When Ken Sjögren started carving and painting Dala horse signs in his garage over 40 years ago, he couldn’t have foreseen that Hemslöjd, the gift shop he would start with neighbor Ken Swisher in 1984 would sell tens of thousands of Dala horses. In fact,...
Dr. Phil Walters and his staff welcomed a crowd to their optometry office at 915 N. Main as they hosted the February 22nd Chamber Connection. Walters started seeing patients at the office in 2010 and bought the practice in 2011. Since then, the business has only grown. “I...
Paint and new flooring give 400 N. Maple Street a fresh look, but what really catches the eye upon walking in is the expanse of new exercise equipment lining the walls. A crowd gathered to welcome Empower Fitness to McPherson’s business community with a Chamber...
Brian Bloom of CherryRoad Media wants people to know that The McPherson Sentinel of today and tomorrow is not your grandfather’s newspaper. Readership has never been higher thanks to digital availability, he told those gathered at the Sentinel office for the February 8th Chamber Connection. Some...
Business has boomed since Brandon Barnhart bought Donna’s Pool and Patio in 2016, attendees at the February 1st Chamber Connection learned. Last year the company cleaned over 50 pools a week and has averaged 25-28 pool constructions per year. They also do pool remodels. “That’s been...
After a family tragedy led to a messy estate settlement 28 years ago, Glen Snell started Prairie Hills Financial Group to protect others from going through a similar ordeal. Glen’s son Dale Snell, now managing partner in the practice, told a crowded room at the January...
Bret Christiansen started his law career in San Diego in 2010 as a sports agent but quickly realized that working with young professional athletes making tons of money wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. He found his way back to his home state...
A crowd mingled shoulder-to-shoulder to support Jamie Whitehouse and her therapy practice, Advocate Counseling & Therapeutic Services (ACTS) of Kansas as she hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Chamber Connection January 11th to introduce her new office space at 823 N. Main Street. The new location has...
Chamber members crowded into the Ad Astra Radio station on a cold January 4, 2024, to celebrate it being 75 years to the day since KNEX 1540, now known as KMCP, took to the airwaves at 7:45 a.m. in 1949. Attendees at this Chamber Connection...
Whether it’s inquiries about housekeeping services, home health, Medicare, or general public transportation, chances are the McPherson County Council on Aging (MCCA) will have the answers. In fact, they have a plethora of information for McPherson County residents aged 60 and older, as attendees at...