News & Updates

Eligibility requirements for the McPherson Chamber of Commerce AFA Scholarship include high school seniors or undergraduate students that reside in McPherson County and/or attend a high school in McPherson County, plan to pursue a career in the food and agriculture industry and obtain a four-year...

The McPherson Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee works hard to help grow future ag leaders. Since 2001, we have partnered with Agriculture Future of America to support an AFA Leader and Academic Scholarship each year. With the generosity of individual and business donors, and the dedication...

Do you find it interesting how certain words that were rarely heard before 2020, seem to be in every headline and radio broadcast? Words like pandemic, unprecedented, and resilient. Now, it seems that we have introduced pivot, adapt, and reimagine to the top trendy words. I...

Although different, the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge was unquestionably just as inspirational as past competitions. At the virtual 2020 YEC hosted by the McPherson Chamber of Commerce, students from the Business and Entrepreneurship Class at McPherson High School competed for prize money…and a good grade! As...

It’s supposed to be the season for Christmas Cheer, right? If you are struggling with the exhausting changes, expectations, and concerns of this crazy year, you are not alone. Maybe it is the daily stress that is dragging you down, or maybe your enthusiasm and drive...

We are excited to announce, with the gracious sponsorship of Peoples Bank & Trust and the talents of Dallas Pruitt, we are bringing the Chamber Annual Meeting to you in a video this year. The Annual Meeting is a time to reflect on the many...

Leadership McPherson Class of 2020 graduates, sets goals for future -By Jessie Wagoner The McPherson Chamber of Commerce has led a Leadership McPherson class every year since 1982, and a pandemic wasn’t about to stop the tradition. While other leadership programs throughout the state put their programs...

From Ed O'Malley, President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center "Dear KLC Alumni and friends," (and Leadership McPherson Alumni) "I write to you today with singular purpose, unique in our 14-year history. Since our founding in 2007, the Kansas Leadership Center has been careful to “start...

The McPherson Chamber of Commerce and McPherson Main Street partner to bring you a delightful holiday experience in McPherson. Spend an entire afternoon visiting the welcoming McPherson stores in search of the ideal gifts or enjoy the family friendly events we have planned. At this time,...

Each year the past presidents of the McPherson Chamber choose the recipient of this award. The criteria being “a person who has given of his/her time and talent for the betterment of the business community, and whose contributions are readily identifiable and have a long-term...