This weekend, McPherson residents will gather for an evening of music, generosity, and heartfelt support at the Jethro Schra Benefit Show. The event honors 10-year-old Jethro Schra, who has faced a deeply challenging couple of years.
The 2025 McPherson High School boys soccer team’s season is rapidly approaching and standing in front of the goal for the Bullpups this fall will be junior Gabe Standfast, who is fresh off a third-place finish at a national goalie competition.
The McPherson Police Department recently held active shooter training at Roosevelt Elementary School as part of the department’s ongoing effort to prepare officers for dangerous situations and protect the community. The department has been doing this kind of training for years.
Rolling Hills Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a new addax calf, born on August 2nd about 7:45 a.m. This marks the second calf for mother Felicity and the fifth calf sired by Ajax, the zoo’s resident male addax.
In the blink of an eye, summer break has nearly come to an end for McPherson High School students, but with the end of summer comes a new year of sports as schedules for Bullpup fall sports teams have been released.
Kitsy Roxanne Krehbiel, 32, was originally charged with 17 felony counts by the McPherson County Attorney’s Office. The charges included 15 counts of forgery, one count of theft, and one count of making false information.
As the summer food program winds down and the start of school nears, inflation continues to stretch household budgets leaving housing-insecure families facing increased challenges in accessing regular meals. The McPherson Housing Coalition (MHC), a longstanding nonprofit dedicated to providing shelter and support for families in transition, is calling on the community to lend a helping hand.
The future of McPherson High School soccer appears to be in good hands for this upcoming school year and for many years beyond that, as a high number of middle and high school players attended this month’s camp to prepare for the new season.
This summer’s Rural Appreciation Picnic brought together families, farmers, and community members to celebrate the people who keep agriculture strong in McPherson County. Now hosted by the McPherson County Farm Bureau, the event continues a long tradition that began with the Chamber of Commerce’s Agricultural Committee.
McPherson Police Chief Mikel Golden presented the McPherson City Commission with the 2024 Crime Index Statistics from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) with a comparison to McPherson’s crime statistics. The report highlights a continued decline in major crimes across the city.