The other weekend I watched two deer wander out of a creek bed and meander through a meadow until they caught a scent they didn't like and took off running. After a few strides, it was difficult to pick out their tan hides against the khaki grasses as they ran toward the tree line in the distance.I was walking in a local park at the time, so I could safely admire the quick, graceful escape.
At the end of the City Council meeting Monday, Councilor Joshua Swanson made a motion for the mayor and councilors to meet in executive session -- behind closed doors -- about “non-elected personnel.”
After hearing a Lindsborg police officer describe how he was attacked while trying to break up a Jan. 28 brawl on Main Street, a judge on Friday found there was probable cause for one man to be arraigned and brought to trial.
The restoration-minded owner of a business that prints material for fantasy games is remodeling the 106-year-old First Baptist Church at Lincoln and Washington streets to make products in the basement and possibly serve as a home upstairs.
As we move toward winter and the end of the year, the days grow shorter, and the familiar crispness of the cold suggests that the annual Thanksgiving is around the corner. As a community, let us celebrate togetherness, giving gratitude to God for life.
I live in McPherson in a neighborhood of small, boxy houses, many built in 1946 for returning soldiers. It’s not an expensive neighborhood, and all kinds of people live here: old folks like me and young people with children, white folks like me and people of color.
Looking ahead to falling use of coal and rising demand for electricity, the City Council voted Monday to secure power from a large solar farm under construction between Pratt and Dodge City, with delivery to begin in 2027. This is expected to supply about 20 percent of Lindborg's electricity.
The City Council voted Monday to adopt a revised, 786-page plan to address possible natural disasters.