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Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency
Read moreKanopolis State Park continues to be closed because of flooding; however, officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism say they expect to have all utility campgrounds open
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As executive director of the Smoky Hill Development Corporation, Stacie Schmidt figures she should have a lot of help in promoting the benefits of Ellsworth County as a great place
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Concerns over a proposed workforce housing development in Ellsworth’s Canren Addition were voiced at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council. Sharon Nelson, a resident of the Canren Addition on
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Roy Applequist’s roots are in agriculture. His father, who grew up on a farm south of Salina, went on to start his own business, Roberts Industries, Inc., an ag equipment
Read moreWILSON — A spokesman for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation confirmed in an e-mail to the Independent-Reporter Tuesday morning that the agency is assisting the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office with
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When her youngest son, Sam, was ill, Mary Schmidt started journaling. Empty pages were filled with thoughts and feelings, and soon, every detail of their heartbreaking journey was recounted, preserved
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