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The Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge has received its fair share of attention from international research groups, industry representatives, policy makers — even a group of scientists from NASA visited in 2022.Ray and Susan Flickner, owners of the farm, have received a few awards along the way for the work done at the farm - with the latest announced just last week.Ray and Susan Flickner have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award.“Farming is a journey, in my opinion,” Ray said in a video produced Sand County Foundation announcing the award.

The McPherson Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce a recent gift from the estate of Deneen Krehbiel.

A $50,000 grant from Kansas Tourism, part of the Kansas Department of Commerce, has been awarded to the McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation.

The morning was chilly and windy, but an enthusiastic crowd gathered as Central Christian College of Kansas launched the Barry McKeown Fitness Court Studio with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting November 18th.

On Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023, the McPherson Church of the Brethren offered a place for transgender people and those who care about them to remember those who have lost their lives.In remembrance of Rita Hester’s 1998 murder, Nov.

McPherson officials and residents joined together to celebrate becoming part of the Purple Heart Trail with a ceremony at the McPherson Community Building on Wednesday, November 15.The ceremony included the signing of the Proclamation and the unveiling of signs that will be placed at every entrance into the community.The ceremony included stories from guest speakers and honored six members of the McPherson community who have received the Purple Heart.The McPherson High School choir performed the national anthem with the McPherson Police Department Color Guard presenting the Colors.The Purple Heart Trail serves as a reminder to travelers that others have paid a heavy price for their freedom by connecting a network of roads, highways, bridges, and memorials that honor Purple Heart recipients.McPherson joins a growing list of cities nationwide on the Purple Heart Trail.

The DUI Victims Center of Kansas (DUIVC) met with the Sheriff’s Office on Friday, November 17, 2023, to take part in a holiday memorial drive.The volunteer-run DUIVC aims to raise awareness of the traumatic human consequences of the decision to drive impaired and reduce the impact an impaired driving crash has on victims, survivors, and their families.The DUIVC supplied car magnets for every patrol car in preparation for this Memorial Drive.