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06/07/2026

Congratulations to the award winners of the 22nd Annual Black Kettle Car Show! 👏🏆

That's a wrap for the 22nd Annual Black Kettle Car Show, we had a great turnout. Congratulations to all of our award winners. Here is a breakdown of the "Specialty Award" winners.

Best of Show - Chris Ballinger - 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 (Pictured Below)
Best Paint - Randy Williams - 1956 Chevy Nomad
Best Interior - Lloyd Wood - 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Best Engine - Chris Wallace - 1970 Oldsmobile 442
Best Other - Ron Sundquist - 1951 MG TD
Best Ford - Jim Rogers - 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Best GM - Stan Shulz - 1968 Chevy Camaro SS
Best Mopar/Dodge - Leon Guhr - 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Tribute
Best 2010 and Newer - Duane Guyer - 2024 Chevy Corvette
Best Big Rig - Rob and Laura Schmidt - 2026 Peterbilt 589
Best Motorcycle - Nate Martens - 1996 Harley Davidson Softail

THANK YOU to all of our great sponsors and volunteers, we couldn't do this without your support.

Last but not least, THANKS to the Moundridge community for coming out and enjoying the 2026 Black Kettle Festival and Car Show

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06/07/2026

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06/06/2026

🏆⛳️ Three-time champs! Woohoo!!

Thank you to all who voted us Best Tee Box Sponsor yesterday at the McPherson Chamber Classic Golf Tournament. As always, we had a blast!

And congratulations to the winners of the Luke Bryan tickets and 4 pack of Royals tickets!! 🎟️

06/06/2026

Swatting incident reported in Lyons Friday afternoon

Rice County law enforcement agencies responded Friday afternoon to what turned out to be a swatting incident late Friday afternoon. The Rice County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement officers responded about 4 PM to the 400 block of East Main for what appears to […]

06/05/2026

Johni Doughman, Executive Director of McPherson Main Street is joined by Lindsay Helms from the McPherson Public Library to discuss the upcoming Adult Silent Disco and possible pop-up locations.

06/05/2026

McPherson County Commissioners cut ribbon on renovated County Building

A project under consideration for many years, and under construction for nearly a year and a half came to conclusion Friday morning when McPherson County Commissioners held a ribbon cutting for the McPherson County Building at 200 North Maple. The building will house multiple county […]

06/05/2026

And the McPherson Chamber Classic has begun! 🇺🇸⛳️

06/05/2026

The NCAA Softball National Champion is crowned; KU baseball continues their postseason run with the Super Regional round this weekend; The Royals open a 4-game set with the Twins; The NBA and Stanley Cup Finals continue.

06/05/2026

Mulvane High School swept the top awards on the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches Class 4A All-State Team released on Tuesday. McPherson middle infielder Carter Bengtson and pitcher Cade Strathman were named to the First Team.

Mulvane High School swept the top awards on the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches Class 4A All-State Team released on Tuesday. Mulvane’s Grey Sanders was named Pitcher of the Year, Parker Chubb is the Player of the Year and Steve Nelson is the Coach of […]

06/05/2026

Cheney High School’s Reece Tolar was named Player of the Year on the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches Class 3A All-State Baseball Team released on Tuesday.

Cheney High School’s Reece Tolar was named Player of the Year on the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches Class 3A All-State Baseball Team released on Tuesday. Girard’s Kam Smith was named Pitcher of the Year and Council Grove’s Matt Wilkens was named Coach of the […]