November 2022

SOAKED

Dear Readers, It’s been months since a “soaker” has parked over the Flint Hills, so I didn’t quite trust my brain this morning when it insisted it was interpreting signals that rain had arrived. Funny how our senses work. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes to make sure I was hearing right. Yes the vibrations reaching my ear and then travelling as electrical impulses along my eighth cranial nerve (the auditory nerve) were indeed droplets drumming on the roof like a tympany solo quietly opening an orchestral performance. As the storm intensified, other sound waves rushed in as wind drove water against the windows and down along the gutters. Mother Nature’s water music became so loud, I double-checked faucets inside the house to make sure they weren’t running, too.

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Tigers win on Senior Day

Fort Hays State football defeated Northeastern State 27-14 on Senior Day Saturday (Nov. 5) at Lewis Field Stadium. After a slow start, the Tigers took the lead in the second quarter and held onto it until the end. FHSU improved to 3-7, while NSU fell to 1-9.

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