some cases were burned down because of the material used to build them.