For the first time in the history of the Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School FFA Chapter, Ellsworth has been named the number one FFA Chapter in Kansas. The award — and
Read moreWILSON — While much of rural America, especially some areas of Kansas, have seen population declines in the last eight years, there are those like David Criswell, who believe in
Read moreAlice Robson says she doesn’t have the secret to why the small Hallmark shop she operates with her husband, Ken, continues to flourish. In August, Robson’s Card & Gift Shop
Read moreRoy 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 moreFrom the files of the June 20, 1957 Ellsworth Reporter. NEW MARSHAL AT KANOPOLIS The City of Kanopolis has a new marshal in the person of Gilbert Hurst, who has
Read moreAdecade of helping Ellsworth County cancer patients was celebrated Friday as survivors, team members and the public gathered at Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School’s Shanelec football field for the Ellsworth County
Read moreEllsworth is marking the Fourth of July in a big way this year with a day full of fun, and a night filled with fireworks, during the annual Star-Spangled Splash
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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