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In 1867 Ellsworth was the latest railroad boomtown as the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division, built the first railroad on the Kansas prairies. One thousand men were busy surveying, grading the roadbed and laying track on a line from Salina, Kan., to an isolated location west of Ellsworth.
Read moreThere will now be a minimum housing code in Ellsworth.
Read moreAt Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners, the county department heads gave updates on their activities.
Read moreKANOPOLIS — The tax rate will remain flat for residents in the city of Kanopolis the city council decided during its Aug. 8 meeting.
Read moreDirt and spurs will be flying this Friday and Saturday as the annual El-Kan Western Riders Rodeo takes place at the rodeo arena south of Ellsworth.
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Robert Eugene “Red” Parrish, 81, of Little River, Kan., passed away Aug. 12, 2023, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. He was born Nov. 10, 1941, in Peculiar, Mo., the son of Guy and Dorothy (Colville) Parrish.
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