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About a week ago, a dozen residents attended a meeting in the J.H. Robbins basement community room to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Ellsworth County as it moves into the future.
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On the evening of the 17th day of June, 1848, Tandy Giddings, an old plainsman, rode forward and doffing his cap, said: “Lieutenant, you should double your guards tonight.”
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So, do you ever stop and think deeply about what you’re doing? What you might not be doing? Where you’re going?
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This is the first in a series of four stories about Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmates who have used a new state program to earn their high school diploma and certificates in welding. They are the first to utilize the program through a partnership between Barton County College and the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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Upon his death, April 1, 1891, Chester Thomas was eulogized for his efforts in the advancement of the state of Kansas.
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This is in response to the Op-Ed, “Protect Title Nine from unfair competition.”
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Mary Jane Cantrell was born in December of 1848 in Jackson County Mo. Her brother Hiram was born in 1850. Their mother Thirza (Land) Cantrell later died, the date being undocumented. Their father, Jacob Cantrell remarried on Aug. 8, 1852, to Rebecca Stacey.
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