CELEBRATING MAY DAY
CELEBRATING MAY DAY
UP IN FLAMES
Ellsworth Steakhouse torn down in April
FFA GREENHOUSE OPENS
Blue skies and a crowd welcomed opening day at the Sugar Shack April 16.
Blue skies and a crowd welcomed opening day at the Sugar Shack April 16.
The staff of the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter has collectively earned 31 awards in the 2024 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence contest. The staff was honored to receive 14 first place awards, 12 second place awards and five third place awards.
WILSON — A bit of fireworks at Monday night’s Wilson City Council meeting eventually led to an expulsion.
Legionfest is going to be just a little different this year. Through a happy coincidence, the event falls on May 4, a day during which fans across the galaxy celebrate Star Wars.
Art students from Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School participated in two art shows in recent weeks.
Longtime Homer, Alaska, resident Darlene L. Sheldon, 84, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital, Homer.
Services will be held at the Homer American Legion with the time and date to be announced.
Wayne W. Schultz, 74, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Aug. 11, 1949, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Alfred and Madonna (Lyne) Schultz. Wayne was a lifetime resident of the Ellsworth area where he was a farmer and rancher and previously owned and operated Schultz Hardware and Welding, Lorraine, Kan. He also served his country in the U.S. Navy.
Dolores Jacqueline “Peachie” Schmidt, Wilson, Kan., passed away Dec. 21, 2023, in Hays, Kan., at the age of 99.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Damar, Kan.
Online condolences and full obituary at www.plumeroverlease.com.
Becky Lenae Bailey, 58, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at her home outside of Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Aug. 14, 1965, in Ellsworth to Jimmy Joe Morris and Karen (Rollet) Petty. Becky married John Bailey in Kanopolis, Kan., on July 14, 1985.
The Ellsworth Bearcat baseball team played Little River High School April 26 at home, defeating the Redskins 11-1 and 21-0.
KINGMAN — In their triangular competition against Kingman and Nickerson April 22, the Ellsworth softball team took one win and one loss. In a run-rule, the team was beaten by the Kingman Eagles 17-2, but then turned around and run-ruled the Nickerson Panthers 16-1.
Council members should keep language clean
Capt. Jack Harvey is not well known today, but in the late 1860s, his every move was followed by the general public. He and Wild Bill Hickok had cut their teeth on death and daring in Missouri and Arkansas during the Civil War.
A few weeks ago at the Grow Ellsworth County Annual Meeting, Marci Penner was telling those gathered that the upcoming Big Kansas Road Trip is an opportunity for city folks to come experience rural life. She used the example that some people have never seen a cow before.
The early history of Kansas is filled with enough daring and intrigue to fill a goodsized library, and yet we know so little about those who rode the dark trails of destiny and the remarkable events that drew them to live extraordinary lives.
