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Reaction to ruined plans can make all the difference Ellsworth County’s two school districts have done a good job making sure members of the Class of 2020 received their due — despite a pandemic that shattered traditional graduation plans.

Wichita, Kansas, was established in the broad Arkansas River valley at the confluence of that river with the Little Arkansas River. The “unofficial” town had yet to be surveyed when 200 to 300 people inhabited the town in August of 1869.

The other day, I was greeted on Facebook by a photograph of my daughter, Allie, with green highlights in her long golden brown hair. “Do I go full green or leave it as is?” she asked her Facebook friends. She has received 42 responses so far and the consensus is — stay with the streaks.

The Ellsworth County Cancer Fund Triathlon scheduled for Friday, June 12, 2020 has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

With uncontrollable trade deals, unpredictable market prices, and an ever changing weather pattern over the last few years, farmers have been left in the dark on what to expect. This not knowing what to expect each year leaves tension on the human brain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by flooding and excessive moisture. Through WHIP+, USDA is helping producers recover from losses related to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters.

The townsite of Fargo Springs was surveyed along the north bank of the Cimarron River in southwest Kansas on May 20, 1885. The location today is near the Highway 83 bridge over the Cimarron, approximately 16 miles north of Liberal, Kan.

I have been asked a lot about social isolation associated with shelter at home orders and social distancing causing anxiety and depression since Gov. Kelly’s emergency declaration due to coronavirus on March 12.

To the Editor Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter In Vern Schepmann’s article in the April 16 In Vern Schepmann’s article in the April 16 Independent-Reporter, he stated “It did not take long for President Trump and his friends to disband the previously established National Security Council’s...

The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter named its first Hometown Hero in this week’s edition. John Hoch’s daughter wrote a touching tribute to her father, a driver for the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Hoch, while deserving of the recognition, is not Ellsworth County’s only Hometown Hero.