SECOND AT STATE
SECOND AT STATE
WILSON — A huge crowd, and even a drone, greeted the Union Pacific Railroad’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive Saturday at the Avenue E crossing in Wilson.
Doubles takes second; team places overall
The Ellsworth cross country team ran at their own meet Oct. 8. They were ranked sixth overall in the girls’ 5K, but they did not have enough runners on the boys’ team to rank.
As a student at Ellsworth Elementary School, Jessa Schultz remembers the homecoming candidates visiting the school.
WILSON — A huge crowd, and even a drone, greeted the Union Pacific Railroad’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive Saturday at the Avenue E crossing in Wilson.
WILSON — The Midland Railroad Hotel celebrated its 125th anniversary with a combination of live music, food, an exclusive television screening as well as fun activities for all ages.
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As a student at Ellsworth Elementary School, Jessa Schultz remembers the homecoming candidates visiting the school.
WILSON — Trash collection rates are going up in Wilson.
KANOPOLIS — It’s not enough. This was the simple, direct message conveyed to property owner Dan Erdman about his efforts to improve the exterior of 129 N. Kansas Ave. during the Oct. 8 Kanopolis City Council meeting.
On Sept. 29, 2024, Janice (Handlin) Stites, 86, of Hill City, Kan., passed away in Wichita, Kan., joining her beloved husband, Dennis. Janice was born Feb. 25, 1938, to Herman and Agnes (Hudson) Handlin on a farm in Ellsworth County, Kan. She began her school years at Trivoli Country School through eighth grade. Janice then attended Geneseo High School.
Pamela Ann (Neuman) Karnes, beloved mother and sister, adored grandmother and aunt, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sept. 12, 2024, in Carmichael, Calif. She was 74.
Robert R. “Bob” White, 88, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Kan. He was born June 16, 1936, in Lincoln County, Kan., to Fred and Hazel (Ahring) White. Bob was a longtime resident of Lincoln County, where he was a farmer and stockman.
Fr. Charles Lee Steier, beloved priest and dedicated servant of the Diocese of Salina, passed away on Sept. 22, 2024, in Hays, Kan. He was born on March 26, 1947, in Belleville, Kan., to Melvin and Mildred (Kalivoda) Steier.
Charlie grew up on a farm near Haddam, Kan., as the oldest child, with five brothers and two sisters.
Doubles takes second; team places overall
WAKEENEY — The Ellsworth tennis team competed at regionals Oct. 11., taking first place with 22 points and qualifying every team member for the state tournament.
October is here! And while this is a busy time of the school year, it is also full of traditions, achievements and memories in the making. Here are just a few of the wonderful moments our schools and communities have enjoyed recently.
In the fall of 1878, Northern Cheyenne broke from their reservation in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in an effort to return to Montana.
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Not only Indians, but outlaws, were prompting settlement in southern Kansas in 1879. Border towns found their proximity to Indian Territory both advantageous and troubling. Trade from the territory was lucrative, and cattlemen provided a vibrant economy with their vast herds of cattle on the territory’s lush carpet of grass.
