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The Fort Scott Daily Monitor published some interesting statistics related to the cattle business in their Nov. 21, 1869, edition. The information illustrates why the demand for beef in the eastern United States drew so many Texas cattl up the long trail to the cattle depots along Kansas railroads.
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Do looks really matter? This topic is better suited to philosophers, but a series of observations from my trip to the Baltics earlier this year with Kansas Farm Bureau’s Casten Fellows Program has had me questioning my belief that if something works, it does not matter if it looks good. I have pondered the value of aesthetics in the spaces where we spend our time and the possessions with which we fill them.
Read moreMembers of the Ellsworth City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize city administrator Rusty Varnado to sign a consulting agreement aimed at the eventual demolition of the former Ellsworth County hospital building.
Read moreBob Fredrickson of Ellsworth had several comments for Ellsworth County commissioners Monday as a follow-up to the discussion he had with them at an earlier commission meeting.
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RUSSELL — The Central Plains Lady Oilers basketball team defeated the Russell Lady Broncos 66-21 Saturday, in the championship game of the 2021 Amos Morris Classic basketball tournament at Russell.
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Ellsworth High School Bearcat wrestler Will Donley pins his first round opponent Saturday during the Jeff Giles Memorial Invitational in Minneapolis. Donley finished third. Sierra Lanning took second, Riley Rodriguez took third and Jacob Keller finished fourth. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe Wilson High School Lady Dragons Varsity Basketball team put one in the win column in front of the home crowd Dec. 10 by defeating Southern Cloud 39-18.
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