McFarland News

The replacement of traffic signals at N.E. Freeman and Seward Avenue, S.W. 10th and Gage Boulevard, S.W. 25th and Fairlawn Road, and S.E. 29th and California Avenue was one of four capital improvement projects vetoed by Mayor Bill Bunten on Friday.

Shovels of all sizes were the order of the day in the southwest corner of Gage Park.

Wabaunsee High School-USD#329 students and staff spent Thursday, November 12 in the communities of Alma, McFarland, Paxico and Maple Hill cleaning yards for their elders.

Hats off to the Rev. W.L. Templeton, who last weekend was honored for 50 years in the pulpit at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 610 S.E. Lime.

A successful fundraising campaign has brought in contributions from 885 donors totaling nearly $6.09 million to build a Kansas Children's Discovery Center in Gage Park, supporters announced Thursday.