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KANOPOLIS — The Kanopolis Men’s Club received the Volunteer of the Year Award Saturday night in Kanopolis City Park to cap off the two days of food and fun known
On mornings that it hasn’t rained, three members of the Ellsworth Kiwanis Club can often be found at the new spray pad in Preisker Park, using a nozzle and hose
Danielle Rohr always seemed to know her place in this world was center stage. But as a teenager in a small, central Kansas town located more than 1,400 miles from
HOLYROOD — In order to save money the Central Plains USD 112 board of education voted by consensus not to provide the Student Assurance student insurance coverage for the 2019-20
NO JULY 4TH CELEBRATION July 4th celebrations, big events in former years, are eras of the past, and more and more the day is becoming just another day — especially
GENESEO — E.D. Janzen believed in the existence of visitors from other planets — visitors who came to earth not to frighten humans, but to warn them of the dangers
Alice Robson says she doesn’t have the secret to why the small Hallmark shop she operates with her husband, Ken, continues to flourish. In August, Robson’s Card & Gift Shop
When Shannon and Lindsay Mog first purchased the former Home Lumber & Supply Co. building on North Main Street, they thought it would be the perfect solution for storing materials
WILSON — While much of rural America, especially some areas of Kansas, have seen population declines in the last eight years, there are those like David Criswell, who believe in
WILSON — The Parish Hall in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church is hot and crowded in the days leading up to the Wilson After Harvest Czech Festival. This year, the first
Each summer, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter publishes photos of the summer recreation ball teams. Next week will be the final installment. If for some reason your team has not appeared,
On the 30th day of May, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act into law altering the course of settlement across the western territories. Missouri Sen. David Atchison immediately
If you saw someone doing cartwheels this past week on Douglas Avenue, we’re guessing it was a Democrat celebrating the news that former attorney general Kris Kobach has tossed his
We recently wrapped up our wheat harvest. Although our crew experienced a short harvest in comparison to previous years, we are still very thankful for the crop and for the
For anyone who doubts the validity of mental health issues, I have a few stories to tell. Thirteen years ago last January, I locked myself in my apartment on the
