Chuck Laughlin, McPherson County Extension Office, presented McPherson County Commissioners with updates regarding Extension Office programs. The Extension Office continues to offer Teach and Taste classes which teach students how to cook a dish each month.
The McPherson Chamber of Commerce received the E-Community Loan Activity Award at the recent 2023 NetWork Kansas annual retreat for the highest number of E-Loans. The McPherson Chamber of Commerce is a partner of NetWork Kansas and administers the McPherson County Entrepreneurship Community program.
McPHERSON— On Saturday, June 10, McPherson residents celebrated the fourth annual Pride Festival in a wave of color along the 100 block of East Marlin Street. With McPherson Police providing an escort, participants in McPherson’s Pride Festival marched down Marlin Street from Linnea Park to the McPherson Community Building.
The Kansas Department of Transportation has begun a resurfacing project on about 13 miles of U.S. 56 in McPherson County. A mill and overlay on U.S. 56 will occur from the K-153/U.S. 56 junction and continue west to the Rice/McPherson County line. During construction, flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through the work zone. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Pearson Construction LLC. of Wichita is the prime contractor for this $4.7 million project which is scheduled for completion by September, weather permitting. KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of all road construction projects across Kansas, go to www.kandrive.org or call 5-1-1.
Aaron Spare, a 31-year-old resident of McPherson, was traveling north on I-135 on June 3 when he struck a deer close to mile marker 87. The deer was killed when it went through Spare’s 2010 Toyota Corolla’s windshield. Spare is fine.
Lauren Pesek, McPherson Main Street Director and Cord Nestor, Operator of Whiskey Wagon presented commissioners with a request for a Special Event Alcohol Permit for the McPherson Main Street Summer Kick-off on the Plaza Event to be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the Plaza in downtown McPherson.
The McPherson Public Library, located at 214 W. Marlin St.
With improving the lives of its residents in mind, The Cedars, located at 1021 Cedars Drive, has upgraded its assisted living community area. The need to create a gathering area for residents of The Cedars Community served as the driving force behind the renovation.
E. Kansas Ave. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. / Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Don’t miss the McPherson Globe Refiners exhibit documenting the first gold medal basketball team awarded in Olympic history and the Museum’s permanent “hands-on” model train exhibit. 620-241-8464.
Canton Stars and Stripes Military Museum, 104 W. Allen, in Canton. Exhibits include memorabilia from all military branches. Open for all Military and Patriotic Holidays or by appointment. 620-628-4484 Galva Historical Museum, 204 S. Main, in Galva. Documenting Galva’s history as well as surrounding country schools, displays of past businesses, and information regarding the Cherokee and Santa Fe Trail. Hours: 1st Sunday: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.; 2nd Saturday: 10 a.m.-noon; 3rd Thursday: 7 p.m.-9 p.m., or by appointment. 620-654-3343 Inman Museum, 101 N. Main, in Inman. Sunday 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m., or by appointment. 620-585-6756 or 620-585-6477. The museum has a life-size village square with six buildings constructed with 100-year-old materials, a restored train deport complete with a caboose, and a full early prairie homestead. www.inmanmuseum.com.