
MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News A Russell firefighter rests against a ladder truck called in Friday morning to help fight a fire that destroyed the historic Wilson Opera House, along with two other buildings.

Artist Dennis Schiel is shown in his studio in October in Hays. Schiel is painting 10 panels of Kansas history representing all regions of the state.

Carolyn Nondorf • Courtesy photo
Fire consumes the historic opera house in Wilson after a devastating blaze that damaged downtown buildings this morning.

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News Guided by a brightly lit moon, United Ag Services elevator operator Leland Windholz watches as a truck is filled with milo Tuesday evening.

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News As the morning sun is blocked by lingering clouds Monday, workers start checking towers at the site of a new radar system southwest of Hays.

Hays High School senior Brandon Smith portrays the Cat in the Hat during a dress rehearsal for “Seussical the Musical.”

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News A motorist passes by a road sign warning of inclement weather ahead on Friday along Interstate 70 in northwest Kansas.