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McPherson Center for Health Announces Wealand as new CFO

McPHERSON, Kan. - McPherson Center for Health is pleased to welcome Tanner Wealand who is now serving as Chief Financial Officer. Wealand comes to McPherson from Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where he served as System Financial Controller, overseeing financial operations for the...

Dragons Climb to No. 13 in NJCAA Softball Rankings

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information HUTCHINSON, Kan. - For the fourth consecutive ranking period, the Hutchinson Community College softball team has moved up in the NJCAA Division I Softball Rankings.The Blue Dragons (27-4) jumped up two spots to No. 13 in the latest rankings released...

Maddock, Fernandez Sweep KCAC Weekly Awards

By: McPherson College Athletics WICHITA, Kan. (macbulldogs.com) — Seniors Antonio Fernandez swept this week's KCAC awards, with Maddock grabbing his second consecutive KCAC Pitcher of the Week honor and Fernandez securing the top player nod.A native of Oakdale, Calif., Maddock...

Gene Taylor Named NACDA AD of the Year

By Kansas State University Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan.  (kstatesports.com) – On the heels of K-State's 2022 Big 12 football championship and 2023 men's basketball run to the Elite Eight, Athletics Director Gene Taylor has been named the 2022-23 Cushman & Wakefield FBS AD of the Year...

Dragons, Conqs in Tight Battle at Jayhawk No. 1

Hutchinson CC Sports Information MANHATTAN, Kan. (bluedragonsports.com) – With 10 of the Top 11 individual players in the individual standings either from Hutchinson or Dodge City, the No. 1-ranked Blue Dragons and No. 5 ranked Conquistadors are locked in a tight battle for the first...

McPherson Police Department Receives FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award

MCPHERSON, Kan. - The McPherson Police Department's command staff has been recognized for completing all three components of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association Agency Trilogy.Chief Mikel Golden, Assistant Chief Todd Martens, and...

Update: Hutchinson Woman Struck By Motor Vehicle has Died

UPDATE - A Hutchinson woman struck last Thursday evening by a motor vehicle has died. Hutchinson Police have identified the woman as 29-year-old Nikia Thomas. She passed away after being transported to St. Francies Via Christi hospital in Wichita.The vehicle that struck Thomas was...

Middle School Teachers Present to USD 308 BOE

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The USD 308 Board of Education heard from the Redesign Team from Hutchinson Middle School - 7 at their meeting on Monday (March 27, 2023). March is Middle School Education Month, and the Redesign Team from HMS-7 presented their plans...

Bullpup Boys Tennis Team Opens with Home Invite on Tuesday

By Grant Barrett, Ad Astra Radio McPHERSON, Kan. - There will be some big shoes to fill on the McPherson High Boys Tennis team this season, replacing a senior class that included five state qualifiers from a season ago.Kaden McVicker returns...