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Anita Rodriguez of Ellsworth placed these colorful Teddy Bears and Pink Panther in a tree at her home on Aylward Avenue. The Bear Hunt was started so children and adults have something to hunt and count while on walks in the community. The game serves as source of hope and community unity during the health emergency caused by COVID 19 and is being done across the country. It also offers a fun activity people can enjoy together outside while practicing social distancing. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
Read moreI will never forget the day this “all started” on March 11.
Read moreWe frequently hear how important it is we participate in the Census, but many of us do not know why? What could answering 5-10 questions possibly do for me? What could my answers inform? Well, when it comes down to it, our answers significantly impact our communities whether it is through funding allocation or disaster relief.
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A young girl receives a free carton of milk and a bag containing lunch and breakfast March 26 at Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School as part of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 curbside grab and go lunch program. Pick up a copy of the April 9 edition for a full story on the effort. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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From the files of the December 5, 1991 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.
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While I was growing up there was a saying I remember my grandmother saying. It went life is fragile, handle with prayer. These are uncertain times that we live in, and who knows where we will be when this is printed.
Read moreChildren and adults experience and react differently in times of crisis.
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