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The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter kicked off its 150th birthday celebration Sunday afternoon at the Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School Performing Arts Center with a free showing of the acclaimed film “What’s The Matter With Kansas.”
Read moreViewing the documentary “William Allen White: What’s Wrong With Kansas” at the EJSHSchool on Sunday, Aug.
Read moreYou might notice that we’ve shared a plethora of stories about the history of the Independent-Reporter and its predecessors in this issue of the newspaper. Some might argue we’ve gone over the top in self-congratulations.
Read moreAs I was outside with my kids waiting for them to catch their big yellow bus to begin another school year, I was reminded of how all of the back-to-school excitement is similar to the anticipation of fall on the farm.
Read moreMichelle Leigh Briscoe, 56, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at her home in Ellsworth. She was born March 3, 1966, in Iowa Falls, Ia. to Gary LeBlanc and Charlene (Williams) LeBlanc.
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Richard J. Hinton crossed into the “promised land” of Kansas on Aug. 7, 1856.
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It will be the Cowtown that almost wasn’t.
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