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Jasper Lamia, 9, takes a direct hit in the face wtih a water cannon at the splash pad in Priesker Park on Aug. 1. After a week of cooler weather, the temperatures will climb back into the triple digits. KAREN BONAR/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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Hannah Noll of Emporia, left, and her sister, Abigail, strike a pose Friday in Wilson’s Lions Club Park. Hannah was crowned Mini Princess and Abigail competed for Little Princess during Friday’s Miss Czech Princess Pageant conducted at the First Baptist Church in Wilson. I-R Photo by Alan Rusch
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Pick up a copy of this weeks I/R which has the Summer Edition of The Magazine. You can also find it on our website, www.indyrepnews.com under special sections.
Read more“Price is what you pay, value is what you get,” Warren Buffet is fond of saying. That line was running through my head recently as my wife and I were preparing to have some flooring replaced in our kitchen and living room.
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Cholera struck with a vengeance the summer of 1867 along the line of the Kansas frontier. At the end-of-track boom town of Ellsworth, panicked townspeople raced to get away, reducing the population from nearly 1,000 to only 40 citizens by the middle of July.
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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.
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WILSON — The “Czech Capital of Kansas” is known for its rich heritage and culture; the Czech people are known for their colorful folk art.
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