May 11, 2020 - McPherson Buzz

Weekend 911 for 5/8-5/10/20

May 11, 2020 nikkiallenbach

Friday, May 8 Police personnel responded to Lakeview Drive for a report of an overdose/poisoning at 12:10 am. Police personnel responded to Mockingbird Lane for a report of an intoxicated/chemically impaired person or loud party at 1:54 am. Police personnel responded to North Barber and East Loomis Street for a report of an intoxicated/chemically impaired person or loud party at 3:07 am. Police and Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to 15th Avenue for a report of past abuse at 8:38 am. EMS personnel responded to North Maple Street for a report of a sick person at 9:36 am. Police personnel responded

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Click It or Ticket Campaign Begins May 18th

May 11, 2020May 7, 2020 Editor

Beginning on Monday, May 18, and continuing through Sunday, May 31, 2020, travelers can expect increased Police presence on City streets as the McPherson Police Department joins other law enforcement agencies in enforcing Kansas occupant restraint and other traffic laws as part of the 2020 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign. This activity is supported by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). Enforcement will occur around the clock. Seatbelt use diminishes after nightfall, meaning the likelihood of unbelted crash injuries and deaths rise during those hours. Fact: If the driver of a vehicle is not belted, only about 20% of the

All Schools Day

Virtual Button Hunt Clues and Location

May 11, 2020 Editor

CLUE 1 It’s only virtual, but the rules stay the same. Any public place in the 900 square miles of McPherson County is fair game. This clue is the traditional clue stating the location is on public property in McPherson County. CLUE 2 Sometimes it’s good to get off the trail and go a different direction. This clue references the fact the virtual site is south of the Santa Fe Trail. Recent medallion and virtual hunt locations have been north of the trail. CLUE 3 You can sometimes find heroes here, but not all the time and not

All Schools Day

All School’s Day Virtual Button Has Been Found

May 11, 2020 Editor

Mothers Day 2020 will be one Sharla Rempe of McPherson will remember for some time. Rempe submitted the correct guess Sunday Morning for the 107th McPherson County All Schools Day Virtual Button Hunt sponsored by First Bank Kansas. The virtual hunt, in it’s 4th year, was the only one of this year’s All Schools Day events that could take place under COVID-19 safety precautions which led to the cancellation of the remainder of this year’s celebration. The virtual location this year was the Moundridge baseball and softball fields on the east edge of Moundridge. The complex inclues one softball and