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🌱 How did the Bullpups rack up 48 points on El Dorado?
McPherson, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day McPherson! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did the Bullpups rack up 48 points on El Dorado?
- See how much rain fell just outside McPherson this week
Also on today's calendar: Flying Free Halloween Bash.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Delightful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• McPherson Rolls to Victory at El Dorado - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com) — McPherson High’s Bullpup football team dominated El Dorado 48-7, piling up 475 yards of offense and moving to 4-1 on the season. Quarterbacks Carter Bengtson and Isaac Nelson combined for three touchdown passes, while the defense held El Dorado to under 100 total yards. The Bullpups now look ahead to another road test at Mulvane next Friday. 
• How much rain fell in Kansas in post-Polo storms? (ksn.com) — Areas just outside McPherson saw more than five and a half inches of rain this week as remnants of Hurricane Polo soaked central Kansas. A spot 7 miles west-southwest of town recorded 5.65 inches, with similarly heavy totals near Galva and Inman. The report highlights where the worst flooding risks emerged and encourages residents to use local meteorologists’ tools for future storms.
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Flying Free Halloween Bash →
710 W. Woodside, McPherson
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A Night of Splintered Harmony at Twice Told Tales →
Twice Told Tales, 104 South Main Street, McPherson
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Saturday October 24
Tuesday October 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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SVHS Volleyball @ Belle Plaine
Smoky Valley High Lindsborg, KS 67456
8:30 am -
HS VB Canton-Galva Invitational Tournament
Inman jr/sr High School Inman, KS 67546
8:30 am -
HS Volleyball @ CG Invite
Little River USD 444 Little River, KS 67457
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HS C-Team VB @ Abilene
Southeast of Saline USD 306 Gypsum, KS 67448
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SES Varsity @ Concordia Tournament
Southeast of Saline USD 306 Gypsum, KS 67448
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JH VB Marion Invitational Tournament
Inman Elem Inman, KS 67546
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Buhler Farmers Market →
Buhler KS
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The Return →
365 Complex, 453 Kansas 61, Inman
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Booster Bash
Southeast of Saline USD 306 Gypsum, KS 67448
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Lindsborg
- McPherson Rolls to 11-1 Victory, Van Wyck Nets Four Goals - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com)
- Lindsborg's Old Mill Museum Celebrates $2.7 Million Estate Gift (adastraradio.com)
Hutchinson
- GOP pulling up to $10M out of North Carolina Senate race, diverting to Kansas in late bid to save majority (nypost.com)
- Democrats' ad links Ty Masterson to Sam Brownback; Kansas GOP nominee claims it's a ‘lie' (newsfromthestates.com)
- Watch Dem gov candidate Cindy Holscher answer 4 key issues JoCo readers care about (johnsoncountypost.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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