Weather
Updated July 27, 2005
kansasweather.com and the National Weather Service.
Other links
Since moving to Western Kansas, I have found a number of interesting attractions listed on the Internet.
Great Bend, Kansas, also has links at greatbend.com and greatbend.net
Kansas Press Women 1997 Communications Contest
- First for continuing coverage or unfolding news.
- First for personal columns-informational.
- Second for single pages regularly edited.
- Honorable mentions for personal columns-general and special articles. All work was done for the Great Bend Tribune.
The informational column, "The Hacker Factor," won third place at the NFPW convention in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 1998.
1998 Contest
- First for continuing coverage of ongoing news: Commissioner Keenan survives recall effort.
- First for special articles, sports.
- Honorable mention for a package on Garden City wanting to build a second high school.
1999 Harris Contest
- Best of Contest: Best Writing, with Dwight Jurgens for a series on Kansas jails.
- First Place - Local Government Reporting, for the same series.
2003 Kansas Press Association
Education Writing: 1st Place, with Chris Green and Lori Kurtzman.
2004 Kansas Press Association
Education Writing: 1st Place
Column Writing: 2nd Place
Youth Reporting: Honorable mention
2005 Kansas Press Association
Youth Reporting: Honorable mention
Email: sthacker@carrollsweb.com
