Storm Strikes: Power Poles Knocked Down Leaving Moundridge In The Dark
McPHERSON COUNTY – On July 14 a storm rolled through McPherson County. It struck the southern part of the county the worst. In Inman, tree […]
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Chamber Searches For Ways To Make Up Budget Deficit
MOUNDRIDGE – Thursday’s Moundridge Chamber of Commerce meeting at Underhill Farms was less than cheery. The initial, light-hearted discussions of the week’s storm that knocked […]
Inman Spurs Innovation
I think the City of Inman should be lauded with kudos for taking the initiative to earn the grant monies they recently did via the […]
Small Papers Can Use Social Media
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote the following piece as a contribution to a scholarly paper being written by Wichita State University communications professor Les Anderson, who […]
Inman To Spur Entrepreneurship Via Grant
INMAN – After six months of work, Inman is finally ready to help businesses in town in a way that hasn’t been done in the […]
Inman Receives E-Community Grant Monies
INMAN – In February 2009, Inman School District Superintendent Kevin Case came to the Inman Chamber of Commerce with a unique opportunity for the local […]
July Is The Month Of Fun, Summer Activities
July is here and I couldn’t be happier about it. The weather is hot, wheat is filling the area grain elevators and several exciting things […]
Harvest Going Well For Area Farmers
MOUNDRIDGE – The recent warm weather may have been uncomfortable for some, but it has been the preferred weather for both Inman and Moundridge farmers […]
KS Sampler Works On Whiting Cafe Project
Currently the Kansas Sampler Foundation, of Inman, is helping change a small town in Jackson County. Foundation Executive Director Marci Penner and Assistant Director WenDee […]
Greensburg Rebirth Project Impacts All Involved
GREENSBURG – On May 4, 2007, an EF-5 nearly wiped the small, western Kansas town of Greensburg off the map. Kansas newspaper photographer Cort Anderson […]
Storms Make Motorcycle Journey Interesting
Monday nights are production nights for the paper I work for – The Ledger. My car’s transmission was low on fluid, so without time to […]
Neighbor’s Health Gets Worse
One of the first people to make me feel at home in Moundridge isn’t doing so well. John Hanes, who lives across the street from […]