Week 17

From left, Dalton Stoss, Denton Branscom, Dillon Engelland, Dalton Miller, Jace Williams, Brendan Martens, Henry Hickert, Jake Mullins, Nick Meitler, Scott Whitson, Matt Clark and Chase Shantz are the Black Knights of the Buhler Crusaders.

Melanie Green, owner of Bluebird Books, sells Kobo e-readers at her store but says she has faith in the longevity of printed books.

From left, Kendra Groves, 9, and Tristen Witt, 9, read a poem on an iPad with reading specialist, Morgan Starkweather, at Prosperity Elementary School Nov. 15.

Jacob Wray, 10, left, reads on an iPad while Gage Bowman, 9, watches at Prosperity Elementary School Nov. 15.

Week 16

John Yoder Jr., 90, prepares labels for cans of pork at Cedar Crest Amish Mennonite School Nov. 4. Yoder has volunteered with the canning effort since 1948.

Margretta Yoder fills a can with pieces of pork with other volunteers in the Mennonite Central Commitee Mobile Cannery at Cedar Crest Amish Mennoite School Nov. 4.

Mary Ann Conklin, bottom left, Betty Galloway, top left, Mary Lou Lentz, top right, and Debbie Blohm, wrap silverware at Emanuel Lutheran Church Nov. 5. The group wrapped 300 pairs of silverware for the free community Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 28 from 11a.m. to 1p.m. at the church.

DeShawn Freeman (33) of the Hutchinson Blue Dragons dives for the ball as Shomari Triggs of the Butler Grizzlies grabs it during their game Nov. 9 at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Hutchinson Blue Dragons fans celebrate after a basket during their match versus the Butler Grizzlies Nov. 9 at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Laura Miller acts during a rehearsal for A Piece of My Heart at the Hutchinson High School Performing Arts Center Nov. 6.

Buhler senior Henry Hickert, who has tied a school record with 13 quarterback sacks, leads the Crusaders into the second round of the Kansas Class 4A playoffs Saturday in Abilene.

Week 15

Chloie takes a nap before trick-or-treating while her brother, Cameron, plays video games. This is a photo from a work in progress of mine about single mothers in Hutchinson. Check out my progress here: http://bit.ly/17527cw

Blake Foraker, 18, of Burrton, Kan., a judge with The American Rabbit Breeders Association, inspects a Siamese variety of a Mini Satin rabbit at the State Rabbit Show and Convention at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Nov. 2.

Pidgeons sit on top of Central Bank & Trust Company on Avenue A and Adams Street in Hutchinson, Kan. Oct. 30.

Week 14

Adam Baldwin cuts milo in a combine while his father, Dwight Baldwin, drives a grain cart, in one of their fields near Inman, Kan. Oct. 22.

Tim Hendrixson is a dual-threat quarterback, hard-hitting safety, kicker and punter for the Haven Wildcats. 

Josie Marteney, 89, left, Glennis Howard, 91, center, and Elizabeth Goeman, 86, right, make peanut butter blossom cookies at Pleasent View Home in Inaman, Kan. Oct. 23. 

Justin Troung (10) of Maize South jumps for a header while Jake Eskridge (8) and Mason O'Neal, right, of Hutchinson, look on during their match Oct. 24.

Dwight Baldwin, drives a grain cart while his son, Adam Baldwin, cuts milo with a combine in the background, Oct. 22 near Inman, Kan.

Alex Darrow (1) of Buhler races Adam Silva (11) of Maize South for the ball during their match Oct. 24 in Buhler, Kan.

Had to wait to post this one because it runs tomorrow as a special spread. The northwestern sky lights up with stars, satellites, airplanes and meteors on the evening of Oct. 8, near the intersection of West 43rd Avenue and Pennington Road in Hutchinson, Kan. This image shows the movement of the skies through a stack of 70 images taken over the course of an hour during the Draconid Meteor Shower.

This is a star trail I did on the evening of Oct. 24 looking north out of Carey Park in Hutchinson, Kan. It is a stack of 300 images over the course of about three hours.

Week 13

Add captionAndrew and Jeni Bryan are the new owners of Jackson Meat in Hutchinson. 

Michael Saverino, 14, left, races Vincet Miller, 11, right, to the puck during a match of unicycle hockey at the Partridge Pedal Party Oct. 19, in Partridge, Kan.

Week 12

Hutchinson Fire Department firefighters work to move Jeffery Roberts from his 1996 Z28 Chevrolet Camaro at the scene of an accident on Main Street and 4th Avenue Oct. 6. His vehicle collided with a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, trapping him inside.

A pumpkin spice cupcake I photographed for Kristen in the Kitchen.

Jocelyn Woodson portrays Anne Owens, a former slave who died in 1907 and is buried here, at Eastside Cemetery, for the Talking Tombstone series in Hutchinson.

Big Brother Brian Schmidtberger, left, and Myles Gumpenberger talk as they wait for their dinner order at Bogey's Oct. 9, 2013. They usually eat dinner together, talk about life and watch a movie together. Big Brothers Big Sisters is in need of more volunteers in Hutchinson.

William Runyon is treated by emergency medical personnel after he fled from authorities and fell, receiving a laceration to his face. Runyon fled on foot after a chase that ended on West 19th Avenue. Runyon is wanted in connection to the abduction of a Hutchinson man from last month.

Hutchinson Fire Department Fire Chief Kim Forbes talks to media on the 100 block of West 19th Avenue Oct. 10. Authorities were investigating a death in a home on the block when suspected kidnapper, William Runyon, led authorities on a chase that ended after he drove through a barricade on the same block.

Sixth graders watch as a rocket is launched into the sky by an air compressor at Graber Elementary School Oct. 10.

Felipe Suarez paints the front of the Comfort Inn & Suites, formerly the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, located on Super Plaza Avenue, Oct. 11.

Ashley Conkling shows her zombie face during the Zombie Fun Run at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Oct. 12.

Workers with Truett Roofing throw ceramic roofing tiles to one another while working on the roof at the Dillon Living Center in Hutchinson Oct. 9.

Week 11

Fans watch as a wiener dogs race during the 5th Annual Stafford Oktoberfest Wiener Dog Races Oct. 5, in Stafford, Kan.

Tripp Johnson, 2, plays inside a 1949 Chevrolet Deluxe at the 6th Annual Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run & Classic Car Show on Main Street Oct. 5. The car belongs to Mark and Elaine Johnson, the grandfather and great grandmother of Tripp and was bought at an auction in 1975.

Jacob Newcomer (5) of the Haven Wildcats runs with the ball as he stiff arms Clayton Happy (3) of the Belle Plaine Dragons  Oct. 4 in Haven.

Garden City junior Claire Schmidt hits a return during a doubles match Oct. 3 at the Hutchinson Fairgrounds Tennis Complex. Schmidt and her partner beat Hutchinson 8-4 in the match.

Yesenia Romero, left, laughs with Gloria Figueroa, center, and Alucena Monarrez at Gorditas 2 Go in Liberal Oct. 1. Romero got her matricula consular, a consular identification card, at the traveling consulate in Liberal last July. The card will last her six years.