State Fair serves food, tradition
Most restaurants would get shut down. Dust and the smell of manure swirl in the air. Half-eaten entrees inadvertently spill on the walkways and are […]
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Vogts takes 2nd in column, feature writing in 2026 KPA awards
Since 2021, when The Santa Fe Way launched, Todd R. Vogts has been working for the monthly newspaper serving the Canton and Galva communities. He […]
Recognizing, celebrating five years of commitment to local news
Time flies. It seems like just yesterday that I met Leslie Manning at the community Easter Egg Hunt in Canton and learned she was starting […]
Vanquish misinformation to save democratic society
Birds aren’t real, and the Earth is flat. Wait. No. The Earth is hollow. No. No. Actually, the Earth is flat, and that’s why the […]
Vogts wins 2025 ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition
For the second year in a row, Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., recently received scholarly accolades. On May 2, Vogts was notified that he had won […]
Lawrence HS student journalists experience setback in freedom fight
I called the fight too early. On May 31, 2024, I congratulated Lawrence (Kan.) High School journalism students for protecting their rights by pushing back […]
Lawrence HS student journalist fought their administration and won
Without journalism societies and democracies die, and the student journalists at Lawrence (Kan.) High School are doing their part. Staffers of The Budget stood up […]
Focus on local elections to directly impact communities, daily lives
The national political cycle never stops spinning as politicians start running for office immediately after getting elected, but this diverts our attention from where it […]
Live365 brings student radio to life
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on April 4, 2023. It is being posted here for posterity. As technology continues to evolve, the shiny new toys of […]
Use Thanksgiving gatherings to capture family stories
Without the burden of gift-giving, Thanksgiving provides a prime opportunity to focus on the lived experiences of our loved ones. This could be as simple […]
Moundridge Arts Council elects new leadership
At its 2022 Annual Meeting on Jan. 25, the Moundridge Arts Council opened the virtual doors of a Zoom video conferencing session and convened available […]
New roles added to list of duties
Recently my peers at Sterling College elected me as an undergraduate faculty representative for the institution’s faculty council. In this position, I will serve a […]