Three Ellsworth High School Lady Bearcat volleyball players were named to the North Central Activities Association first team — from left, junior Lakyn Tebrink, sophomore Shaylee Leiker and senior... + continue reading
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By Alan RuschEllsworth County I-RWILSON — Voters in Wilson chose Chuck Crawford to join incumbents Cindy Heinze and Darcy Hubka-Vopat on the Wilson City Council during Tuesday’s midterm election.Crawford received 189 votes, Heinze 171 votes and Vopat 197 votes. The fourth person running for a seat on the council, incumbent Steve Claussen, received... + continue reading
By Alan RuschEllsworth County I-RAs of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, with all Ellsworth County votes counted, it appeared the $8.1 million Central Plains USD 112 bond issue was going to fail. Including tallies from Russell and Lincoln counties, the question had 305 “yes” votes to 555 “no” votes. Tallies from Barton and Rice counties were not available at... + continue reading
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Kelly takes the Democratic nomination for GovernorBy I-R staffDespite a strong showing in his old Kansas House district, Ellsworth County’s Josh Svaty lost the democratic nomination for governor in Tuesday’s primary election to state senator Laura Kelly of Topeka.At a little after 9 p.m. Kelly had almost 52 percent of the votes with the... + continue reading
By Jennifer McDanielAn Ellsworth native is awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation following a nomination this past week by President Trump to become his topranking science and technology policy adviser.Kelvin Droegemeier, a meteorologist and public official, was named as the president’s choice to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy — a... + continue reading
Lady Oiler Emily Ryan takes the ball cross court on the way to a sub-State championship for Central Plains. Photo by Mike Courson.
By The Pipeline Yearbook Staff Both Central Plains Oiler Basketball squads took the sub-state title at their home court in Claflin this past Saturday. The Lady Oilers had to defeat league opponent the Kinsley Coyotes in the semifinals and the No. 4 ranked Kiowa County Mavericks for the championship. On the boys side, the Oiler men were... + continue reading
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Three Ellsworth High School Lady Bearcat volleyball players were named to the North Central Activities Association first team — from left, junior Lakyn Tebrink, sophomore Shaylee Leiker and senior... + continue reading
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Duplexes add to communityDear I-R,Having been a subscriber for many years, I fully agree that local news is so important. Since I am not local, the paper is my way of keeping track — especially of... + continue reading
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Watch the Commerative kickoff of Ellsworth's 150th anniversary, including the National Anthem sung by Natalie Soukup and Proclamations by Mayor John Whitmer and Ellsworth County Commissioners.I-R... + continue reading
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