McPherson – Week of December 4 2024
Fire Station #2 opening January; Turkey Creek project near completion; Downtown McPherson holiday reopening; Cereal malt beverage licenses approved; Housing improvement funds allocated; Bullpups defend state title
1 - Fire Station #2 Nears Completion; Expected to Open January 2025
2 - Turkey Creek Golf Course Irrigation Project Progresses Despite Weather Delays
3 - Downtown McPherson Reopens for a Busy Holiday Season
4 - City Approves Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses for Local Businesses
5 - McPherson Allocates $31k for Housing Improvements on South Walnut
Bullpup Sports Update
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McPherson County Obituaries: November 28 - December 4
Editors note: there was no county commission meeting this week
1 - Fire Station #2 Nears Completion; Expected to Open January 2025
The McPherson Fire Department provided updates on the ongoing Fire Station #2 project during the city meeting Tuesday. Substantial project completion has been achieved, with only minor work remaining. Final concrete pours are scheduled for mid-December, weather permitting, and technology installations are in progress. Officials anticipate the station will be operational by early January 2025. With the project staying within $11,000 of its expected budget, the fire station is on track to enhance the community.
Article Source: City of McPherson
2 - Turkey Creek Golf Course Irrigation Project Progresses Despite Weather Delays
Significant progress has been made on the Turkey Creek Golf Course improvement projects, as reported during the city meeting. Crews have installed nearly all the large-diameter mainline irrigation, with only smaller sections remaining. Irrigation has been completed on holes 1 through 9, the driving range, and hole 18, with only minor adjustments needed near the newly constructed stone wall on hole 9. Concrete has been poured for all cut cart paths, and seven bores have been completed, including a 10-inch mainline installation under an abandoned crude oil line on hole 18. The retaining wall on hole 9 is also progressing, with the foundation fully in place and block installation underway. Despite delays caused by excessive rain, the project is nearing completion.
Article Source: City of McPherson
3 - Downtown McPherson Reopens for a Busy Holiday Season
McPherson Main Street Director Johni Doughman expressed gratitude at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting for the efforts that facilitated the reopening of Main Street following the Elm Street Drainage project work. She also highlighted the use of the CVB trolley and a golf cart during filming for TV commercials, emphasizing their importance in promoting the area. Doughman shared that the holiday season has been highly successful so far, with the Ladies Night Out event being one of the busiest ever reported by Main Street businesses. Commissioner Larry Wiens provided an update on the Euclid Extension of the Elm Street Drainage project, noting that westbound lanes of Euclid will open soon, and work has already started on the north side of the Citizens State Bank building.
Article Source: Ad Astra Radio
4 - City Approves Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses for Local Businesses
McPherson officials also approved cereal malt beverage licenses for several local businesses, including BW Gas & Convenience, Kwik Shop, Jump Start, and The Village Geek. This approval allows these establishments to legally sell cereal malt beverages, commonly known as 3.2% beer, within city limits.
Article Source: City of McPherson
5 - McPherson Allocates $31k for Housing Improvements on South Walnut
McPherson city officials approved a $31k payment under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Program to support ongoing housing improvements. The project at 1208 South Walnut was funded by CDBG grant funds, with additional support from former grants and homeowner contributions. Payments included $655 for inspection and administrative fees and $30,258 for construction work completed by Aaron Construction.
Article Source: City of McPherson
Bullpup Sports Update
Winter sports season starts tomorrow
McPherson Boys and Girls Basketball vs. Dodge City tomorrow night at home
The McPherson High School Boys Basketball team is riding high off of their 14th State Championship, going a perfect 25-0 in the 2023-24 season, looking to defend their title in the upcoming ’24-’25 year. It was their first title since 2015, which also happened to be their last undefeated season. Led by 4A Player of the Year Kyden Thompson and All-State honorees like Cory Muehler and Gabe Pyle, the team scored nearly 66 points per game and had an average winning margin of 23 points. However, the team will go into this season losing four out of its five starters and five seniors overall. Thompson is now playing at Cowley County Community College (13.7 pts/game), Muehler at Butler County CC (14.8 pts/game), as well as Gavin Wedel and Jayce Schriner playing collegiate football. They also lose Owen Pyle, who scored 8 points per contest. The team will return Gabe Pyle for his senior year. Pyle led the team last season in points (16.7/game), rebounds (5.1/game), and steals (2.4/game). They also bring letter winners Jett Pyle, Ian Razak, Bishop Brown and Brenden Doile, who will need to play key roles on the team this season. They also bring in upperclassmen newcomers who are multi-sport athletes, including senior Brody Seidl and junior Cade Strathman. Head coach Kurt Kinnamon will go into his 30th season as McPherson’s head coach, coming in with a record of 547-118, a win percentage of 82.2%. He was voted the Sports in Kansas All-Class Coach of the Year after winning his 7th State Title with the Bullpups.
Boys ranked #1 preseason
Article Source: Ad Astra Radio, @sportsinkansas
Sources
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3. https://www.adastraradio.com/mac-news/mcpherson-main-street-celebrates-downtown-reopening-for-a-successful-holiday-season-so-far
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6. https://www.adastraradio.com/adastra-sports/bullpup-boys-basketball-ready-to-defend-title
https://x.com/sportsinkansas/status/1864018726397338099?s=46&t=nVb-5uC_WM3Cp0R0dGiqHQ