Daylight Saving Time comes to Kansas

By Jennifer Stultz

Tri-County Tribune Editor

jstultz@cherryroad.com

On Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. a practice known as Daylight Saving Time takes place. Clocks move ahead to 3 a.m. at this time in the United States and other countries around the world.

In the spring, clocks are moved forward one hour, meaning the sun sets an hour later in the evening and rises an hour later in the morning.

Digital clocks like the ones on cellphones will automatically change. Analog clocks and any clocks that do not automatically adjust will need to be reset manually.

With the change, an hour of sleep is lost in the transition, but daylight time is supposedly gained.

According to the Department of Transportation, which oversees the nation’s time zones, there are two states and five U.S. territories (listed below) that do not observe daylight saving time. All other states, including Kansas, take part in the federally ruled time change.

• Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation)
• Hawaii
• American Samoa
• Guam
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico
• U.S. Virgin Islands.