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Harper Kasper, center left, rides piggy back on Berkley Kasper during Gracen Kasper’s birthday party on June 2 in Ellsworth. The group of girls gathered to enjoy sunshine, create tie-dyed shirts and play yard games. KAREN BONAR/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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Daren Webb (left) hangs flags in downtown Ellsworth on May 31 with the assistance of Troy Kralik (right). Some flags blew away in the strong wind gusts over the Memorial Day weekend. The city workers added new flags with extra reinforcement. KAREN BONAR/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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Elementary
First Grade Ms. Blanding
Dad,
I love you because you work so hard and I want to say thank you for keeping us safe. I hope you have a happy Father’s Day.
Love,
Lakyn
Three out of the last four years, the Ellsworth FFA chapter was awarded the Bob Garlow Triple Crown, the highest honor in the state.
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WILSON — At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, a $73,500 bid from G&G Dozer in Cheney was approved to demolish, clean up and backfill the remains of the historic Otasco building in downtown Wilson.
Read moreThe saying, “farmers never retire, they farm until they die,” is accurate for my paternal grandfather.
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The idea of an express delivery of letters carried by horse and rider, a “pony express,” was introduced to Congress by California Senator William Gwin in 1855. It was an idea before its time. Ocean delivery from New York around Cape Horn of South America to California was wholly acceptable at the time. The bill quietly expired in committee.
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