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Wilson only has three boys that are seniors, which is the reason there were only king candidates Friday night at Wilson’s Homecoming ceremony. They were: Eathan McCarter; Zachary Corpus; Blake Mermis; junior attendants: Grace Bohnen and Noah Crawford; sophomore attendants: Avery Anderson and Henry Kingsbury; freshman attendants: Serenity Steinike and Tage Woodmansee; and kindergarten attendants: Ainsley Shumaker and Quentin Dlabal. Blake Mermis was crowned King. It was an exciting — yet disappointing — night for the Dragons as they lost to Tescott in double overtime 20 to 28. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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The Central Plains Oilers hold their helmets high Friday night as they defeated Otis-Bison 26-12. This week, Central Plains takes on Chase at 7 p.m. at Homecoming. See the photos of the Oiler and Bearcat Homecoming candidates on Page A5 of this week’s Independent-Reporter.
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The Lady ‘Cats volleyball team ended Saturday’s tournament at Ellsworth with an overall record of 4-5 and a league record of 2-0.
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Ellsworth senior Dayton Davis runs the football after getting a receiving pass from sophomore Will Cravens during Friday night’s game against Southeast of Saline. The ‘Cats fell 72-6; however, they will have an opportunity to better their 1-2 record later this week when they play Beloit in a Homecoming game at Ellsworth. As part of Homecoming, students plan a parade at 3:10 p.m. through downtown Ellsworth. BRAEDEN SHERIDAN/for the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
Read moreAs of Monday, Ellsworth County had 18 active cases of COVID-19. On a scale with blue as the lowest and red the highest, Ellsworth County is in the orange zone, according to the local health department.
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Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School’s Homecoming candidates are: front row, from left — Kate Wacker, Halle Bohl, Cady Hansen, Natalie Rolfs and Nicole Haase; and back row, from left — Dayton Davis, Tucker Huseman, Justin Tully, Gavin Webber and Br
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The Central Plains High School Homecoming Court is: front row, from left — Madison McGuire, Riley Thompson, Shaylah Kempke, Nora VanScyoc and Kassidy Nixon and back row, from left — Denver Crenshaw, Kerrick Benavidez, Cole Lamatsch, Dawson McNe
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