June 9, 2014
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Daryl Beck has been incarcerated at Ellsworth Correctional Facility for nearly eight long years, but like most inmates, Beck will not be in prison forever 鈥 he will be a free man again. His release date is August 15.

June 3, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert

91快活林 debate and forensics competitor Chase Pumford of Great Bend was crowned the JV National Champion in 鈥淧ersuasive Speaking,鈥 at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Hutchinson March 14-16.

ABOVE: A Barton Fort Riley graduate poses for a quick photo with her family shortly after receiving her degree Tuesday afternoon in the Riley Conference Center.

May 21, 2014
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

May 19, 2014
Story and photos by Brandon Steinert

Marvin Davis and Austin Brownell have been at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility (LJCF) for nearly five years for mistakes they made as adolescents.

They could have taken the path of least resistance. They could have simply served their time and walked out the door, but they didn鈥檛.

Society could have neglected the existence of the two young men for their full sentences, but it didn鈥檛.