Career and Technical Education classes combine academic instruction with hands-on, career-focused training to prepare students for highdemand jobs, further education and industry certifications.
Career and Technical Education classes combine academic instruction with hands-on, career-focused training to prepare students for highdemand jobs, further education and industry certifications.
Senior Ellsworth football standout Cooper McGowan was selected to play in the 53rd Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl.
When Amelia Fosdick of Ellsworth decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day at The Garage Automotive Museum in Salina, she had no idea she’d end the night by acquiring a new addition to her family.
KANOPOLIS — Carefully, four men hoisted Christie off of her stand. The pallbearers took her out of the projection room at the Kanopolis Drive-In and nestled her in a temporary resting place, on a bed of rocks on the north side of the concession stand.
Team places 8 in top 4 at regional competition
LOGAN — Two students from Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School have earned top scholarships from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.
When Amelia Fosdick of Ellsworth decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day at The Garage Automotive Museum in Salina, she had no idea she’d end the night by acquiring a new addition to her family.
KANOPOLIS — Carefully, four men hoisted Christie off of her stand. The pallbearers took her out of the projection room at the Kanopolis Drive-In and nestled her in a temporary resting place, on a bed of rocks on the north side of the concession stand.
At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, the council unanimously approved Ordinance 3180, clearing the way to rezone for the purpose of building duplexes in Lots 1-6 and Lots 8-10 in the Canren Addition, from a singlefamily dwelling district (R-1) to a twofamily dwelling district (R-2), as requested by builder David Pyle.
WILSON — The USD 112 Central Plains Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting March 9. The meeting began with passionate comments from community members following the board’s special meeting Feb. 23 in Claflin, where the board voted 5-1 to close Wilson Elementary School.
Ellsworth Jr./Sr.
Dixie Carol Janzen, 90, of Hays, Kan., passed away at her home Monday morning, Feb. 9, 2026.
She was born in Baxter Springs, Kan., on Oct. 17, 1935, to Otho and Mae (Jones) Wittenmyer.
Gloria Faye Cassingham, 84, of Kanopolis, Kan., passed away Feb. 12, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society, Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Dec. 27, 1941, in Elkhart, Kan., the daughter of Marion and Gladys (Perky) Webb. Gloria had resided in Ellsworth since 2013, formerly of Little River, Kan. She graduated from Elkhart High School with the class of 1959.
Warren Gail Campbell, 86, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Nov. 25, 1939, in Ellsworth County to Robert “Pete” and Marie (Irvine) Campbell. He married Lena Tummons in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 3, 1963. Warren was a lifelong cowboy, farmer and most of all, a shorthorn cattle breeder.
Sharon Kay Madden, 83, of Russell, Kan., died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan.
LARNED — The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team continued to keep their postseason run alive March 7 as they took on the Beloit Trojans in the KSHSAA Class 3A Substate Championship, winning the game 49-45.
Senior Ellsworth football standout Cooper McGowan was selected to play in the 53rd Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl.
My family recently celebrated the life of my husband’s grandmother.
I’ve been bitten by the bug.
here are many reasons I love this time of year in our schools.
There’s a routine to spring calving season based on numbers.
