Day: January 15, 2020

News 

National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisory

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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for McPherson County from 5 p.m. on Thursday until noon on Friday. The advisory says to expect mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. It will likely cause slick roads, parking lots, and sidewalks. Even a small amount of ice accumulation can create hazardous conditions and could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. In south central and southeast Kansas, snow followed by mixed precipitation is expected

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Education 

Bestselling Author to visit the Public Library

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On Feb. 27, McPherson will host bestselling author John David Anderson. He will spend the day with local elementary school students and then he will make a presentation to the public at the McPherson Public Library from 6-7 p.m. The library invites readers of all ages to attend Anderson’s presentation, “Searching for Superman: Finding Heroes in Literature and Life.”  His books, written for middle-grade readers, continue to be spotted atop bestseller lists and are popular checkouts at the library. His latest book, “Posted”, is on the current William Allen White Children’s Book Award reading list. “We cannot even begin to

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Education 

USD 418 Visioning Groups continue work on Facility Improvement Plan

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On Jan. 8, the McPherson USD 418 Visioning Groups met again to begin looking at renovation or new construction options for all district facilities.  These groups, composed of a cross-section of community members and educators, divided into small groups to review possible improvements, and work to put together several “package” options for further discussion.  

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Bulllpup Swimmers Dominate Hutchinson Invitational

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Sports Editor Peter Holland Jr. HUTCHINSON—What has been almost three weeks since its last competition, the McPherson High School boys swim team was hungry for a new challenge. For that, the Bullpups conquered the Hutchinson Invitational on Tuesday.  Head Coach Matt Cotton believed his swim team had something to prove. The Bullpups scored a total of 319, beating out teams like Andover Central High School (244) and Garden City High School (242) “We got to go up against some of our chief competition in our League in the Andover schools, as well as some great programs from Western Kansas like

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Miller, Goebel Lead Bullpup Bowlers To Victory

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Sports Editor Peter Holland Jr. WICHITA— The McPherson High School boys bowling team left The Alley with a win on Tuesday night, beating both Goddard High School 2,562-2,286 and Augusta High School 2,562-2,074. The Bullpup boys were led by both Taylor Miller and Tytin Goebel. Miller put up 755 total points after bowling 227-279-249 in his games. Goebel reached 636, setting the tone with 278 and then recorded 187 and 171. The Lady Pups bowled a total of 2,034, finishing ahead of Goddard (2,029) and fell behind Augusta (2,235). Naomi Aguilar was the top bowler with 544. Haylee Busch was not

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