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Gabriel Adam Martinez, 43, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2022, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kan. He was born on Jan. 11, 1979, in Topeka, Kan.Gabriel is survived by his mother DaMaris Schepmann, his brother Phil Mareu (Bailey) and his brother Matthew Martinez.

Mark R. Bennett, 51, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday July 20, 2022, in Salina. He was born April 8, 1971, in St. Louis, Mo. He spent his childhood in Ellsworth, where he graduated from Ellsworth High School.

Nearly 100 youth gathered at the Ellsworth High School football field on July 21 for a fundamentals and skills camp with Kaden Davis.Davis, a 2017 graduate of Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School, was drafted to the Denver Broncos this spring.“I want to teach the kids some fundamentals,” he said.

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The investigation into the death of a Salina man whose badly decomposing body was found in Ellsworth County continued Monday, according to a representative with the Salina Police Department.The remains of Nathan Thompson, 44, were discovered Tuesday, July 19, in a field in rural Ellsworth County.

After three months and two separate rounds of candidate interviews, the City of Ellsworth finally has a new city administrator.An employment contract with Dustin Stambaugh of Walsenburg, Colo., was approved during a special meeting of the Ellsworth City Council July 19 at city hall.

Cheryl Urbanek, 79, of Colby, died Monday, July 18, 2022, in Colby. She was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Stafford, Kan., to Howard and Verda (Staley) Jimison. She graduated from Lorraine High School in 1961 and on Oct. 17, 1964, she married James Urbanek.

William Henry Shepherd November 8, 1932 – July 10, 2022William (Bill) Henry Shepherd was proud to share he was born the day FDR was elected to his first term, Nov. 8, 1932, on a farm near Sylvia, Kan. to Marion and Clara (Lawrence) Shepherd.

Sherry Jo Novotny was born May 30, 1952, in Abilene, the daughter of Kenneth and Muriel “Butch” (George) Cain. She graduated from Abilene High School with the class of 1971.Sherry was united in marriage to Stuart Novotny on Aug. 6, 1971, in Abilene.

KANOPOLIS — After several months of discussion, the Kanopolis City Council voted not to proceed with an ordinance permitting chickens within the city limits.“Enforcement is probably the biggest worry for me,” Mayor Anthony Hopkins said.