Governor signs Shield Law
Near the end of March, the Kansas Legislature passed a Shield Law for reporters and journalists. This was a great step and something that is […]
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WPHS gets coverage in Hutch News
You know this Honor Flight a few Western Plains High School students are participating in that I’ve been talking about? Well, they left Wednesday, and […]
WPHS students blogging Honor Flight trip
On Wednesday, Western Plains High School students Beth Lutters (junior), Trista Jenner (senior), Chase Rein (junior), and Jared Stieben (junior), along with WPHS teacher Debbie […]
Vogts arrives back in Ransom
As you probably know by now, I had shoulder surgery on Friday, and after spending a few days in Canton, Kan., at my parents’ home […]
KS Legislature passes Shield Law
It has finally happened. The Kansas Legislature Tuesday passed a Shield Law, which will “give journalists limited protection against being forced to identify unnamed sources […]
Victims testify in Inman Police Chief case
Inman Police Chief Mike Leland Akins Jr. is accused of abusing three girls and one boy, all under the age of 14, and the alleged […]
Fired reporter wins awards
Claire O’Brien, a former reporter for the Dodge City Daily Globe, was fired recently after she made comments about The Globe’s parent company, GateHouse Media, […]
Shoulder surgery postponed
Recently I have been writing a lot about my shoulder and the surgery it requires. I was supposed to have that surgery Wednesday at 6 […]
Posts might be sporadic for a while
As this post goes live, I am sitting in Great Bend in a hotel room. I am having surgery on my shoulder today at 6 […]
Surgery time finalized
I dislocated my shoulder on Feb. 3. An MRI and a specialist sealed my fate. I was scheduled to have surgery to repair my shoulder, […]
Phelps protesters to face supreme court
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, led by pastor Fred Phelps and other members, has been in the news a lot lately for their in-your-face […]
Spring Break begins
As of 12:30 p.m. Friday, Western Plains Unified School District 106, where I work as a paraeducator and coach, is on Spring Break. I’m stoked […]