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A returning “Pike’s Peaker” arrived in Indianola, Kan., on July 28, 1860, bringing news of a terrible Indian fight in the Solomon River valley.
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Every so often, Jim “The Cowboy” Gray calls to comment on a story in that week’s paper. Several days ago, his target was a state story on the turkey vultures that return to Ellsworth yearly. Their visits have become so expected that the story cited unsuccessful efforts here to rid the town of the ugly birds.
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Glenn Koster is a double product of the adoption/ foster care system. He was adopted at age 6, after being removed from the home of an abusive parent in 1962, and again at 10, following another bad experience.
Read moreOne of the hardest parts about making a new life in Kansas for me has been missing so much of my old life in Wisconsin.
Read more“Wilson rejects goal plan” by Alan Rusch. Alan did his typical good job covering the Wilson City Council meeting; however, I would like to add a few details.
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A few months ago the story was told of a gun and knife fight between “Brag” Masterson and Gasper F. Fish.
Read moreBack in the day, we partnered each year with a photographer to explore an issue of special importance to rural Kansas. One time it was water. Another time we tracked the history and changing landscape along Old U.S. 40.
Read moreEach week, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter sets aside space on Page A1 to give our readers the most recent information on COVID-19. It’s something we’ve done since the pandemic started more than a year ago
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