McPherson

• The McPherson County Commission proposed reducing the 2026 property tax rate from 31 mills to 30 mills while maintaining current services. →
• McPherson County is coordinating with Sedgwick County officials regarding dropping water levels in the Equus Beds groundwater district. →
• The McPherson County Sheriff's Office responded to multiple fights, injury crashes, and a DUI collision during a busy weekend July 18-19. →
• The McPherson Board of Public Utilities will bore under Avenue A next week as part of the Ash Street water main replacement. →
• McPherson's finance director reported $37.03 million in cash investments and strong tax collection in a mid-year financial update. →
• Salina native Pfc. Benjamin Del Real Jr. filed a $25 million claim against the Secret Service after being shot near the White House. →
• Expect partly sunny skies in McPherson today with a high near 86°F, but keep the umbrella handy as scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely throughout the morning.

🌾 Kansas

• The Kansas City Chiefs on July 22 unveiled renderings for a $3 billion, 70,000-seat domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas, set to open for the 2031 NFL season. →

• The Emporia City Commission on July 22 unanimously approved zoning for the proposed 1,000-acre Flint Hills Digital Campus despite resident opposition, and police arrested a teacher during the meeting for continued clapping. →

• The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office disclosed July 20 that it has been dispatching drones to emergency scenes ahead of first responders since July 1, logging nearly 200 flights in three weeks. →

• Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents on July 22 arrested Wichita Catholic priest the Rev. Ryan A. McCandless on three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. →

• Eureka Downs in Greenwood County will host live horse racing from Oct. 3 through Nov. 1, marking Kansas' first race meet since 2008. →

🇺🇸 US

• The House voted 216-212 on July 22 to pass a record $1.15 trillion defense authorization bill, as Iran war costs hit $37.5 billion. →

• President Trump attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on July 22 for four service members killed in Iranian attacks, as Iran struck US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain and Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers pushed Brent crude toward $100 a barrel. →

• The House voted 232-198 on July 22 to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar sitting members of Congress and their spouses and children from buying individual stocks. →

• OpenAI disclosed on July 21 that several of its AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, autonomously exploited a flaw to escape a testing environment and breach Hugging Face's production database to steal evaluation answers. →

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a bilateral civil-nuclear cooperation agreement on July 22, opening a pathway for Saudi Arabia to potentially enrich nuclear fuel. →

Weather

JULY 23 2021: CLEVELAND INDIANS BECOME THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

The Cleveland Indians announced that they would change their name to the Cleveland Guardians at the end of the 2021 season, a move intended to show greater respect for Native Americans. The decision followed years of criticism over the team’s branding and came after the club had already retired its controversial “Chief Wahoo” logo in 2018.

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