WPHS 2010-11 football schedule released

WPHS 2010-11 football schedule released

December 29, 2009 toddvogts 0

The 2010-2011 Western Plains High School football schedule has been released. To see it, check out the 2010-11 football schedule page or see the list […]

WPHS senior dies in truck wreck

December 28, 2009 toddvogts 0

A one-vehicle accident occurred in Ness County early Sunday morning that resulted in one fatality. According to Kansas Highway Patrol reports, Joshua Dean Stieben, 18 […]

Interactive painting symbolizes U.S.

December 28, 2009 toddvogts 0

This is a screen-shot of “One Nation Under God.” It is an interactive picture drawn by McNaughton Fine Art Company. By hovering over different portions […]

Vogts announces his favorite Christmas songs, stories

December 25, 2009 toddvogts 0

With Christmas upon us and the wonderful time with friends and family occupying most of my attention, I thought I would share a few of […]

‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.’

December 24, 2009 toddvogts 0

Christmas is a special time, and this is one of my favorite editorials about the holiday ever written. In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote […]

Christmas presents given to basketball players

December 23, 2009 toddvogts 0

On Tuesday, Western Plains High School girls’ basketball head coach Travis Schafer, assistant Debbie Hagans, boys’ basketball head coach Jerod Horchem and myself gave the […]

Xerox making Christmas special for U.S. troops

December 22, 2009 toddvogts 0

Xerox, the document printing powerhouse, is doing something pretty darn cool this year for Christmas. They have set up a Web site, www.letssaythanks.com, where people […]

Kansas broadband gaps to be filled via stimulus

December 21, 2009 toddvogts 0

Earlier this month, Kansas received a $2 million slice from the $7.2 billion pie that is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s program to expand […]

Kansas brings in $31,157,100 via ‘Cash For Clunkers’

December 18, 2009 toddvogts 0

Earlier this year, U.S. President Barack Obama instituted the CARS, or Car Allowance Rebate System, program, which was commonly known as the “Cash For Clunkers” […]