WPHS 2010-11 football schedule released
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 […]
Month: December 2009
WPHS senior dies in truck wreck
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.
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
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.’
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
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
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
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’
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” […]
Christmas time means gift giving, so bring on the crazy
Christmas time has arrived, and for most people, that is a good thing. I’m not like most people, though. Christmas bothers me, bothers me a […]
Vogts slated to be Bobcat football coach
Tuesday was an interesting day. It started out normal enough, with me dragging myself out of bed and through the morning ritual. I drove my […]
Press conference held for Turner Gill
Turner Gill is the new head coach at of the University of Kansas football program. A press conference introducing him was held today in Lawrence. […]