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CLAFLIN — The Wilson Daycare Center, operated inside Wilson Elementary School, will close for the summer.

Kids check out things to buy at one of over 40 vendors May 3 during Legionfest on the grounds of the Ellsworth American Legion.

A competitor strains to go a little further during the tractor pull May 3 at Legionfest. 

Special to the I-RMAIZE — The Ellsworth forensics team competed at the 3A State Forensics Tournament Saturday, May 3, at Maize High School. Three team members placed and the team took 10th place overall out of 64 3A schools.

WILSON — At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, after giving a report on their efforts to refurbish the playground fort at Wilson’s Pride Spray Park, members of the Wilson Community Empowerment group were asked to continue their efforts and give an update at the May 19 council meeting.

Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School fielded a team of five students to compete at the state Envirothon competition April 23 at Camp Woods YMCA, Elmdale.Students competed in eight categories against 10 other teams from across the state. Teams included St.

special to the i-rThe Grow Ellsworth County Board of Directors announced its new executive director April 16.

For the first time since discussion began of Ellsworth County Medical Center’s $2.1 million rehabilitation department relocation project, an artist’s rendering was shown at the April 16 meeting of the hospital board of directors.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, a discussion of the need to raise water and sewer rates to meet current and future financial needs for both of these services continued from the March 24 meeting.“The bottom line is we need more money,” Interim City Adminisrator Allen J.

The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter snagged 46 awards in the 2025 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence contest.KPA released the list of winners April 9. Included were 12 first place finishes for the paper, 22 second place finishes and 12 third place finishes.