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Members of the Ellsworth High School Class of 2022 traveled to Topeka and the state Capitol March 22 to visit with state officials, including Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, bottom photo; Rep. Steven Johnson, photo at right; and Sen. Rick Wilborn.
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The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter invites the community to visit the I-R office at 304 N. Douglas Ave. and meet the newspaper’s new editorpublisher Karen Bonar.
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Former Ellsworth County resident Virginia Holecek will celebrate her 90th birthday April 22.
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Our “Book Club on the Go” finale is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Even if you did not participate, we would love to have you come and tell us about the books that you have been reading. Sharing is such a great way to find something new to read. Could even be something you would never have picked up but when you hear someone talking about it you decide it sounds pretty good. Time to give something new a try!
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From the files of the May 5, 1988 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.
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In 1890 an article originally published in the South San Francisco Examiner was making the rounds of Kansas newspapers.
Read moreHe thanked the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter for catching an important omission in a recent Ellsworth County Resolution issuing a countywide burn ban.
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