Playgrounds look like crime scenes
As the sun sank behind the horizon earlier this week, shadows overtook the area. A gentle breeze slowly pushed the empty swing back and forth, […]
McPherson County
Inman man indicted on child porn charges
According to Salina.com, the online home of the Salina Journal, an Inman, Kan., man is being “charged in federal court with receiving and distributing child […]
Inman thief gets probation
Since I ran The Ledger, which is the weekly newspaper serving Inman and Moundridge, Kan., I still pay attention to happenings around those parts. Once […]
McPherson man running for U.S. Congress
I must be living under a rock. Of course, that rock is probably called western Kansas because if I still lived closer to home, I […]
Victims testify in Inman Police Chief case
Inman Police Chief Mike Leland Akins Jr. is accused of abusing three girls and one boy, all under the age of 14, and the alleged […]
WSU showcases historic images
I love Kansas, and I love where I am from, which is Canton in McPherson County. It was a wonderful place to grow up, and […]
Hearing for accused Inman police chief rescheduled
Inman Police Chief Mike Leland Akins Jr. is accused of abusing three girls and one boy, all under the age of 14, and the alleged […]
Inman police chief accused of child sex
For a year, starting in 2008 and finishing in 2009, I worked as the editor and one-man-operator of The Ledger newspaper, which serves Moundridge and […]
Christmas decorations comes to Ransom
From My roommate, Western Plains U.S.D. 106 second and third grade teacher Travis Schafer, and I are getting into the Christmas spirit. On our way […]
Shock-jock Howard Stern pranks McPherson radio station
McPherson County is once again on the national scene as the butt of a joke. Last time it was because of my hometown, Canton, Kan., […]
McPherson Co. Fair 2009
CANTON – The 2009 McPherson County Fair took place July 15-19 at the Canton Fairgrounds. The following images comprise a randomly organized pictorial of this […]
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 […]