> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # McPherson daily brief - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-daily-brief-157/ - Published: 2026-09-15T13:24:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-15T13:24:31.000Z - Description: McPherson, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 15, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: mcj, #brief, #fullemail # McPherson - The McPherson County Commission unanimously approved the 2027 budget, lowering the property tax mill levy to 30.869\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-county-commission-summary-28/) - The McPherson County Commission approved a $28,175 plan to convert two Old 81 Highway intersections near Moundridge to 4-way stops. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-county-commission-summary-28/) - The McPherson County Commission approved doubling county motor vehicle transaction fees from $5 to $10 to avoid deficits. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-county-commission-summary-28/) - McPherson Public Library is conducting outreach to sign up 100 new cardholders in September and promote its Kanopy digital video service. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-public-library-aims-to-add-100-cardholders-through-the-september-kanopy-outreach/) - Bethany College in Lindsborg honored first responders at home athletic games, joined by McPherson County Sheriff Jerry Montagne. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/bethany-college-honors-first-responders-sheriff-montagne-handles-football-coin-toss/) - McPherson Public Library cardholders can now borrow a cordless leaf blower kit through the library's Library of Things collection. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-library-adds-cordless-leaf-blower-to-its-library-of-things/) - The McPherson YMCA opened registration through Oct. 5 for its Fall II youth basketball season for children ages 3 through sixth grade. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-ymca-opens-youth-basketball-registration-for-ages-3-through-sixth-grade/) - The McPherson Bullpups boys soccer team beat Wichita Classical 5-0 to take seventh place at the Maize South Tournament. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/bullpups-boys-varsity-soccer-rolls-in-7th-place-finish/) - Flock cameras helped Salina police arrest a 19-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Great Bend teen. [→](https://www.ksal.com/flock-cameras-help-catch-murder-suspect/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high of 90°F, but keep the umbrella handy as chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms increase throughout the day. --- # 🌾 Kansas - Vice President JD Vance touted a pandemic loan fraud crackdown affecting 870,000 people before rallying Kansas Republicans at a Sept. 14 event in Olathe ahead of the Nov. 3 election. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-268/) - Boeing machinists in Wichita voted Sept. 12-13 to seek reintegration into the company's master contract covering Puget Sound and Portland workers, aiming to reverse a two-decade pay gap. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-268/) - Garden City schools reported a decline of 114 students this year amid falling birth rates, a trend Citizen Journal found mirrored in districts across Kansas. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-268/) - The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is seeking bids by Sept. 29 for a statewide, round-the-clock mental health crisis transportation system funded by $2.46 million in federal money. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-268/) - Wichita signed a certificate of occupancy Sept. 14 to begin taking over its delayed $550 million Northwest Water Treatment Facility, with full operations expected in early 2027\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-268/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - AI stocks tumbled worldwide Monday after Anthropic's CEO called for slower development, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index dropping nearly 6% even as Trump rejected new regulations and Nvidia's Huang dismissed AI doomsday warnings as "made up." [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-265/) - The EPA repealed Monday a 2024 rule requiring coal- and gas-fired power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions starting in the 2030s, a move it says will save the industry more than $300 billion. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-265/) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to enforce a new Postal Service mail-ballot rule ahead of the midterms, leaving a lower court injunction in place. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-265/) - The 10-year Treasury yield briefly topped 5% Monday, its highest since October 2023, as diesel prices hit a record $6.23 a gallon amid Middle East supply disruptions ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-265/) - Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen's Greater and Lesser Hanish islands Monday, extending their control near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and threatening a second major global oil shipping route. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-265/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab1FileL-1.png) --- --- # SEPTEMBER 15 1931: DIRIGIBLE BRIEFLY DOCKS AT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING A small dirigible managed a short-lived docking at the new Empire State Building’s mooring mast before strong winds forced it to pull away. The much-publicized experiment dashed hopes that the skyscraper’s spire would serve as a convenient midtown Manhattan airship port. ![Day in History](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/09/26/realestate/Scapes-1/Scapes-1-jumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp) *This article was written using our proprietary AI system, Cronkite. 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