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 [...]

Hutchinson News showcased in D.C.

I just had to share this quick because I thought it was pretty neat.
Amy DeVault, a journalism instructor at Wichita State University, was in Washington, D.C. Saturday. She was there for the annual national student journalism convention (brought to you by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association). There were a lot [...]

Eagle journalists place well in competition

From CGHS Journos At 2009 Kansas State Fair

Members of the Canton-Galva High School newspaper staff pose for a picture Oct. 27 in the Encampment Building at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
The CGHS students competed in the Scholastic Press Corps competition, which is a part of the State Fair’s “Kansas’ Largest Classroom” project.
Schools from across [...]

Justice Kennedy wrongly demands prior review

If you ever thought our country was in bad shape, you don’t know the half of it.
We have a Supreme Court justice sitting on the bench that thinks subjects of journalistic stories should be allowed to review the article before it is printed or published.
This is a fallacy and doesn’t bode well for press and [...]

Female soccer player punches, pulls hair during game

I’m not a big soccer fan, but when footage of this brutal catfight flashed on the television screen while I was eating lunch, even I took an interest in the sport.

This isn’t the best video of what happened, but every other version keeps getting taken down due to copyright violations. Just [...]