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Charlie Kootz, left, and his wife, Debbie, have been farming since about 1976. Kootz is being honored with the Grassland Award. CATHERINE DOUD/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

Kootz Grassland Award winner

2 hours 6 min ago

Friends and family have been key to Charlie Kootz’s success as a farmer/rancher.

USD 327 hires Cravens as new superintendent

2 hours 7 min ago

The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education has unanimously hired Kenneth (Ken) Cravens as the district’s new superintendent.

Lyle Frees will be the recipient of the Leader of Conservation award at this year’s Ellsworth County Conservation District annual meeting Jan. 26. CATHERINE DOUD/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

A career in conservation

2 hours 8 min ago

By catherine doud

OPINION

2 hours 9 min ago

Changes afoot for local districts

Boys’ wrestling places second at Halstead

2 hours 10 min ago

HALSTEAD — The Ellsworth boys’ wrestling team competed in the Halstead Invitational Jan. 17, placing second out of 21 teams. The team once again had a good turnout, with nine wrestlers placing in the top six of their weight class, including three wrestlers claiming the top spot in their bracket.

Girls wrestling takes 10th at Hays

2 hours 11 min ago

HAYS — The Ellsworth High School girls’ wrestling team competed in the Girls’ Prairie Classic Jan. 17. The Bearcats claimed 10th place in team standings that featured 21 teams, most of which were 4A, 5A and 6A schools. Ellsworth scored 63.5 team points, just 6 points behind ninth-place finisher Pratt. The girls placed three wrestlers in the top five in their respective divisions, with junior Brooklyn Webb leading the way and placing second in the 130-lb. division.