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The 10-year payment- in-lieu-oftaxes agreement with Pattern Energy, owner of Post Rock Wind Farm, was discussed during Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Commissioners.
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Along-time Ellsworth business has received significant recognition from the State of Kansas.
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Concerns and allegations from a Carneiro Township resident regarding a township trustee were voiced at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Commissioners.
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WILSON — After winning the Bread Sculpture competition three years in a row at the Kansas State Fair, Wilson resident Wilma Olds was required to take a break from that category.
Read moreI recently had to fire up the furnace for the first time this season. As painful as it was to switch the thermostat from the off position to heat, Mother Nature forced my hand with a hard freeze about two weeks early. In my mind, there’s nothing better than waking up in a chilly house. On the flip side, there’s nothing worse than being awoken by a freezing house.
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In late October, 1869, Robert McBratney, president of the proposed Junction City, Solomon Valley & Denver Railroad, led an inspection tour along the Solomon River to evaluate the proposed route. McBratney was joined by U. S. Senator Edmund G. Ross; Benjamin Franklin Mudge, professor at the Agricultural College and former state geologist; and Richard Mobley, state agent for the sale of railroad lands. The team found a growing collection of homesteads scattered along the river valley.
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