Personal musings, thoughts, updates, and general tidbits from the life of The Vogts.
Demo Derby Daze
A couple of weekends ago on July 20, my brother, Troy Vogts, and my cousin, Dale Westbrook, took part in the annual demolition derby at […]
Personal Notes
Colbert, Canton Flap Is Satirical Brilliance
There are less than 1,000 people who reside in my hometown of Canton, yet recently the small, sleepy community made a splash on the national […]
Canton, Kan. Gets Mentioned on ‘Colbert Report’
My home town of Canton, Kan. has finally made it big. Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” slamed my home town, and it is maybe the funniest […]
Grandiose Gardening
A super steak tomato sits on my desk this morning. Moundridge’s Erma Goering grew the tomato. Goering’s husband, Wilbert “Toby” Goering, said the red fruit […]
Moundridge Starting To Feel Like Home
It’s true. A former Canton citizen is starting to feel at home in Wildcat country. It’s nothing personal against my beloved hometown Eagles, but the […]
Phone Books Abound In Office, Home
I was on the phone last week when the door to The Ledger office flew open. A petite man came in with a stack of […]
Independence Day Celebrated By Moving Into Moundridge Home
This past weekend was a time of celebration for our country. Such festivities were evident as bright, colorful lights filled the night skies and firework […]
Technology Grabs Society By The Keyboards
My name is Todd, and I have a problem. I am addicted to technology. As I see it, society as a whole is addicted as […]
Digest: Pent Up Posts
I’ve been busy, and I apologize for the lack of consistent postings. However, I am becoming adjusted to my new environment and should be able […]
Poorly Played Round Of Putt-Putt Sparks Entrepreneurship
I was shocked. I stood there, pink putter in hand, with my mouth hanging open in astonishment. I’d been beat by my cousin, Dale. It […]
Columnist bids farewell, accepts job as editor
For over a year I have been opining in the pages of The McPherson Sentinel, and now my time as a columnist with that newspaper […]
Greensburg project finally coming to an end
Well, it’s over . . . kind of. We are no longer camping in classrooms in western Kansas, but I am still updating the Web […]