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ECF unveils familyfriendly visiting room
For three weeks, second and third grade students gather after school at Ellsworth Elementary School to expand their minds — and hopefully reading skills — in the school’s first Storytime Theatre program.
After discussion Monday night, the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education eliminated Career and Technical Education fees during its regular monthly meeting.
For three weeks, second and third grade students gather after school at Ellsworth Elementary School to expand their minds — and hopefully reading skills — in the school’s first Storytime Theatre program.
At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, a discussion of the need to raise water and sewer rates to meet current and future financial needs for both of these services continued from the March 24 meeting.
The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter snagged 46 awards in the 2025 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence contest.
Denny E. Helvey, 92, of Salina, Kan., formerly of Ellsworth, Kan., and Hunter, Kan., passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Alice Jean Kaufman, 95, passed away March 31, 2025. She was born on Dec. 23, 1929, in Wilson, Kan., to Henry and Anna (Steinle) Major. She graduated from Dorrance High School in 1947. She attended Kansas State University earning a degree in childhood development, and later taught home economics at Dorrance High School. Alice Jean married Francis Kaufman in 1950.
Devon Lee Modrow, 26, of Independence, Mo., passed away on March 23, 2025, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. He was born on March 30, 1998, in Salina, Kan.
Trevin John Behnke, 21, passed away March 25, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. He was a sweet, caring little boy, born on Sept. 23, 2003, at the Rice County District Hospital, Lyons, Kan., to Christopher Behnke and Christle Estabrook. At the age of 1 1/2, he and his brother, Colin, began living with their grandparents, Robert and Carolyn Behnke.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Ellsworth baseball team started its season strong March 28. In the first doubleheader of the season against the Minneapolis Lions, the Bearcats won both games, 13-11 and 15-5.
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The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Caring Families of Ellsworth County Fund, a new endowment dedicated to ensuring local children and families have the resources they need for years to come.
