Local attorney John Sherman was recognized with a Legacy Award during the annual Grow Ellsworth County meeting March 25.
Local attorney John Sherman was recognized with a Legacy Award during the annual Grow Ellsworth County meeting March 25.
SALINA — The Ellsworth softball team took on the Sacred Heart Knights March 27 in their 2026 season opener. Despite playing the Knights in a tight Game 1 and a valiant comeback effort in both games, the Bearcats dropped both league contests.
WILSON — Many community members gathered on the evening of March 17 at the Catholic Parish Hall, but not to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The topic was the proposed closing of Wilson Elementary School.
KANOPOLIS — A visitor to Kanopolis on the morning of March 14 may have imagined they stepped in a time warp. A two-block are near the intersection of Ohio and Wyoming streets was cordoned off and populated with a large group of people wearing authentic 1874-era military uniforms and Native American garb. Horses milled about on the grounds while 1870s era military tents and equipment surrounded one of the buildings at the Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum Complex.
Lang’s Acre Bar & Grill officially opened for business on Friday the 13th. It was lucky customers didn’t go away hungry.
Local attorney John Sherman was recognized with a Legacy Award during the annual Grow Ellsworth County meeting March 25.
Ruralpreneurship was celebrated by keynote speaker Ron Wilson March 23 at the annual Grow Ellsworth County meeting.
KANOPOLIS — A visitor to Kanopolis on the morning of March 14 may have imagined they stepped in a time warp. A two-block are near the intersection of Ohio and Wyoming streets was cordoned off and populated with a large group of people wearing authentic 1874-era military uniforms and Native American garb. Horses milled about on the grounds while 1870s era military tents and equipment surrounded one of the buildings at the Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum Complex.
Lang’s Acre Bar & Grill officially opened for business on Friday the 13th. It was lucky customers didn’t go away hungry.
SALINA — Kiley Barnett, 39, Kanopolis, appeared in Saline County District Court March 25 for a review hearing. She was allegedly involved in a fatal crash resulting in a motorcyclist being killed on a rural Saline County road.
Further raising of water and sewer rates was once again discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council.
David M. Koralek, Sr., 83, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at his home in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Nov. 17, 1942, in Ellsworth to Ben and Lillian (Choitz) Koralek. David enlisted in the United States Army at semester of his senior year of high school and continued to serve in the National Guard and Army Reserve for many years after his active duty service.
Douglas Joseph Kepka, 78, of Emporia, Kan., passed away peacefully March 31, 2026, at Newman Regional Health. He was born to Leo Joseph and Betty Jean (Andreasen) Kepka. Doug graduated from Ellsworth High School (1966) and Fort Hays State University (1970). He married Honor Louise (Fiddler) Kepka on June 9, 1973, and they shared 52 years of marriage.
Ronald “Ron” James Hubka, 66, of Wilson, Kan., passed away on March 31, 2026, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas.
C. Byrne Wood, 91, of Ellsworth, Kan., and former Russell, Kan., resident, died on Saturday, March 14, 2026, with family by his side at the Lindsborg Community Hospital in Lindsborg, Kan.
SALINA — The Ellsworth softball team took on the Sacred Heart Knights March 27 in their 2026 season opener. Despite playing the Knights in a tight Game 1 and a valiant comeback effort in both games, the Bearcats dropped both league contests.
SALINA — The Ellsworth Bearcat baseball team started its 2026 campaign on March 27 as they took on the Sacred Heart Knights. The Bearcats fought hard in both contests, coming up just short in game one, then playing the Knights close in game two before Sacred Heart distanced themselves in the final full inning.
As we set our clocks forward this month, it was an apt reminder of how this time of year always feels like it’s kicking into a new gear. Coming back from spring break, there is renewed momentum, full of promise. It’s hard not to feel a sense of energy and optimism when we pay attention to the great things happening in our schools and communities.
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