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There was no public comment Monday, as Ellsworth County commissioners conducted public hearings for both the 2023 Revenue Neutral Rate and the 2023 budget.Approval was given to exceed the county’s Revenue Neutral Rate of 51.395 mills for 2023.

It will be the Cowtown that almost wasn’t.

It’s impossible to interview Dorothy Grothusen without learning something about the history of Ellsworth County.Grothusen, who grew up as Dorothy Neuschafer on a farm southwest of Ellsworth, celebrates her 100th birthday Dec. 1.

Garnell Hanson tells friends she retired four times — just don’t ask her when.For years, she worked for the Ellsworth Reporter, then the Ellsworth County Independent, then the Independent-Reporter and again for the I-R.

The Ellsworth Reporter — now the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter — has had a long and distinguished history of serving Ellsworth and Ellsworth County for the past 150 years.

A 56-year-old Bushton man has been killed and an Ellsworth County Sheriff deputy seriously injured by buffalo during a span of two days in Ellsworth County.

During its more than century of existence, Ellsworth County has experienced such extraordinary events as fires, floods and cattle drives and such individual milestones as weddings, births and graduations.

Fire gutted a garage, but no injuries were reported during an Aug. 4 blaze at 221 N. Court Ave. in Ellsworth.Firefighters were dispatched at about 2:30 p.m. following the report of an explosion and fire on the property owned by Eric Buchholz and Cara Dailey.

Saline County authorities have charged a suspect in the murder of 44-yearold Nathan Thompson, whose body was found July 19 in an Ellsworth County field.Joseph Benton Houseman, 48, Salina, made his first appearance Tuesday in Saline County District Court.

WILSON — The “Czech Capital of Kansas” is known for its rich heritage and culture; the Czech people are known for their colorful folk art.Add these two things together, and — with the financial help of the Kansas Czechs, Inc.