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Every year, shoppers hit the aisles on Black Friday to find the best deals for the holidays. However, a different trend has been emerging over the past 10 years — Small Business Saturday.

Teri Lynn Hansen of Marquette was recently hired at the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter as a staff writer. Hansen comes with a long record of journalism experience.“I am so happy to be writing about such amazing communities,” Hansen said.

Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary Post 6485The Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary Post 6485 met Nov. 15 to discuss many holiday events, with Gloria Marez presiding over eight members. Three new members were voted to join the Auxiliary.At 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

Helen Ploutz, 91, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born July 17, 1931, in Tolstoy, S.D., to John and Lydia (Lout) Wolff.She married John Ploutz, Jr. on April 9, 1953, in McLaughlin, S.D. Helen spent her early adult years waitressing at cafes in McLaughlin.

KANOPOLIS — Kanopolis Middle School recently acquired a new member of the team — and he isn’t a Bulldog. Redding the goldendoodle is a professional therapy dog.

WILSON — Tracy Craig, 59, of Fonda, N.Y. has been hunting since he could hold a rifle. At 8 years old, he discovered his passion had four legs and a white tail.“I am as close to a professional hunter as you can get without being a professional hunter,” Craig said.

It’s been a beautiful fall — the trees have been gorgeous this year — but now the days are getting colder. Time to start looking for a good book to curl up and read in the evenings when it is too cold and dark to go outside.

As the first public relations director at Marymount College, Tom Foote was looking for a way in 1959 to bring attention to the four-year Catholic girls’ school atop the hill in east Salina.

The interior of downtown Ellsworth’s former Antique Mall is dark most days. Gone are the main floor glass showcases where visitors could search for jewelry and other treasures. Nearby office and retail employees go elsewhere now for their coffee and chai tea.

The Kansas Leadership Center selected 87 organizations across Kansas as 2023 Leadership Transformation Grant partners. These partners receive grants that will be used to create a culture that embraces change, tackles problems and seizes opportunities.