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One of the functions of the Ellsworth County Independent- Reporter and other newspapers is to publish notices involving taxpayer dollars, estate settlements and the like. This week, on Page B2, you will find an invitation from the City of Ellsworth to bid on an airport rotating beacon project. Other public notices are on Page A7. Give them a look. Be informed.
Read moreDaylight savings time begins at 2 a.m., so remember to set your clocks ahead (spring forward) one hour Saturday evening (March 12) before you go to bed.
Read moreThe Geneseo City Museum, two blocks west of the city building, is open from 2 to 5 p.m. Information: (785) 531-2058.
Read moreThe Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 hosts the third annual Legion Riders Nut Fry from 5 p.m. until gone at the Ellsworth American Legion building for a free will donation. Chicken strips will also be available
Read moreA solution to an unusual case involving Kansas fence law was found at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners.
Read moreThe other night, at the annual meeting of Ellsworth County Economic Development, we started thinking about the definition of economic development as Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland presented his keynote address to the 100 or so who attended.
Read moreIt’s difficult to type this but here goes ... as this is being written I am celebrating my 50th anniversary in Kansas journalism. My first job was in 1972 with the Salina Journal. I came to Ellsworth in 1999 to start the Ellsworth County Independent with partner Sharon Montague, who now works in Topeka.
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