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The sounds of construction could fill downtown Ellsworth by spring if all goes as planned. Concordia architect Eric Johnson was in town this past week with design plans for the inside of downtown Ellsworth’s signature Insurance Building.

For the first time, the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize a Business or Organization of the Year at its annual meeting. As in years past, the chamber also will hand out awards to a Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year.

WILSON — Who would have ever thought that a recent trip to Great Bend to purchase a new water tank for a reverse osmosis drinking system would result in winning $77,777? Kathleen Zelenka of Wilson would. “I was shocked,” she said in an interview this past week with the Independent-Reporter.

From the files of the July 20, 1967 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.

Pastor’s Podium Several years ago I moved to the big city of Dallas. While it was a much larger city than I had ever lived in, it wasn’t radically different from other places, mostly. The one big difference that immediately stuck out was what I saw each Sunday morning.

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent- Reporter, January 16, 2020) IN THE DISTRICT COURT  OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate  of         Case No.   2019-PR-000034 James Bezemek a/k/a  James J.

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/ Reporter, January 23, 2020) ORDINANCE NO.

Pastor’s Podium Martin Luther once warned the city councilmen of Germany with these words: "You should know that God's word and grace is like a passing shower of rain which does not return where it has once been. It has been with the Jews, but when it's gone it's gone, and now they have nothing.

From the files of the May 5, 1960, edition of The Ellsworth Messenger. BANKERS TURN TEACHERS The 54 seniors of Ellsworth high school took a course in banking last Thursday which proved to be education of the most pleasant sort starting with a picture show and ending with a dinner.

Cover to Cover HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope each and every one of you had a very merry Christmas and wishing you a healthy, happy and blessed 2020! Wow, 2020 — you’d think we should be getting around in flying cars by now, wouldn’t you? Kind of like the Jetsons.