Vogts to be assistant high school boys’ basketball coach

On Nov. 9, the Western Plains Unified School District No. 106 met for its regular meeting in Ransom, Kan.
Several items were discussed, but most notably was the extension of a contract to one Todd Vogts to be the assistant boys’ basketball coach for the high school team.
Stunned silence has permeated the circles in [...]

Pheasant season begins, Vogts hunts for breakfast and succeeds

Several hunters were spread out across a field this morning north of Utica as they hoped to bag a pheasant. As I took this picture, one hunter wave and stumbled in the field. He almost fell. I felt bad and drove off quickly before he decided to pretend I was a pheasant.
As most guys in [...]

Remembering to-do list just got easier

Last night I had a moment of clarity wash over me.
In retrospect, it seems so easy, and I honestly feel a little dumb for not thinking of it before.
It began with me sitting in my recliner working on a marketing project for a client. As I finished my work for the evening, I tuned the [...]

Capt. Amanda Shafer appears in video from Afghanistan

My cousin, Air Force Capt. Amanda Shafer, went to Afghanistan to be an intensive care unit nurse.
She has since come back and is currently stationed in Las Vegas.
For her birthday she came back home to McPherson County, and it was good to see her and discuss what it was like in the war zone.
To [...]

BlackBerry Pearl, our relationship needs to improve or it won’t last

Dear BlackBerry Pearl,
You and I have had a lot of good times. Remember that crazy video we shot together at the bar? Or remember that girl’s phone number we got? Damn she was hot!
Even so, I’m worried about our future together. You’re just not coming through for me like you used to.
You are a [...]