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POLITICAL TALK: U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., is expected to headline the annual Coffee and Kolaches at 8:30 a.m. at Grandma’s Soda Shop and then participate in the After-Harvest Czech Festival parade. Rep.
Read moreA friend of mine recently asked when my family truly begins to enjoy summer.
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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.
Read moreA $3 per month charge will be added to the City of Ellsworth utility bills in August to pay for stormwater drainage costs. First payments will be due in September.
Read moreWork on a two-block stretch of Wichita Avenue in Lorraine was discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners.
Read moreThe Central Plains USD 112 board of education meets at 6 p.m. at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood. The meeting will be zoomed for the public.
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