I generally don’t pay much attention when forecasts call for high wind gusts. My life doesn’t include many outdoor activities. Despite being indoors at the newspaper office Saturday, I did notice those high winds. The flag at the Moose Lodge was whipping around the flagpole and dust was flying from the gravel parking area across the street. The wind even blew our rubber entrance mat into the parking lot.
The scanner was going off, too. I heard about a fire to the west of Alva along Highway 14. It seemed to be difficult to control in the high winds, and units from other areas were being asked t...
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