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Along-time Ellsworth business has received significant recognition from the State of Kansas.During an Oct. 20 banquet in Topeka, hosted by the Kansas Department of Commerce, Cashco, Inc. was announced as the 2022 winner of the To the Stars: Kansas Business Awards in the North Central Division for...

WILSON — Exactly 136 years to the day the original Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York City, a dedication ceremony for a miniature replica of the iconic statue was conducted Oct. 28 in Wilson’s American Legion Park.“It’s so warming to see this many people out for something that is so...

uring a fourminuteDspecial meeting late last Thursday afternoon, the Ellsworth City Council approved an ordinance amending the city’s zoning map to change the zoning of two tracts of land from C1 to R1.According to Ellsworth City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh, the approval was taken to correct a...

The Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary, Post 6485, met Oct. 18 with President Gloria Marez, seven members and guest Melissa Taylor representing the VFW.It was voted to buy packages of socks to take to homeless veterans at the Salina Rescue Mission, along with 10 quilts made by Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Apotential merger between Ellsworth County Economic Development and the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce received the nod of approval Monday from the Ellsworth County commissioners.Commissioners approved adding an employee to the county’s economic development staff.

Ellsworth County Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting its first-ever Heartland Harvest Wine Festival from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Ellsworth American Legion Hall.“The volunteers of our Auxiliary have been working hard to organize this new and exciting event, which is designed to raise...

The Ellsworth City Council met for a regular session on Monday evening and a number of items were discussed.The Kansas Department of Transportation sent a letter dated Oct. 10 stating that they were closing out the detention basin project at the Kansas Highways 14 and 140 intersection in its...

Bearcat football improves to 7-0; one game leftGoing into the home game Friday against Halstead, Ellsworth High School Football Coach Josh Homolka and his Bearcats were 6-0 — something Ellsworth hasn’t done since 1984.In an interview Friday morning with the Independent-Reporter, Homolka said he...

Ellsworth City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh wants to know what the residents of Ellsworth want from their city government in the future.On Oct. 12, more than a dozen residents gave Stambaugh just that during a 45-minute town hall-style meeting at Ellsworth City Hall.While not an official meeting...

The Ellsworth Sons of the American Legion are continuing a legacy of service. Unlike their brethren American Legion Riders on two wheels, the Sons are serving on four wheels — in golf carts.They have started up a sort of chauffeur service to assist people in getting to community events.