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Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School fielded a team of five students to compete at the state Envirothon competition April 23 at Camp Woods YMCA, Elmdale.Students competed in eight categories against 10 other teams from across the state. Teams included St.

special to the i-rThe Grow Ellsworth County Board of Directors announced its new executive director April 16.

For the first time since discussion began of Ellsworth County Medical Center’s $2.1 million rehabilitation department relocation project, an artist’s rendering was shown at the April 16 meeting of the hospital board of directors.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, a discussion of the need to raise water and sewer rates to meet current and future financial needs for both of these services continued from the March 24 meeting.“The bottom line is we need more money,” Interim City Adminisrator Allen J.

The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter snagged 46 awards in the 2025 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence contest.KPA released the list of winners April 9. Included were 12 first place finishes for the paper, 22 second place finishes and 12 third place finishes.

Kanopolis Post Office gets complete faceliftKANOPOLIS — On any given weekday in downtown Kanopolis, the busiest place in town appears to be a nondescript white building on a corner. Cars pull in and out constantly throughout the afternoon.

WILSON — Central Plains USD 112 Superintendent Bobby Murphy met with a group of around 25 people for about 45 minutes Monday at the Wilson Elementary School Commons to discuss a proposal that could see seventh and eighth grades once again being taught at Wilson School.

Aserious lack of volunteers has led to a change in plans when it comes to Ellsworth’s signature summer event, Cowtown Days.During a March 27 public meeting in the J.H.

High Honor Roll (All As or all As and one B) SeniorsAidan Johnson, Elena Jundt, Dax Leiker, Ian Mikulecky, Camila Placencia, Katelin Ritchie, Jessa Schultz, Allianna Thomasson JuniorsJodi Donley, Micah Galvan, Elyse Haxton, Josie Kueser, Johanna Lindsley, Cooper McGowan, Eva Neuman, Lainey...

More than three months after a fire closed the main building at Home Lumber, the building remains empty and closed to the public.“We are serving customers out of the mobile office for now,” Home Lumber Regional Supervisor Jeremy Flickinger said.