SALINA — Ellsworth resident Willa Finnegan competed March 22 in the State Spelling Bee at Kansas Wesleyan University. She placed sixth in the third round of the competition.
SALINA — Ellsworth resident Willa Finnegan competed March 22 in the State Spelling Bee at Kansas Wesleyan University. She placed sixth in the third round of the competition.
SPRING YARD WORK
On a gusty Monday afternoon, the Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire northwest of Ellsworth.
Don McKnight carefully weighed his Peale’s peregrine falcon and recorded the statistics on a whiteboard on the wall. The board listed every bird and their daily weight down to a fraction of an ounce. Then, he carefully removed the falcon’s hood and encouraged the falcon, named Nebetah, to take a short flight to his gloved arm, where he was ready to feed her a meal of raw quail.
Ron Davis Jr. was recently named the Athletic Director of the Year for District 1 by the Kansas Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, the beginnings of a discussion took place between the council and Interim City Administrator Allen J.
Don McKnight carefully weighed his Peale’s peregrine falcon and recorded the statistics on a whiteboard on the wall. The board listed every bird and their daily weight down to a fraction of an ounce. Then, he carefully removed the falcon’s hood and encouraged the falcon, named Nebetah, to take a short flight to his gloved arm, where he was ready to feed her a meal of raw quail.
Ron Davis Jr. was recently named the Athletic Director of the Year for District 1 by the Kansas Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
Responding to emergency calls at Kanopolis Lake for Ellsworth County EMS will change, thanks to the bridge closure on Kansas Highway 141.
More than three months after a fire closed the main building at Home Lumber, the building remains empty and closed to the public.
WILSON — Members of the Central Plains USD 112 Board of Education toured Wilson Schools and contemplated the feasibility of adding seventh and eighth grades to the current facility during its Feb. 10 meeting.
Shellie L. Hennings, 46, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at her home in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born July 6, 1978, in Clear Lake City, Texas, to David Spence and Gloria Sutton.
Larry Wendell Werner, age 76, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 4, 2025, in Claremore, Okla., after a long, difficult battle with cancer. He was born in Nashville, Kan., on July 20, 1948, to E. Glenn and Maurine E. Werner.
Charline (Padlasek) Stoppel, 94, of Wilson, Kan., passed away on Feb. 11, 2025, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Oct. 8, 1930, to Charles and Irma (Pecival) Padlasek in Ellsworth County.
Callie M. (Murphy) Reber, 89, of Concordia, Kan., formerly Ellsworth, Kan., and McPherson, Kan., went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played against the Goodland Cowboys in first-round substate semifinal play Thursday, March 6, losing 45-26 and knocking them out of the tournament.
Urbanek places second
The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Caring Families of Ellsworth County Fund, a new endowment dedicated to ensuring local children and families have the resources they need for years to come.
A few weeks ago, the shoe was on the proverbial other foot.
Idrove my kids to school one morning a few weeks ago. As we drove to town, we passed a farm pond that had the remains of a homemade hockey rink pulled onto the wheat surrounding the pond. This particular pond has had many days this winter where the ice has been so thick that hockey games and ice skating has been a common sight for passersby. Now, the ice on the pond has melted and been replaced by an impressive number of geese floating on the water.
Kanopolis water tower: It’s about time
