McPherson News

Kansas to Raise State Age for Buying Tobacco to 21 Starting July 1

Tuesday, April 11

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill Tuesday that will require Kansans to be 21 or older to legally buy tobacco products, starting July 1. The current age to buy cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products is 18.The bill received bipartisan... Read More.

McPherson County Commission Notes: Commissioners Discuss Burn Ban Process

Tuesday, April 11

MCPHERSON, Kan. – The imposition of burn bans in McPherson County will continue to be handled on a district-by-district basis. McPherson County Emergency Management and Communications Director Julie McClure told several ranchers began burning pastures following the lifting of a burn ban late last... Read More.

SBA Disaster Loan Application Deadline is May 9th

Monday, April 10

KANSAS - Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminds Kansas small non-farm businesses in Butler, Harvey, Marion, McPherson, Reno and Sedgwick counties of the May 9, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan... Read More.

McPherson Chamber Seeking OMEGA Nominations

Monday, April 10

MCPHERSON, Kan. - The OMEGA Award was created by the McPherson Chamber in 2005 to recognize 8th-grade students in McPherson County for making a difference in our community through their compassionate gestures, positive attitudes, considerate actions and courage to overcome life’s challenges."Goodness is about... Read More.

KBI Investigating Death in Marion County

Monday, April 10

MARION COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating the death of a man believed to have shot himself while authorities were conducting a search warrant at his residence. On Monday, April 10, shortly after 11 a.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office... Read More.

Favorite Funny Man Rob Schneider to Perform at Kansas State Fair

Monday, April 10

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Accomplished actor, comedian, three-time Emmy-nominated screenwriter and director Rob Schneiderwill perform at the Kansas State Fair, Sunday, September 10 with special guest Byron Kennedy.As a stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider hasgone... Read More.

Kansas Legislature Packages new Flat Tax Rate with Quicker End to Food Tax

Friday, April 7

By Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers passed a tax cut package in the early Friday morning hours that fuses a flat tax rate for individual income with an accelerated reduction in the state sales tax on food, corporate tax breaks and... Read More.

Kansas Legislature Ditches Voucher Plan that Extended to Unregulated Private Schools

Friday, April 7

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The Legislature canned a much-debated voucher program that would allow unregulated private schools to receive state dollars and put federal COVID-19 relief funds toward special education.The measure narrowly passed the House by 65-58 Thursday and failed in... Read More.

Kansas OKs Bill on Opting Kids out of LGBTQ-Themed Lessons

Friday, April 7

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers approved a bill Thursday aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials, as a Democratic lawmaker whose vote was crucial to banning transgender female athletes from girls' and women's sports faced... Read More.

Dillon Lecture Series Continues April 18th, Will Feature Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Bill Self

Friday, April 7

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The next installment of the Dillon Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 18th, will feature Kansas Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self.Self has guided his teams to 23-win seasons in 23 of the last 24 seasons dating back to 1998-99. For his... Read More.

Kansas House Reverses Vote, Approves State-Run Presidential Primaries

Wednesday, April 5

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Dozens of the Kansas House members flip-flopped Tuesday to salvage a bill that was easily passed by the Kansas Senate and would authorize expenditure of as much as $5 million to stage a presidential preference primary next... Read More.

Kansas Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s and Girls’ Sports

Wednesday, April 5

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor.The Legislature... Read More.