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David Marcus, dressed in a blue graduation cap and gown, walked over to his sister, Amanda Heltzel, and gave her a hug. Heltzel, who had driven to Ellsworth from Kansas City, sat on the front row.

As she gazed at the falling snow Friday, Randi (Deming) Nienke learned that Ellsworth schools planned to dismiss early due to the winter weather.

Several years ago, more than 300 Ellsworth County residents dug through several inches of snow to attend the I-R’s annual Cash Giveaway in the gymnasium at Ellsworth City Hall. By popular demand we’re bringing back the promotion that was popular with both advertisers and readers.

Stephanie Roehrman of Salina, former director of the Ellsworth Childcare and Learning Center, was sentenced Nov. 7 in Ellsworth County District Court to the standard 12 month period of supervised probation for one count of felony theft. She was convicted Sept.

Massive crowd braves cold to see the historic locomotive during a once in a lifetime stop.

LORRAINE — Year-end bonuses will come early for members of the Lorraine Fire Department. Michael Boyer, Lorraine City clerk, said at the Lorraine City Council’s Nov.

Over its more than decade of life, the Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation has distributed more than $1,020,000 in grant and scholarship money to 682 individuals and organizations.

The Bearcat Mathletes brought home a first in 2A, second in 2/3A and 6th overall out of 42 schools at the Fort Hays State University math relays. Six hundred students competed.

From the files of the August 2, 1933 edition of the Wilson World. THE PIG IS FOUND Sam Kraus has a fancy thoroughbred Poland China pig that strayed away Sunday.

By a vote of 18 to 5, members of the Ellsworth American Legion voted to move forward with a proposal to build a new, 100’ by 200’ multi-purpose community building on legion-owned property in Ellsworth. American Legion member Heather McClendon spoke at the Nov. 14 meeting in favor of the project.