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Ellsworth was platted in the spring of 1867 2 miles west of Fort Harker, the projected supply post for the Army’s new military plan on the plains.One year before, the Kansas City & Santa Fe Stage Company established a station near a spring on the Butterfield stage road.

At first, I assumed the invitation to an etiquette dinner had found its way to my inbox by mistake. After a little reflection, I wondered if it was the beginning of a scheme where I would be held up as an example of everything you’re not supposed to do.

Phillipe St. George Cooke arrived at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis in 1827. Jefferson Barracks was established the previous year of 1826 to serve as an Infantry School of Instruction.

Tracy Ploutz was named the 2023 Historian of the Year Sunday afternoon during the annual meeting of the Ellsworth County Historical Society.In making the announcement, Cynthia Edgerle, president of the historical society’s board of directors, said the society had “lucked out.

VeteranDear Ellsworthians, In April 2023, the City of Ellsworth and American Legion Post 174 partnered to serve Ellsworth area veterans at Ellsworth City Hall every other Friday from 10 a.m.-noon. I cannot tell you how helpful this has been to all veterans within the Ellsworth area.

William Sublette answered an advertisement in early 1823 for “Enterprising Young Men” to ascend the Missouri River in a company of fur trappers. William Ashley, Missouri’s first lieutenant governor, and famed mountain man Andrew Henry, organized the company.

Kid Scoop is for all agesDear Editor Bonar, I enjoyed the tutorial on Roman numerals in the Kid Scoop section of your Jan. 4 issue. I learned Latin nearly 70 years ago at Fort Hays State University.

It’s been a month full of swirling wind and lots of snow! At this rate, 2024 is off and running in real central Kansas style!

Recent events have Americans reevaluating their lives. Freedom is a relative thing. It comes with a cost, and as it is with all things, “You get what you pay for.” The following is a reprint from the January 2000 Kansas Cowboy, a paper that was published from 1995-2015. Some things are timeless...

In a piece written a few months ago, I wrote about the benefits of volunteerism. Hopefully this type of dialogue was motivational in nature. Maybe it helped a few people decide to dive in, volunteer and make an impact on our community.