Vogts’ Christmas tree still standing
In the mornings while driving my bus route with a maroon suburban, I listen to 104.7 KISS FM because I really enjoy the morning show, […]
Kansas
Hearing for accused Inman police chief rescheduled
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 […]
Inman police chief accused of child sex
For a year, starting in 2008 and finishing in 2009, I worked as the editor and one-man-operator of The Ledger newspaper, which serves Moundridge and […]
Greensburg Rebirth magazine released
On May 4, 2007, an EF-5 nearly wiped the small, western Kansas town of Greensburg off the map. Media outlets from across the state and […]
Local fire truck up for sale
The Ransom, Kan., City and Nevada Township Fire Department is selling one of its trucks. And it looks like a gem. It is being sold […]
Vogts offered football coaching contract
At Monday night’s Western Plains Unified School District 106 Board of Education meeting, held in Ransom at Western Plains High School, the board again visited […]
Top 10 resolutions for 2010
The year of 2009 ended on a considerable down note. I work at Western Plains High School as a paraeducator and an assistant boys’ basketball […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]