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WILSON — Mother Nature smiled on the residents of the Czech Capital of Kansas Friday and Saturday, as they celebrated this year’s After Harvest Czech Festival in Wilson.
Read moreEllsworth’s annual Cowtown Days celebration kicks off at 2 p.m. with a free showing of a documentary on the life and times of famed Kansas journalist William Allen White at the Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School Performing Arts Center.
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The Ellsworth 1 10-12 Girls Kid Pitch team members are: front row (from left) Addie Ehrlich, Katie Rohr, Lilly Hudson, Lacey Munoz, Lakyn Beckman and Briley Minear; back row, Coach Justice, Keira Hoffman, Leah Neuman, Emerson Davis, Mallorie Shannon, Paisley Salyers, Adrianna Neuman, Britta Goss and Coach Cursstyn. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 serves a chicken fried steak dinner at 6 p.m. at the post home in Ellsworth. The cost is $15 per plate. Menu includes chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, roll, dessert and drink.
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Members of Kyler & Son use a crane to hoist a side porch into position on the side of the Central Kansas Dentistry Building on Douglas Avenue on Monday. Dr. Kurt Williams said the project was approved in June 2021, and the porch was built by MaiCo Industries Inc. See the I-R Facebook page for a live video of the project. KAREN BONAR/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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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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