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In 1952, Ellsworth attorney Paul Aylward had his photograph taken with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower when the two walked the streets of New York City as Kansas delegates during the national convention of the American Legion. The next year Aylward was elected the state’s department commander.
Read moreChildren ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine. That was the word from Kerianne Ehrlich, supervisor of the Ellsworth County Health Department, during a Nov. 4 interview with the Independent-Reporter.
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On Nov. 14, members of American Legion Post 174 plan a “NACHO Average” dinner at the legion building in east Ellsworth.
Read moreFrom a musical revue to a hillbilly farce in 3X, students and staff at Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School in Ellsworth and Central Plains Junior-Senior High School in Claflin have got family entertainment covered this weekend.
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On Nov. 11, 1918, Ralph Lindsey wrote from his hospital bed in France “Armistice signed at 11 o’clock. Grand celebration all over France. War is at last over and I am still alive!” Later in life if you asked him about the scars on his chest he would simply respond with a shrug and say, “I zigged when I should have zagged.” Ralph was my great grandfather, and now, nearly 103 years after he wrote those words, our nation once again finds ourselves celebrating the contributions of our veterans during a period where their sacrifices may be less visible than they have during the past 20 years of war.
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Early in 1864 the United States Army organized the 1st Volunteer Infantry, a regiment of Confederate prisoners of war mustered into service. The former rebels were pardoned and “galvanized” after taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. Richard W. Musgrove was appointed captain and took command of the regiment of Galvanized Yankees on April 24, 1864.
Read morePaid time-off for farmers is one of the intriguing ideas that caught the attention of our group during the recent Kansas Farm Bureau Casten Fellows international travel experience to the Baltics. One of the young farmers we met shared that the Replacement Farmers program provides subsidized, qualified workers to help during illness or time away on vacation.
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