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Wilson teachers asked to resign

WILSON — After 54 years as a teacher at Wilson Jr./ Sr. High School, Alice Peterka was asked to resign.“The message from Mr.

National Day of Prayer is celebrated today

Three public observances of the National Day of Prayer take place in Ellsworth.The first is at 10:30 a.m. at The Pines, 811 Elizabeth. The second is at noon on the front steps of the Ellsworth County Courthouse with speaker Brian Bontrager and the Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School Quartet.

North Central Kansas to host Big Kansas Road Trip

Smith, Jewell and Republic counties in North Central Kansas will host the fifth annual Big Kansas Road Trip May 4-7.A project of the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation, the Big Kansas Road Trip provides the public first-hand experiences in rural communities.

Club News

Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary Post 6485The Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary met April 19 with nine members and two guests.The Auxiliary will begin playing bingo on the third Sunday of the month beginning May 21 at 2 p.m. at the VFW Post, 1006 W. 12th St., Ellsworth.

Independent-Reporter wins multiple awards

Last week, the Kansas Press Association announced the winners of the 2023 KPA Awards of Excellence competition. The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter came out of the competition with a number of awards.Graphic Designer Bill Beckmeyer won third place for his editorial cartoon titled “Wanna bet?

Youth win at state entrepreneurship challenge

MANHATTAN — Two teams from Ellsworth County competed at the 10th annual Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge at Kansas State University April 20, where both walked away with top accolades and prizes.Layton Leiker of Leiker Lures won Ellsworth’s competition Feb. 20 and advanced to state.

County desires additional funding from wind company

After meeting with representatives from Pattern Energy Monday, the Ellsworth County commissioners will await the company’s offer regarding Pattern’s annual contribution to the county for the Post Rock Wind Farm, which has 98 wind towers in Ellsworth County.
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