October 2024
City will overhaul old transformer
The Lindsborg City Council on Oct. 7 approved $13,610 for maintenance work on the older of the electrical substation̓s two transformers, devices that step 34,500 volts coming in from the grid down to 7,200 volts for the lines running across town.
Council backs plan to attract workers
The Lindsborg City Council on Oct. 7 passed a resolution to support a “reverse scholarship” program that will encourage people to live in McPherson County. This was moral support; funding will be by the McPherson County Community Foundation.
Mercantile makeover
Steve and Randy Jirak paint over the beige and red upper reaches of the building that houses The Good Merchant on Main Street. This was last Thursday, and part of a makeover of the facade.
City shows few to no lead water pipes
The Environmental Protection Agency last week said that to help assure healthful drinking water, the nation̓s cities had 10 years to eliminate all lead pipes. Three years ago, Kansas was reported to have the third-highest number of lead pipes per capita among the 50 states.
Planting puts shade to Victorian ideal
This year Sue and Martin Eddy have grown unconventional plants in front of their house on South Washington. These are plants that attract butterflies, bees, and moths to pollinate them, that do not need to be mowed, and that require little to no irrigation once established.
Fast-growing chain buys News-Record
Main Street Media last week sold The Lindsborg News-Record to CherryRoad Media, a privately held New Jersey company that expanded from information technology in late 2020 and has since bought or started more than 80 small newspapers in 18 states, saying it wants to promote local journalism. Main Street publisher Frank Mercer drove from headquarters in Russell on Oct.
Volunteers needed to re-sod softball field
Volunteers are sought to lay the sod to remake the softball diamond that serves Smoky Valley school and league teams. The work begins at noon Sunday.