The inmate count at the McPherson County Jail is at the lowest level seen in some time, going back to pre-COVID numbers. Sheriff Jerry Montagne told County Commissioners Monday they are housing 38 inmates, three female and four being held on municipal court cases. There […]

A Galva woman was killed and two others injured in a Saturday evening crash south of McPherson. McPherson County Sheriff’s Captain Jeffrey Schmidt said deputies and first responders were sent just before 6:30 PM to the 900 block of 14th Avenue, between Dakota and Eisenhower […]

The McPherson County Community Foundation has reopened its grant application process and announced several changes that will take effect with the new grant year beginning July 1. The foundation’s regular grant cycle closes each year on May 15 before reopening July 1. The updates are […]

The moving process for departments being relocated from the McPherson County Courthouse to the County Building is progressing well, according to Maintenance Director Josh Pimentel. The County Appraiser’s office is closed this week so they can get everything moved over, and at Monday’s County Commission […]

The McPherson County Community Foundation, Marquette Community Foundation and the Moundridge Foundation have announced their grant recipients for June 2026. This cycle the Foundation released over $72,000 to organizations across the county. These distributions came from four different community funds. McPherson County General Grants USD418 […]

Harvest moves steadily across the state of Kansas while navigating through a challenging season. Producers have reported being delayed in harvest due to scattered thunderstorms in their areas; others are reporting they have completed harvest for the season. Derek Sawyer, a farmer in McPherson County, reported finishing up wheat harvest on June 15. “We started […]

A new case has been filed against a rural McPherson man facing voluntary manslaughter charges inth January 31st shooting death of Joshua Soden southwest of Inman. The new case filed June 9th by McPherson County Attorney Jennifer Wyatt charges Daniel Hawkinson with aggravated battery causing […]

McPherson County Planning and Zoning Director Jon Kinsey shared with County Commissioners Monday a letter he has drafted to the board of directors of Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No.2 asking it and county commissioners in Harvey, Reno and Sedgwick counties to treat any new […]

The process of getting back on in Salina after Monday night’s windstorm is slowly moving forward. As 7:30 PM Tuesday there were still some 13,800 Evergy Customers in Saline County without power, with another 550 in McPherson County, and 1,158 in Ottawa County. A major […]

The Kansas Department of Transportation provided an update Monday afternoon on the US 56 corridor study between McPherson and Marion. This update covered internal discussions regarding potential projects in the corridor The major change affecting McPherson County is that KDOT has decided not to move […]