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Editor’s Note — This anonymous letter was submitted to the I-R from Joyce Kraus, daughter of the late Jerry Klema, who was responsible for the design of the Lighted Cross at the Excelsior Lutheran Church. The landmark cross was built by Wilson blacksmith Winslow Janda and a crew of volunteers and dedicated in 1976 on the church’s 90th anniversary. The letter was pushed under the door of the church.
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Kerianne Ehrlich,supervisor of the Ellsworth County Health Department, gives a COVID-19 vaccination to a patient Saturday morning during a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in the ECMC parking lot.
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Steve Bolton's 6th grade Science class at Kanopolis Middle School showed off their projects at the Kanopolis Science Fair May 13 in the KMS gym. Forty-two projects were tested and presented by the students.
Read moreWilson Communications — Raina Garrard — $650
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This is the first in a series of four stories about Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmates who have used a new state program to earn their high school diploma and certificates in welding. They are the first to utilize the program through a partnership between Barton County College and the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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Upon his death, April 1, 1891, Chester Thomas was eulogized for his efforts in the advancement of the state of Kansas.
Read moreFirst Kansas to close Lorraine branch
Paul Snapp, president/chief executive officer of First Kansas Bank, has announced the last day of operation at the First Bank Kansas in Lorraine will be Sept. 3.
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