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Read moreWe give heartfelt thanks to all the Ellsworth, Rice and Lincoln County firemen and other volunteers who fought the prairie fire south of Ellsworth on Tuesday, April 4. Their heroic and Herculean efforts in stopping the fire at Avenue M kept the fire from raging north unimpeded for another 2 miles before there was a chance for another fire break and threatening many rural homes and growing in intensity, scope and breadth with the strong wind coming out of the south.
Read moreMy phone alerted me to a 4-year-old photo a few days ago, or rather, it alerted me to a photo taken four years ago of a newspaper clipping from decades ago. The clipping was a photo of a much younger version of me proudly standing next to a giant pumpkin I had grown in our garden.
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When Oren Arms Curtis passed away on March 28, 1898, the editor of the Topeka State Journal described him as “a born rover.” The notice of his passing on a farm six miles from Newkirk, Okla., noted that although nearing 69 years of age, he had been planning a wagon trip through Arkansas for the coming summer. Nevertheless, in his almost 69 years, Curtis led a uniquely interesting life.
Read moreWilson, USD 327 can work together I want to share my encouragement and support for the citizens of Ellsworth County and especially to the citizens within Wilson and the leadership of USD 327.
Read moreAn ounce of prevention could save lives of motorists
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The drovers that pointed the big herds of Texas Longhorns north to the Kansas railheads endured hardships that can only be imagined. We have romantic notions of pleasant spring days on the trail, but the conditions on the wide-open prairie were often brutal and dismal.
Read moreWe, as a community, can all step up and continue to progress
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