We give heartfelt thanks to all the Ellsworth, Rice and Lincoln County firemen and other volunteers who fought the prairie fire south of Ellsworth on Tuesday, April 4. Their heroic and Herculean efforts in stopping the fire at Avenue M kept the fire from raging north unimpeded for another 2 miles before there was a chance for another fire break and threatening many rural homes and growing in intensity, scope and breadth with the strong wind coming out of the south.

Again, many thanks. You deserve, and have earned, the community’s gratitude.

Ron Svaty Ellsworth