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Like so many who had served in the terrible Civil War, Warren Young Jenkins returned to Illinois from the Civil War in 1864, and “went to housekeeping” with his new bride, Sarah V. (Boone). Together they worked rough timbered land with stumps and sprouts that “worried and disgusted” Jenkins to such a degree that he determined to move to the promised land of Kansas.
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Ellsworth High School graduate Kaden Davis spent this past week’s three days of the National Football League draft hoping for a chance to fulfill his childhood dream.
Read moreLINCOLN — The Ellsworth High School Bearcats Varsity Baseball Team won a pair on the road April 26 against the combined team of Lincoln/Sylvan/ Lucas.
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Wilson’s Briceson Pacek slides in safe at home plate on April 25 against Hoisington. The Wilson Dragons Baseball Team lost the home doubleheader, 6-20 and 10-22. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County I-R
Read moreBeneficial rainfall in the area Monday morning and a wet forecast has prompted the Ellsworth County commissioners to rescind the county-wide burn ban, effective Monday, May 2.
Read moreWILSON — Ken and Marcie Beneda, board members of the Wilson Czech Opera House Corporation, gave an update on the ongoing renovation of the structure into an open air theater.
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Melissa Miller, Ellsworth assistant city attorney, received consensus approval Monday during a meeting of the Ellsworth City Council to cancel a pending legal proceeding requesting the judge rule the owners of the old Ellsworth Hospital must permanently deny public access to the vacant structure.
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