PHOTOS: Snowmageddon 2011 in Arnold, Kan.
Western Kansas has been slammed with a blizzard. We didn’t have school today, and we got dismissed early Monday. This means Monday night’s Christmas concert […]
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Arnold (Kan.) On Ice
On Jan. 19, 2011, a small ice storm struck western Kansas. The following are pictures of that ice, taken north of Arnold, Kan.:
Vogts remembers Hesston tornado
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and Saturday is an important day in the history of central-Kansas weather. On March 13, 1990, an F5 […]
Punxsutawney Phil calls for more winter
Today is a horrible news day in Gobbler’s Knob, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. That little rodent Punxsutawney Phil, the esteemed groundhog from Punxsutawney, […]
Schools close due to winter storm
More than 130 schools are closed today due to the wintry weather besieging Kansas. One of those schools is Western Plains Unified School District 106, […]
Swimming Trip Turns Into Noodling Extravaganza
I hate fishing. I don’t see the fun in it, unless there is a cooler of ice cold beer, but even then why does a […]
Storms Make Motorcycle Journey Interesting
Monday nights are production nights for the paper I work for – The Ledger. My car’s transmission was low on fluid, so without time to […]
Strong Winds, Thunderstorms Strike Area
A grain bin east of Moundridge and owned by Brion Fensky got flipped off its foundation during Sunday’s severe weather. Fensky said the high winds […]
Journalism Competition Turns Out Well Despite Wet Weather
Wet, muddy and worried about what to do, the student journalists of Buhler High School preserved through less-than-ideal conditions last Friday as they competed in […]
Time of year instills positive outlook for future
I’ve got a good feeling about this. Spring is getting closer. The weather is getting gradually warmer, though lately Mother Nature seems to be messing […]