McPherson News

Hesston Woman Killed in Rollover Accident

Tuesday, June 13

HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. – A Hesston woman was killed when her vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times Sunday evening southeast of Hesston on Hesston Rd. According to the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Traci Slater received life-saving measures but was pronounced dead...

K-State Salina Campus Getting Millions to Address Pilot Shortage

Monday, June 12

SALINA, Kan. (KNS) — Kansas State University's Aerospace and Technology Campus in Salina is receiving almost $5 million in federal funding to help address the national shortage of pilots. The money from Congress will go toward building a flight simulation center at the K-State...

Nurses, State Officials Mark New Law Improving Workplace Safety

Monday, June 12

WICHITA, Kan. (KNS) –Doctors, nurses and other medical staff joined Governor Laura Kelly last Thursday to celebrate a new law that improves workplace safety for health care workers and increases penalties against people who assault medical personnel. Kelly says that workers in medical fields...

K-State Chosen to Lead Global Animal Health Effort

Monday, June 12

By Pat Melgares,

Gov. Laura Kelly Selects DEA Administrator to Take Charge of Kansas Highway Patrol

Monday, June 12

By Tim Carpenter,

Fundraising Efforts Underway After Fire Destroys Heavily Damages Northwest Kansas High School

Monday, June 12

ATTWOOD, Kan. – Efforts are underway to support a northwest Kansas school district whose junior-senior high school was heavily damaged in a June 5th fire that has been ruled arson, including fundraising begun...

Shelter 1 in McPherson’s Lakeside Park to be Relocated to Turkey Creek Golf Course

Friday, June 9

MCPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson City Commissioners Tuesday approved a quote from Unruh House Moving of Galva to relocate Shelter 1 at Lakeside Park to Turkey Creek Golf Course. The project will involve repurposing the 30x36 shelter to provide additional storage for the golf course...

Kansas Dept. of Commerce Launches Creative Placemaking Pilot Project

Friday, June 9

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce and the Patterson Family Foundation are pleased to announce the Engaging Placemaking for Innovative Communities (EPIC) pilot program. With a focus on arts-driven community development projects that enhance rural communities and enable additional partnership and connection, EPIC is launching in south-central Kansas under the...