Reporter refects on storm

During the short time I have been a reporter, I’ve been assigned to cover developing news events involving unthinkable losses. I’ve covered structure fires, the town of Ten Sleep losing its firehall, and other events I could never imagine experiencing.

I am also no stranger to watching people come together to help each other out in a time of need — but I have never been directly impacted myself.

Always just an observer.

That changed last Wednesday when the storm hit.

I was just sitting down to eat dinner when the hailstones began hitting my living room windows. I grabbed my dinner, went to my...