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At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners, representatives from Granite LLC talked via conference call with the commissioners about the possible cost savings on telephone and internet services.

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women winning their constitutional war over voting rights, JoAn Hamilton Lindfors could be included on a list of Kansas women who have made a difference in the lives of others.

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, the Independent-Reporter is asking readers to share stories of significant women in their lives.

A retired Ellsworth pharmacist has been selected to serve on the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors. Terry Kepka, former owner/operator of Seitz Drug Company Inc.

Mental health services are available to Ellsworth County residents: • Central Plains Mental Health Center, Salina, (800) 794-8281. A therapist from the center, which covers Ellsworth and other central Kansas counties, visits Ellsworth two times a week.

The number of suicides in northwest Kansas increased by more than half in recent years. Twenty counties in the region saw suicides climb by 57 percent from 2014 through 2018. That jump comes in a part of the state where people already die by suicide at a higher rate than in the rest of Kansas.

In March, mailboxes across the country will bring an opportunity that only comes around once in a decade – the chance to be counted during the U.S. Census. Getting a complete and accurate count of all the people who live in Northwest Kansas on Census Day, April 1, is important for many reasons.

Randy Fox, Wilson School principal, is all smiles as he gets his head shaved Feb. 20, to fulfill a student challenge at the school. During this past holiday season, Fox challenged his students to collect 300 non-perishable food items for the school.

Local students earn honors More than 6,100 undergraduate students, including four from Ellsworth County, earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2019 semester at the University of Kansas. They are: Mara Cunningham, Ellsworth, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Ellsworth Elementary School fourth grade students Brennan Brown and Brooklyn Legette look at student art work Friday afternoon at the Ellsworth Art Gallery.